Freetown Christiania: Copenhagen’s Autonomous Counterculture Local community By Gus Woltmann
In the center of Copenhagen lies Freetown Christiania, an autonomous community renowned for its substitute Life style and self-governance. Founded in 1971 by a gaggle of squatters who occupied an abandoned army base, Christiania has developed into a image of counterculture and communal living.Origins and EvolutionFreetown Christiania began in 1971