Freetown Christiania: Copenhagen’s Autonomous Counterculture Local community By Gus Woltmann
In the heart of Copenhagen lies Freetown Christiania, an autonomous community renowned for its alternative Way of life and self-governance. Proven in 1971 by a gaggle of squatters who occupied an deserted military base, Christiania has evolved right into a image of counterculture and communal living.Origins and EvolutionFreetown Christiania began i