Freetown Christiania Fristaden Christiania (Danish) | |
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| Micronation (unrecognised entity) | |
 Flag of Christiania | |
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| Area claimed | 34 hectares (0.34 km2) 55°40′24.92″N 12°35′58.95″E / 55.6735889°N 12.5997083°E |
| Type | Anarchist commune/intentional community under a consensus democracy[1] |
| Dates claimed | 26 September 1971–present |
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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 in April 2024 as a collaborative effort with police and the majority of the inhabitants of Christania.[2] Pusher Street's cobblestone road was physically removed, and a new apartment complex is expected to be built there.[3]
- ^ "Christianias selvforvaltning" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Copenhagen's Christiania neighborhood has forced the 'Pusher Street' drug dealers out". Le Monde.fr. 14 April 2024. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Denmark shuts down cannabis 'Pusher Street' in hippie enclave Christiania following deadly shootings". CNN. 6 April 2024. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.