Fredrikstad, Norway: Touring in the city by Drone 4K

Fredrikstad is a town and municipality in Østfold county in Eastern Norway. It has 85,230 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2024). It is thus Østfold's largest, Eastern Norway's third largest city and one of Norway's ten largest municipalities in terms of population.

Fredrikstad is often characterized as Norway's first Renaissance city (see Renaissance), with quarters bounded by streets laid out in a regular pattern. Fredrikstad municipality's area is 559 square kilometers.

Fredrikstad was founded in 1567 by King Frederik II of Denmark and Norway. It happened during the Nordic Seven Years' War. During this war between Denmark-Norway and Sweden, the Swedes burned Sarpsborg, which King Olav the Saint had founded in 1016. The population of the burnt-down town therefore wanted to make the new town less vulnerable to future attacks. In 1569, the new name "Fredriksstad", named after the king, was adopted after the old "Sarpsborg". Therefore, the founding of Fredrikstad can be seen as a rebuilding of Sarpsborg. The area of ​​Gleng, where the old town had been located, was legally and administratively added to Fredrikstad.

In the 17th century, the city gained increasing military strategic importance due to geopolitical conditions (see below).

During the Great Nordic War (1700–1721), the archipelago fleet was based in Fredrikstad from 1709. It was under the command of Admiral Peter Wessel Tordenskiold (1690–1720). Halden was a charging station under Fredrikstad until 1665, and Moss was a charging station under Fredrikstad from 1670 to 1720. Gleng was part of Fredrikstad from 1567 to 1825, while the other part of Sarpsborg was part of Fredrikstad until 1839. The restoration of Sarpsborg took place partly at Fredrikstad's expense.

Despite the town's importance as a defense structure, the population remained low, around 2,000 inhabitants, until the Swedish invasion and occupation (in 1814–1815). During this occupation, the Moss Convention was signed by Sweden's then Crown Prince Karl Johan in Fredrikstad.

The abolition of sawmill privileges in 1860 led to Fredrikstad's most important period of growth. In a relatively short time, the small trading and shipping town was transformed into one of the country's most significant industrial towns, with industry linked to sawmills and brickworks as the most important industries. Because of this, Fredrikstad was nicknamed "Plankbyen". Later, the stone industry and mechanical workshops also gained great importance for Fredrikstad's growth. The city's population doubled, and urban development spread to neighboring areas in the neighboring municipalities. In 1964, Glemmen became part of Fredrikstad. Thirty years later, in 1994, Borge, Kråkerøy, Onsøy and Rolvsøy became part of Fredrikstad.

Along Glomma's bank, you constantly come across Fredrikstad's history through brickworks and sawmills, which were usually located side by side. Narnte brickworks on Selbak, for example, supplied the red brick in which the university buildings at Blindern in Oslo are built. Another example is Valle Bruk on Rolvsøy. Nylende is located in the municipality of Rolvsøy. The name Nylende comes from the Norse nylenda, which means "new land", in the sense of newly cultivated land or new residence. From Hauge on Rolvsøy comes Hans Nielsen Hauge, nationally known as a lay preacher and industrial entrepreneur. On Rolvsøy you can find Østfoldhallen today, where a number of sports activities take place. In recent times, it has been renamed Østfoldhallene, as several shops have been established in the same area. This was formerly a large open landscape, but has subsequently become a large trading area. Three Viking ships have been found on Rolvsøy: Valleskipet, Rostadskipet and Tuneskipet.

Today's center is on the west side of Glomma. The historic centre, the Old Town, is located on the east side, and is today regarded as Northern Europe's best-preserved fortress town. 00:00 Intro & Værste Bridge
00:07 Seut
00:31 Brynhild Candy Factory
00:38Fredrikstad Gjestehavn og Bobilparkering
00:53 Isegran Fort
00:59 Ferry over to Old Town
01:07 Fredrikstad Bridge
01:25 East side of the Fredrikstad Bridge
01:32 The Watermill
01:47 Empire House
01:58 Waterland and Old Town
02:30 Kongsten Bath
02:35 Kongsten Fortress
03:05 Kongsten Bath
03:10 Fredrikstad Motel & Camping
03:22 Nabbetorp
03:27 Fredrikstad Bridge
04:07 Isegran
04:34 Tree Cast Iron Heads
05:25 Kråkerøy Bridge
05:43 The Pier Promenade
05:53 FMV
06:36 Stadium
06:48 Byhaven
07:01 Fredrikstad Cathedral
07:32 Dampskipsbrygga
07:43 Walking Street
07:54 Food Festival at Stortorvet
07:58 Wex Hotels
08:03 River with the Walking Bridge
08:19 The Hope Cathedral

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