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Frederiksberg er en seperat by indenfor Københavns grænse, den har sin egen borgmester og er den mindste kommune i Danmark.

Den lille by er mindre end ni kvadratkilometer, selv om befolkningen er på mere end 100.000.

Den er hovedsageligt en enklave i Danmarks hovedstad, og der er ingen indlysende grænse, der adskiller den fra resten af byen og dets andre distrikter.

Uformelt mener mange danskere, at Frederiksberg er en bydel i København, og der er mange seværdigheder i bydelen, herunder Zoologisk Have.

Byens historie kan dateres så langt tilbage som 1651.

Det var da, kong Frederik III gav 20 bønder af dansk og hollandsk afstamning ret til at bosætte sig der.

Byen de opførte på stedet blev opkaldt Ny Amager, men i 1697 hærgede en brand byen, hvilket gjorde at de bønder, der boede der, ikke kunne betale deres skatter.

Som et resultat vendte deres jord tilbage til kong Christian V, som var kong Frederik III's søn.

Kong Christian V's søn, Kong Frederik IV, byggede et slot på toppen af Valby Bakke mellem 1700 og 1703, og kaldte slottet for Frederiks Berg.

Efter at slottet blev bygget, ændrede byens navn til Frederiksberg.

Byen var blevet genopbygget efter at branden ødelagde den.

Gradvist voksede byen fra et lille landbrugssamfund til en by af købmænd og håndværkere.

I dag består dog det meste af byen af lejlighedskomplekser i 3 til 5 etagers højde, samt boliger til enfamiliehuse og store parker.

Noget let industri foregår fortsat i byen.

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Frederiksberg is a separate town within the borders of Copenhagen, it has its own mayor and is the smallest municipality in Denmark.

The tiny town takes up less than nine square kilometers, although its population is more than 100,000.

It is essentially an enclave within Denmark's capital city, and there is no obvious border separating it from the rest of the city and its other districts.

Informally, many Danes consider Frederiksberg to be a district of Copenhagen, and there are many points of interest actually located in the town, including the Copenhagen Zoo.The town's history dates back as far as 1651.

That's when King Frederik III allowed 20 peasants of Danish and Dutch descent the rights to form a settlement there.

The town they founded on the site was named Ny Amager, but in 1697 a fire devastated the town, leaving the peasants who lived there unable to pay their taxes.

As a result, their land reverted back to King Christian V, who was King Frederik III's son.

King Christian V's son, King Frederik IV, constructed a palace at the top of Valby Bakke between 1700 and 1703, calling the palace Frederiks Berg.

After the palace was built, the town's name was changed to Frederiksberg.

It had been rebuilt on the site after the fire destroyed it.

Gradually the town grew from a small farming community into a town of merchants and craftsmen.

Today, however, most of the town is residential homes of three to five stories each, as well as homes for single family homes and big parks.

Some light industry does remain in the town still though.

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