{"id":2529,"date":"2026-06-12T11:47:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredfyldt.dk\/?page_id=2529"},"modified":"2026-06-12T11:47:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:47:17","slug":"frederiksvaerk-camping-and-hostel-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fredfyldt.dk\/en\/historie-frederiksvaerk-camping-og-vandrehjem\/","title":{"rendered":"History \u2013 Frederiksv\u00e6rk Camping and Hostel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Buildings: 1898 and 1968<\/h3>\n<p>The oldest we now know for sure: The hostel consists of two buildings\u2014an older one from 1898 (150 sqm + 120 sqm attic) and a newer one from 1968 (319 sqm + 68 sqm basement). Your oldest building is therefore <strong>128 years old<\/strong> and stood there, while Frederiksv\u00e6rk was still a smoking industrial town. The 1968 building indicates that the hostel as an institution was likely established around then \u2013 it was precisely the era when municipal hostels were popping up all over the country (Denmark's first hostel opened in 1930). From the 2016 sales material, we also know the scope of the facility: a camping area of 35,000 sqm with a main building of 400 sqm with a shop, cafe, kitchen, and reception, as well as 10 cabins of varying sizes; the hostel is located on two plots totaling 2,577 sqm. <span data-state=\"closed\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slks.dk\/omraader\/kulturarv\/bevaringsvaerdige-bygninger-og-miljoeer\/bevaringstemaer\/industrikultur\/industrihistoriens-danmarkskort\/frederiksvaerk\" target=\"_blank\">Slks + 2<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The municipal era and Margareta (approx. 1996\u20132016)<\/h3>\n<p>The site was municipal for many years: the area and buildings were owned by Halsn\u00e6s Municipality and had been leased to Margareta Andersson for the last approximately 20 years\u2014meaning from around 1996. During that period, the site was part of the Danhostel chain as \u201cDanhostel Frederiksv\u00e6rk,\u201d with 18 rooms and 10 cabins, a dining room, guest kitchen, TV lounge, large terrace, playground, tennis court, and soccer field. <span data-state=\"closed\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slks.dk\/omraader\/kulturarv\/bevaringsvaerdige-bygninger-og-miljoeer\/bevaringstemaer\/industrikultur\/industrihistoriens-danmarkskort\/frederiksvaerk\" target=\"_blank\">Slks<\/a><\/span><span data-state=\"closed\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uim.dk\/nyhedsarkiv\/2026\/februar\/regeringen-vil-justere-opholdsreglerne-for-visse-fordrevne-fra-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hymn<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>2016: The year space almost disappeared<\/h3>\n<p>This is the dramatic part of your story\u2014and the part that few people know: A majority of 11 (the Liberal Party and the Danish People's Party) against 10 decided in the closed session of the city council meeting to put the area up for sale. And mind you, <em>without<\/em> requirement to continue as a campsite: There was no requirement for a buyer to continue either the campsite or the hostel \u2014 the area could also be used for housing, for example, and easements on the property that stipulated use as a hostel were revoked. The bidding deadline was August 12, 2016, at 12:00 p.m. In other words, had a developer bid the highest, there could have been terraced houses where your cabins stand today. One vote in the city council \u2014 that's how close it was. <span data-state=\"closed\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naturstyrelsen.dk\/find-et-naturomraade\/naturguider\/hovedstaden-og-nordsjaelland\/arresoe\/historie\" target=\"_blank\">Danish Nature Agency + 2<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>2017: Joyful birth<\/h3>\n<p>And then came salvation: Winnie Topp took over Frederiksv\u00e6rk Camping and Hostel on January 1st; the deal was approved by the Halsn\u00e6s city council in September (the article is from November 5, 2016 - the takeover was thus January 1st <strong>2017<\/strong>, just as you yourselves date your era). And here is the finest detail: <strong>&#8220;Fredfyldt&#8221; var visionen fra allerf\u00f8rste dag.<\/strong> Winnie, a trained coach specializing in stress, wanted to create a place in green, tranquil surroundings \u2013 \u201ca place you come to for a peaceful vacation without a lot of fuss,\u201d with wellness, yoga, and meditation \u2013 still with \"Fredfyldt\" (Peaceful) as the guiding principle. The brand you operate today is therefore not a marketing gimmick \u2013 it is the place's founding idea from 2016\/17. <span data-state=\"closed\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.camping.dk\/campingpladser\/nord-og-vestsjaelland\/frederiksvaerk-camping-og-hostel\/\" target=\"_blank\">Camping<\/a><\/span><span data-state=\"closed\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.camping.dk\/campingpladser\/nord-og-vestsjaelland\/frederiksvaerk-camping-og-hostel\/\" target=\"_blank\">Camping<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>2017 \u2192 Today: Your chapter<\/h3>\n<p>The rest you have written yourself: You took over operations in 2017, from 2021\/22 you housed displaced persons from Ukraine for Halsn\u00e6s Municipality (a collaboration that is still ongoing in Building C), the cabins have grown from 10 to 12 units and were renovated last season, and today guests praise the place \u2014 like the Hawer family at DCU: \u201cFrederiksv\u00e6rk Camping is a hidden gem in the middle of town\u2026 not least an unsurpassed host Julius, who made us feel at home\u201d. \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bygningerne: 1898 og 1968 Det \u00e6ldste, vi nu med sikkerhed ved: Vandrerhjemmet best\u00e5r af to bygninger \u2014 en \u00e6ldre fra 1898 (150 kvm + 120 kvm tagetage) og en nyere fra 1968 (319 kvm + 68 kvm k\u00e6lder). Jeres \u00e6ldste bygning er alts\u00e5 128 \u00e5r gammel og stod der, mens Frederiksv\u00e6rk stadig var en rygende&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kb_optimizer_status":2,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","slim_seo":{"title":"Historie - Frederiksv\u00e6rk Camping og Vandrehjem - Frederiksv\u00e6rk Camping og Vandrehjem","description":"The Buildings: 1898 and 1968 The oldest thing we now know for sure: The hostel consists of two buildings \u2013 an older one from 1898 (150 sqm + 120 sqm attic) and a newer"},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2529","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fredfyldt.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fredfyldt.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fredfyldt.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fredfyldt.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fredfyldt.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2529"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fredfyldt.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2530,"href":"https:\/\/fredfyldt.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2529\/revisions\/2530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fredfyldt.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}