  fredericia () is a town located in fredericia municipality in the eastern part of the jutland peninsula in denmark, in a sub-region known locally as trekanten, or the triangle. it was founded in 1650 by frederick iii, after whom it was named. the city itself has a population of 39,922 january 2014)"bef44: population 1st january, by urban areas" database from statistics denmark and the fredericia municipality has a population of 50,324 (2014). ==history== after the devastation caused by the thirty years' war in a largely unfortified jutland, king christian iv realized the necessity of building a strong fortress in jutland, and decided that this project could be combined with his plans for building a large town in jutland. a fortified encampment was built on a point of land called lyngs odde, near the current location of fredericia, with a rampart stretching to either side of the point, thus protecting the encampment from attacks. however, the fortifications were not perfect, and when swedish field marshal lennart torstenson invaded jutland, he was able to break through the ramparts. it was frederick iii who was finally able to complete the plans for the fortification, also adding a flank fortification on nearby bers odde
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