![Christianspris](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Christianspris.JPG)
Christianspris or ''Frederiksort'' was a
Danish
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fortification
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somewhat
north
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Etymology
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of the then Danish city of
Kiel
Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021).
Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the J ...
. In 1632 the Danish king
Christian IV
Christian IV (12 April 1577 – 28 February 1648) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Holstein and Schleswig from 1588 until his death in 1648. His reign of 59 years, 330 days is the longest of Danish monarchs and Scandinavian monar ...
initiated the works of making a fortification on a land tongue on the West shore of the
Kielerfiord on the
Jernved
The Danish Wahld (, ) is a peninsula in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is located between Eckernförde Bay in the north and Kiel Fjord in the south. The ''Amt'' of " Dänischer Wohld" in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde is named after t ...
peninsula
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. The purpose was to secure this land against
German
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troops during the
30-years War. However , the town was short lived . Christian IV founded many towns and cities . It is thought this town only survived around 10 years .
Forts in Denmark
Kiel
1632 establishments in Denmark
Buildings and structures completed in 1632
Coastal fortifications
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