Post code: N-1601
Telephone code: 08
Situation and characteristics
Frederikstad lies near the Oslofjord amid a group of towns with a total population of 70,000, mainly employed in industry. Norway's longest river, the Glåma, flows into the Skagerrak here and divides the town into two - the historic old town, still
surrounded by its walls, on the east bank and the modern port and industrial town on the west. The harbour of Frederikstad is kept open during the winter months by an ice-breaker.
King Frederick II of Denmark ordered the building of the town in 1567, but three years later it was burned down by the Swedes. After several repetitions of this the town was surrounded by strong fortifications in the 17th century, and in 1685 Fredrikstad, with a total of 130 cannon, was the strongest fortress in the whole of Norway. The old town is now the only surviving fortified town in Scandinavia.
Fredrikstad is nearby the Island of Hankb, a fashionable seaside resort.
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