København - Frihavn

Name: København - Frihavn Marina
Rating: 3

Marina near Copenhagen (Østerbro)

Last edited 27.09.2025 at 20:49 by NV Charts Team

Latitude

55° 41.856' N

Longitude

12° 35.764' E

København - Frihavn - Marina near Copenhagen (Østerbro)

Description

Denmark's cosmopolitan capital on the Øresund

NV Cruising Guide

Navigation

The ports in the center of København are approached via the main entrance "Kronløb". In Yderhafen, you may only sail east of the main fairway. Approaching at night requires a lot of experience and great navigational care due to the confusing city lighting. Max. Speed: 6 knots in the main fairway, 4 knots in canals / secondary fairways.

Berths

Most moorings for fixed moorings on floating jetties with fingers (7m water depth). Supermarket and restaurant as well as sanitary facilities (chip/code) are available. Tel.: +45 4042 3977

Surroundings

The center of København is 1 km away and offers all amenities.

NV Land Guide

The history of the town of København

Findings prove that people have lived here since prehistoric times, but it was not until the 11th century that the town was mentioned as "Havn". However, "Havn" was just one of several villages whose names can still be found in the districts (e.g. Valby). In 1167, King Valdemar the Great gave Havn Castle and the associated town to Bishop Absalon of Roskilde, who had the fortress of Slotsholmen built. The Lübeck Hanseatic League soon had to fear for Lübeck's position as the main port in the Baltic Sea.

The people of Lübeck did not want to stand idly by and watch this development. They burned down the town and the castle in 1248. However, the attack could not stop the development of the town. At the beginning of 1400, København became the center of the northern kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Erik of Pomerania succeeded in repelling a Lübeck fleet off Copenhagen in 1428. He also succeeded in enhancing the role of København and pushing back the influence of the Hanseatic League. The large "German Company" of merchant burghers was expelled from the city in the 15th century. Under the popular King Hans, Copenhagen experienced a period of prosperity. Englishmen and Dutchmen were brought to the city to stimulate trade. When King Hans was forced to leave the country, the people feared for their rights and defended the city against King Frederik I. However, after he had conquered København, he confirmed their civil rights. At the time of the Count's Feud, which was triggered by King Christian II's massacre of Swedish nobles, Christopher of Oldenburg ruled over Copenhagen. He fought for the return of the king and against the reformers for the Catholic Church. Around 1536, the Lutheran doctrine prevailed and became the state religion. Count Johann Rantzau had fought for King Christian III to clear the way to København in 1536, making the new development possible. In the following years, plague epidemics raged in København due to the city's cramped and miserable hygienic conditions. Although more and more people came to København, the city walls did not allow the city to grow. On the other hand, thanks to the good fortifications, it was possible to successfully defend against the Swedes in 1658 and 1659 and also to defend against the Dutch and English around 1700. The victory over the Swedes, who besieged the city for two years, was also helped by the fact that the king had promised the citizens aristocratic rights if they stood up to the Swedes. He is said to have gained particular sympathy from the people of København by saying, "I die in my nest".

Major fires destroyed the old town in 1728 and 1795. During the reconstruction, wider streets were laid out and elegant town houses were built. Around 1730, the flourishing trading companies helped the city to prosper. The shipyards of Christianhavn were booming. At the beginning of 1800, the British navy put København and its citizens under severe pressure. In 1809, after a heavy bombardment, the people of København had to surrender to the British, who confiscated the entire Danish navy. Bankruptcy followed in 1813, but the economic situation did not deteriorate completely and København increasingly developed into the intellectual and cultural center of the north. København's civil rights activists successfully fought for Denmark to become a constitutional monarchy in 1848. The fortress was laid down in 1867.

While Denmark managed to maintain its neutrality during the First World War and thus protect the country and the Københaven fleet from too many losses, the hope of limiting the damage to the country in this way during the Second World War was not fulfilled. Hitler ordered an attack on Denmark and Norway in 1940. In view of the superior forces, King Christian X gave the order at Amalienborg to give up the resistance. Nevertheless, acts of sabotage were carried out by resistance fighters and from 1943 there was a real war between the people of København and the occupying power.

Due to the great destruction in the Second World War, reconstruction in the post-war years was slow. Currency crises hampered the upturn at the beginning of the 1950s, but then the economy boomed. The fact that Copenhagen had one of the first pedestrian zones in Europe with car-free shopping streets contributed to the economic revival.