Ungdomsøen Explained
Ungdomsøen (The Youth Island)[1] 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.[2] [3] [4] [5] 10,000 people had visited the camp.[6]
The KUNE music festival is hosted at the camp.[7]
History
The island became available for sale in 2010 at a price of 75 million Danish kroner.[8] [9] [10] Two scout organisations, Det Danske Spejderkorps and KFUM-spejderne, bought the island in April 2015[11] for 20 million kroner (£1.94M) with money donated by the A. P. Møller and Nordea funds.[12] The two Danish scout organisations intend to develop the facility, at a cost of 25 Million euros,[13] [14] as an adventure playground[15] "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",[16] with space for 400 campers.[17]
A youth summit entitled "Young Europe Cares" was hosted by youth activist group "Young Europe Is Voting"/Youth4Europe at the Ungdomsøen in May 2019.[18] [19] [20]
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.[21]
External links
- Danish language Wikipedia article
Notes and References
- Web site: 2019 . Welcome to Ungdomsøen . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190824113652/https://ungdomsoen.dk/english/ . 24 August 2019 . 27 August 2019 . Ungdomsøen.dk.
- News: Neergaard Lorentsen . Maria Sofie . 24 August 2019 . Ungdomsøen vil danne en demokratisk platform: Unge har brug for et sted at skabe fremtiden . The Youth Island will form a democratic platform: Young people need a place to create the future . 24 August 2019 . Altinget.dk . da.
- Web site: 17 August 2019 . Ungdomsøen vækkes til live . The Youth Island comes to life . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190824124803/https://www.fyens.dk/indland/Ungdomsoeen-vaekkes-til-live/artikel/3372859 . 24 August 2019 . 24 August 2019 . Fyens.dk.
- News: Hamilton . Ben . 21 August 2019 . Denmark to open its first ever youth island . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190821143513/http://cphpost.dk/general/denmark-to-open-its-first-ever-youth-island.html . 21 August 2019 . 26 August 2019 . CPHPost.dk.
- Web site: Williams . David A. . 26 August 2019 . Young people in Denmark get their own island to run . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190826134142/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-08/26/c_138337648_3.htm . 26 August 2019 . 26 August 2019 . Xinhuanet.com.
- Web site: Lind . Frida Kruse . 23 January 2020 . Særlig ø i Øresund overgår alle forventninger . Special island in the Sound surpasses all expectations . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200218131813/https://www.tv2lorry.dk/lorryland/saerlig-oe-i-oeresund-overgaar-alle-forventninger . 18 February 2020 . 18 February 2020 . . da.
- Web site: 31 March 2023 . Copenhagen's KUNE Festival announces first names for 2023 · News . Resident Advisor.
- News: 12 February 2015 . Danish scouts get their own island . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160602162756/http://cphpost.dk/news/national/danish-scouts-get-their-own-island.html . 2 June 2016 . 26 August 2019 . CPHPost.dk.
- Web site: Zeveloff . Julie . Buy The World's Largest Man-Made Island For $14 Million . Business Insider.
- Web site: Burnham . Nick . November 17, 2010 . The world's largest sea fortress is for sale . Motor Boat & Yachting.
- Web site: 13 February 2015 . Danish Youth Get Their Own Island . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150214184418/http://www.thelocal.dk/20150213/danish-youth-get-their-very-own-island . 14 February 2015 . 26 August 2019 . TheLocal.dk.
- News: 13 February 2015 . Danish Scouts Buy Old Fort To Create a Youth Island . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190826131921/https://www.scout.org/ru/node/52154 . 26 August 2019 . . European Scout Region.
- Web site: 26 August 2019 . Young people in Denmark get their own island to run . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190826011601/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-08/26/c_138337648.htm . 26 August 2019 . 26 August 2019 . Xinhuanet.com.
- Web site: 2019 . Island of the Youth – Middelgrundsfortet . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190826132150/https://nordeafonden.dk/about-nordea-fonden/island-of-the-youth-middelgrundsfortet . 26 August 2019 . 26 August 2019 . NordeaFonden.dk . Nordea funds.
- Web site: Williams . David A. . 26 August 2019 . Young people in Denmark get their own island to run . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190826132206/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-08/26/c_138337648_2.htm . 26 August 2019 . 26 August 2019 . Xinhuanet.com.
- Web site: 13 September 2016 . Spejderne Omdanner Middelgrundsfortet til Ungdomsøen . Scouts transform the Middelgrundsfortet into the Youth Island . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160913201204/http://dds.dk/nyheder/2015/02/4/spejderne-omdanner-middelgrundsfortet-til-ungdomsoeen . 13 September 2016 . DDS.dk . . da . ...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..
- Web site: 2019 . Denmark – Calling Youth to Action in a Global Visibility Drive – Hosting in Focus . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190222132326/http://www.icye.org/denmark-erasmus-plus . 22 February 2019 . 26 August 2019 . IYCE.org . International Cultural Youth Exchange – Denmark.
- Web site: Nicolaou . Alexandros . 21 May 2019 . "I have never felt European" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190826132627/https://europa.eu/youth/node/66278_pt . 26 August 2019 . 26 August 2019 . Europa.eu.
- Web site: 2019 . Empower your voice: Youth Summit in Denmark . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190826132146/https://youthforeurope.eu/empower-your-voice-youth-summit-denmark/ . 26 August 2019 . 26 August 2019 . YouthForEurope.com . Youth4Europe.
- Web site: Ungdomsøen Manifesto . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190826132059/https://www.yeiv.eu/ . 26 August 2019 . YEIV.eu . Young Europe is Voting.
- News: World's most covetable castles for sale . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150226061046/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/international/10912075/Worlds-most-covetable-castles-for-sale.html . 26 February 2015 . 8 September 2019 . Daily Telegraph.