Frederiksværk
Frederiksværk is a town with a population of 12,837 (1 January 2025) in Halsnæs Municipality on Zealand in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark.
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Place details
- Locality
- Frederiksværk
- Region
- Region Hovedstaden
- Country
- Danmark
- Population
- 12,718
- Timezone
- Europe/Copenhagen
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Attractions
- Town Museum
- The Gunpowder Mill Museum
- Castle ruins
- GeoArt: art gallery & crystalmuseum
- Frederiksværk municipality
- Municipal information
- See also
- Notable people
- Sport
- References
- External links
Frederiksværk is a town with a population of 12,837 (1 January 2025) in Halsnæs Municipality on Zealand in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark.
==History== A French cannon founder, Peyrembert, received permission to build a cannon factory here. Having gotten into difficulties, King Frederik V requested that his chancellery advisor, Johan Frederik Classen, take over the operation of the foundry. Under Classen's management the town blossomed, and there came a gunpowder mill, as well as light industry and handicrafts to the town. This resulted in Classen's being appointed major general. On 25 August 1756 the king issued a document permitting Classen to call the town "Friederichswerk".