Kastellet and Krudtmagasinet

Today, when Kastellet only consists of grasslands and grassy ramparts, it is difficult to imagine the life that has previously moved here. Until the closure of the fortress, there were 15 larger and smaller buildings that were used for workshops and depots, etc. Today, the only preserved building is the gunpowder magazine from 1857. This building, together with the preserved gunpowder tower north of the castle, housed the fortress's gunpowder warehouse.

A castle is a fortress within the fortress. A place one could retreat to and provide one last consecutive defense and possibly escape by sea. The castle's cannons also had the same function as Kronborg's, namely to get ships to pay Strømmold, which was charged in the same period as the Øresund toll.

During the siege in 1849 from May to July 6, the castle was used as a refuge for the part of the city's population who had not fled to Funen.
In 1864, the fortress and castle were again ready for battle, and withstood a month of siege and shelling, but under the influence of the defeat at Dybbøl, the government decided to abandon the fortress without further battle.

In the northern part of Kastellet, an open-air stage has been set up today, which also forms the setting for outdoor concerts and other events. There is room for 6000 concert guests in Kastellet. In the summer of 2018, Kim Larsen and Kjukken played a large-scale concert in Fredericia's green outdoor venue - it became one of Kim Larsen's last concerts.

The gunpowder magazine itself was renovated in 1998 and is now used for occasional exhibitions.

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