Snoghøj
Snoghøj | |
|---|---|
Fredericia | |
 View from the Little Belt Bridge | |
  Snoghøj Location within Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 55°31′25″N 9°43′05″E / 55.52361°N 9.71806°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark (Syddanmark) |
| Municipality | Fredericia |
Snoghøj is a district of Fredericia, Denmark, between Erritsø and Middelfart that developed because of the Højskole (folk high school) that was built there. The district has a population of nearly 3,000 people, and an average of 16 snow days and 97 rain days per year. The average temperature is 2 degrees Celsius in the winter, and 14 degrees Celsius in the summer.
From Snoghøj, the 1,178-metre long Little Belt Bridge connects Jutland with Funen over the Little Belt strait.[1]
History
In January 1644, Snoghøj was besieged and captured by Swedish forces during the Torstenson War.[2]
References
- ↑ "Snoghøj". Lex (in Danish). Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ↑ Englund 1993, pp. 311–312.
Works cited
- Englund, Peter (1993). Ofredsår: om den Svenska Stormaktstiden och en man i dess mitt [Years of unrest: about the Swedish Empire and a man in its midst] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Atlantis. ISBN 9789174863499.