Frederikshavn
Frederikshavn | |
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Town | |
From upper left: Kattegat Silo, Frederikshavn Church, Havnegade, Port of Frederikshavn, Nordre Skanse | |
| Coordinates: 57°26′28″N 10°32′02″E / 57.441°N 10.534°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | North Jutland ("Nordjylland") |
| Municipality | Frederikshavn |
| City Status | 1818 |
| Named after | King Frederik VI |
| Government | |
| • Type | Magistrate |
| • Mayor | Karsten Thomsen (S) |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi) |
| • Municipal | 651.04 km2 (251.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01) | |
| • Rank | Denmark: 30th |
| • Urban | 22,548 |
| • Urban density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
| • Gender | 11,309 males and 11,239 females |
| Demonym | Frederikshavner |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9900 |
| Area code | (+45) 98 |
| Website | Official website |
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Frederikshavn (Danish: [fʁeðʁeksˈhɑwˀn, fʁæðʁæksˈhɑwˀn] ⓘ) is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland, on the northeast coast on the North Jutlandic Island in northern Denmark. Its name translates to "Frederik's harbor". It was originally named Fladstrand.
The town has a population of 22,548 (1 January 2025), and is an important traffic portal with its ferry connections to Gothenburg in Sweden. The town is well known for fishing and its fishing and industrial harbours.
Frederikshavn's oldest district, Fiskerklyngen, is originally from the mid-16th century, but the houses now there are from 18th–19th centuries.