Christiana

Since it was at Christianshavn originally that the Royal Fleet was to be protected, military establishments were set up there. In 1971 the old barracks on Bådsmandsstraede were vacated. Drop-outs, members of the "alternative society" and hippies moved into the building and proclaimed it the "Free State of Christiana". After protests by the Danish public this establishment was recognised as a "social experiment" between 1973 and 1975. Christiana still exists today and is visited by many tourists.