Did you know ...

that specialists and skilled workers from different European regions migrated to Denmark in the middle of the18th century and contributed to the industrial development of Frederiksvaerk?

When king Frederik 5 moved the gun foundry from Copenhagen to the countryside in Northern Zealand it was enlarged by the powder works and several workshops. The lack of skills was evident, but people were successfully attracted from different parts of Europe. The founder came from Sweden, the drillingmaster from Strasbourg, the blacksmith from Germany and so on.