Middelgrundsfortet Explained

Middelgrundsfortet or Fort Middelgrund, known as Ungdomsøen (The Youth Island)[1] since 2015, is a sea fort located on an artificial island in the Øresund between Copenhagen and Malmö. The fortress is constructed at a point where the seabed is 7 meters below the water surface, and at the northern meeting point of the straits Kongedybet and Hollænderdybet.

History

Christian IX's government constructed the fort between 1890 - 94 to serve as a part of Copenhagen's coastal fortifications, partly using material excavated from Frihavnen. It is one of three artificial islands that were created to defend the entrance to Copenhagen's harbour. The other two are Flakfortet and Trekroner Fort.

Middelgrundsfortet was the largest sea fort in the world, and is still the largest man-made island without abutment, with an area, including wave breakers, of approximately 70 000 m2; the buildings total approximately 15 000 m2. A HAWK battery was placed on the island in the 1950s. The fort remained an active military installation until 1984; in 2002 it was sold to a private investor.

Facilities

The fort has been used as a hotel, with 200 rooms linked by 2 miles of corridors.[2] Ferries connect Middelgrundsfortet with Langelinie, Copenhagen.

Ungdomsøen

See main article: Ungdomsøen. Two scout organisations, Det Danske Spejderkorps and KFUM-spejderne, bought the island in April 2015[3] for 20 million kroner (£1.94M) with money donated by the A. P. Møller and Nordea funds.[4] The two Danish scout organisations intend to develop the facility, at a cost of 25 Million euros,[5] [6] as an adventure playground[7] "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",[8] with space for 400 campers.[9]

Ungdomsøen ("The Youth Island") was officially opened in August 2019 by its patron Princess Benedikte.[5] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Cultural references

A view of Middelgrundsfortet from the northwest is seen at 1:07:16 25 in the 1975 Olsen-banden film The Olsen Gang on the Track.[14]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190824113652/https://ungdomsoen.dk/english/ . Welcome to Ungdomsøen . 24 August 2019 . 27 August 2019 . . 2019.
  2. News: World's most covetable castles for sale. https://web.archive.org/web/20140623063950/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/internationalproperty/10912075/Worlds-most-covetable-castles-for-sale.html. dead. 2014-06-23. Daily Telegraph.
  3. Web site: 14 February 2015 . 13 February 2015 . 26 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150214184418/http://www.thelocal.dk/20150213/danish-youth-get-their-very-own-island . Danish Youth Get Their Own Island. . live .
  4. News: live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190826131921/https://www.scout.org/ru/node/52154 . Danish Scouts Buy Old Fort To Create a Youth Island . 26 August 2019 . 13 February 2015 . . European Scout Region.
  5. Web site: 26 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190826011601/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-08/26/c_138337648.htm . dead . Young people in Denmark get their own island to run . 26 August 2019 . . 26 August 2019.
  6. Web site: Island of the Youth - Middelgrundsfortet . 2019 . 26 August 2019 . 26 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190826132150/https://nordeafonden.dk/about-nordea-fonden/island-of-the-youth-middelgrundsfortet . live . Nordea funds.
  7. Web site: dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190826132206/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-08/26/c_138337648_2.htm . David A. . Williams . . Young people in Denmark get their own island to run . 26 August 2019 . 26 August 2019 . 26 August 2019.
  8. Web site: 13 September 2016 . DDS.dk . https://web.archive.org/web/20160913201204/http://dds.dk/nyheder/2015/02/4/spejderne-omdanner-middelgrundsfortet-til-ungdomsoeen . Spejderne Omdanner Middelgrundsfortet til Ungdomsøen . Scouts transform the Middelgrundsfortet into the Youth Island . live . 13 September 2016 . . Danish . ...transform it into a center for the development of children and young people into active, engaged and curious people who take the lead for positive social change..
  9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190222132326/http://www.icye.org/denmark-erasmus-plus . Denmark - Calling Youth to Action in a Global Visibility Drive - Hosting in Focus . International Cultural Youth Exchange - Denmark . IYCE.org . 2019 . 26 August 2019 . 22 February 2019 . live.
  10. News: Maria Sofie . Neergaard Lorentsen . Ungdomsøen vil danne en demokratisk platform: Unge har brug for et sted at skabe fremtiden . Danish . The Youth Island will form a democratic platform: Young people need a place to create the future . 24 August 2019 . Altinget.dk . 24 August 2019.
  11. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190824124803/https://www.fyens.dk/indland/Ungdomsoeen-vaekkes-til-live/artikel/3372859 . 17 August 2019 . Ungdomsøen vækkes til live . 24 August 2019 . dead . 24 August 2019 . The Youth Island comes to life . subscription . .
  12. News: . https://web.archive.org/web/20190821143513/http://cphpost.dk/general/denmark-to-open-its-first-ever-youth-island.html . live . 26 August 2019 . 21 August 2019 . Denmark to open its first ever youth island . 21 August 2019 . Ben . Hamilton.
  13. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190826134142/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-08/26/c_138337648_3.htm . David A. . Williams . . Young people in Denmark get their own island to run . 26 August 2019 . 26 August 2019 . 26 August 2019 . dead.
  14. Web site: Film 7 Olsen banden på sporet / Die Olsenbande stellt die Weichen. German. olsenbande-homepage.de. 5 October 2017.

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