Self-proclaimed autonomous community in Copenhagen, Denmark
Freetown Christiania
Fristaden Christiania(Danish)
Flag
Coat of arms
Anthem: I kan ikke slå os ihjel You cannot kill us[1][2]
Status
Partially autonomous[3][4] (until 2013)
Location
Copenhagen, Denmark
Official languages
Danish
Demonym(s)
Christianite(s) Christianian(s)
Government
Anarchist commune/intentional community under a consensus democracy[5]
Establishment
• Declared
26 September 1971
• Constitution
2 February 1978
• Christiania Act
7 June 1989
• Christiania Act amended
9 June 2004
• Usucaption denied
26 May 2009
• Legally purchased by residents under Freetown Christiania Foundation
1 July 2012
• Christiania Act repealed
15 July 2013
Area
• Total
34 ha (84 acres)
Membership
≈ 900
Currency
Danish krone (de facto), Løn (de jure)
Time zone
UTC+1
Website www.christiania.org
Freetown Christiania (Danish: Fristaden Christiania), also known as Christiania or simply Staden, is an intentional community and commune in the Christianshavn neighbourhood of the Danish capital city of Copenhagen. It began in 1971 as a squatted military base. Its Pusher Street is famous for its open trade of cannabis, which is illegal in Denmark.
The open trade of cannabis was shut down April 17, 2024, as a collaborative effort with police and the majority inhabitants of Christania. Pusher street's cobblestone road was physically removed, and a new apartment complex is expected to be built there.
Nemoland
^Thörn, Håkan; Wasshede, Cathrin; Nilson, Tomas. "Space for Urban Alternatives? CHRISTIANIA 1971–2011" (PDF). Gidlunds. p. 45. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
^Hall, Þorbjörg Daphne (2012). "Countercultural Space Does Not Persist: Christiania, and the Role of Music". The French Journal of Popular Music Studies. 9:1 2012 (9 : 1): 32. doi:10.4000/volume.3185.
^The Best Things in Life are Free. Lonely Planet. 1 August 2016. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-76034-185-5. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
^McLaren, Duncan; Agyeman, Julian (20 November 2015). Sharing Cities: A Case for Truly Smart and Sustainable Cities. MIT Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-262-02972-8. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
^"Christianias selvforvaltning" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
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