The White Water Tower – Prinsens Gate loop from Fredericia

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Denmark

Southern Denmark

Fredericia

The White Water Tower – Prinsens Gate loop from Fredericia

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The White Water Tower – Prinsens Gate loop from Fredericia

01:23

5.33km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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1.24 km

The White Water Tower

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The tower was inaugurated on January 2, 1909, to meet the city's growing water needs.

The tower is built on Prince George's Bastion. It stands 16 meters tall, and its upper platform is 44 meters above street level.

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1.37 km

Prinsens Gate

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This gate is not part of the original city walls. It was built much later because traffic to and from the city increased.

The gate was designed by the architect O. Gundlach-Petersen and built in 1925.

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2.30 km

The Golden Calf Sculpture, Fredericia Town Hall

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The Golden Calf doesn't look like a calf, but rather like an ibex.
The Golden Calf, as described in the Bible, is actually a young bull or ox, not an …

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2.40 km

Fredericia Town Hall - Town Hall Square

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The town hall was built after a competition in 1965 in a modernist style with simple but exclusive materials. Copper and light stone fields are used on the outside. The …

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2.41 km

Fredericia City Center

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Fredericia’s city centre is a compact, 17th‑century fortress grid wrapped by Northern Europe’s best‑preserved ramparts (Fredericia Vold), which now function as a green park circling the core. Inside the walls …

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3.75 km

Memorial - Colonel Niels Christian Lunding

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In front of Denmark's bastion lies the best-preserved ravelin of the fortress. Ravelines were built outside the city gates to protect this weak point from attack and to camouflage the …

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3.99 km