Ungdomsøen (The Youth Island)
is a youth camp located on the artificial island of
Middelgrundsfortet in the
Øresund sound between
Copenhagen and
Malmö.
Youth Camp
The camp can accommodate over 650 outdoor sleeping guests.
It was officially opened in August 2019 by its patron
Princess Benedikte.
10,000 people had visited the camp.
History
The island became available for sale in 2010 at a price of 75 million Danish kroner. Two
scout organisations,
Det Danske Spejderkorps
The Danish Scout Council (DSC; da, Dansk Spejderråd, formerly ''Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere'', FDD) is the national Scouting federation of Denmark. Scouting was founded in Denmark in 1909 and among the charter members of WOSM in ...
and
KFUM-spejderne, bought the island in April 2015 for 20 million kroner (£1.94M) with money donated by the
A. P. Møller and
Nordea funds.
The two Danish scout organisations intend to develop the facility, at a cost of 25 Million euros,
as an adventure playground
"for the development of children and young people " (not just scouts) "into active, engaged and curious people who take the lead for positive social change", with space for 400 campers.
A youth
summit
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The term (mountain top) is generally used ...
entitled "Young Europe Cares" was hosted by youth activist group "Young Europe Is Voting"/Youth4Europe at the Ungdomsøen in May 2019.
Previous usage
Christian IX's government constructed the fort between 1890 and 1894. The fortress remained an active military installation until 1984; in 2002 it was sold to a private investor.
The fort had been used as a hotel, with 200 rooms linked by 2 miles of corridors.
References
External links
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Danish language Wikipedia article
Scout campsites
Scouting and Guiding in Denmark
2019 establishments in Denmark
Outdoor structures in Denmark
Culture in the Øresund Region
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