Frederikshavn - City of Denmark

Frederikshavn is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. Its name translates to "Frederik's harbour". It was originally named Fladstrand.

Frederikshavn was originally called Fladstrand , until 1818 when it received status as a merchant town under the name of Frederikshavn, after King Frederik VI.

Due to its advantageous proximity to the entrance to the Baltic Sea, Frederikshavn has historically been a naval base of some strategic importance. Tordenskjold barricaded himself here in the fortress German troops had already built in the 1600s.

The only old military installations remaining to this day are the Gunpowder Tower , constructed in 1688, and the Northern Entrenchment . The Gunpowder Tower has been preserved, and is incorporated in the municipality's coat-of-arms.