Back فريتاون كريستيانيا Arabic Azad şəhər Kristianiya Azerbaijani Freetown Christiania BCL Хрысціянія Byelorussian Хрысьціянія BE-X-OLD Християния Bulgarian Christiania Catalan Christiánie Czech Христиани Ирĕклĕ Хула CV Christiania Danish
Freetown Christiania Fristaden Christiania (Danish) | |
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 Coat of arms
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| Anthem: I kan ikke slå os ihjel You cannot kill us[1][2] | |
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| Status | Partially autonomous[3][4] (until 2013) |
| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Official languages | Danish |
| Demonym(s) | Christianite(s) Christianian(s) |
| Government | Anarchist commune/intentional community under a consensus democracy[5] |
| Establishment | |
• Declared | 26 September 1971 |
• Constitution | 2 February 1978 |
• Christiania Act | 7 June 1989 |
• Christiania Act amended | 9 June 2004 |
• Usucaption denied | 26 May 2009 |
• Legally purchased by residents under Freetown Christiania Foundation | 1 July 2012 |
• Christiania Act repealed | 15 July 2013 |
| Area | |
• Total | 34 ha (84 acres) |
| Membership | ≈ 900 |
| Currency | Danish krone (de facto), Løn (de jure) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 |
Website www | |
Freetown Christiania (Danish: Fristaden Christiania), also known as Christiania or simply Staden, is an intentional community and commune in the Christianshavn neighbourhood of the Danish capital city of Copenhagen. It began in 1971 as a squatted military base. Its Pusher Street is famous for its open trade of cannabis, which is illegal in Denmark.
The open trade of cannabis was shut down in April 2024 as a collaborative effort with police and the majority inhabitants of Christania.[6] Pusher Street's cobblestone road was physically removed, and a new apartment complex is expected to be built there.[7]
- ^ Thörn, Håkan; Wasshede, Cathrin; Nilson, Tomas. "Space for Urban Alternatives? CHRISTIANIA 1971–2011" (PDF). Gidlunds. p. 45. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ^ Hall, Þorbjörg Daphne (2012). "Countercultural Space Does Not Persist: Christiania, and the Role of Music". The French Journal of Popular Music Studies. 9:1 2012 (9 : 1): 32. doi:10.4000/volume.3185.
- ^ The Best Things in Life are Free. Lonely Planet. 1 August 2016. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-76034-185-5. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ McLaren, Duncan; Agyeman, Julian (20 November 2015). Sharing Cities: A Case for Truly Smart and Sustainable Cities. MIT Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-262-02972-8. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Christianias selvforvaltning" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ "Copenhagen's Christiania neighborhood has forced the 'Pusher Street' drug dealers out". Le Monde.fr. 2024-04-14. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Denmark shuts down cannabis 'Pusher Street' in hippie enclave Christiania following deadly shootings". CNN. 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
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