Christiansted is the largest town on Saint Croix , one of the main islands composing the United States Virgin Islands , a territory of the United States of America . The town is named after King Christian VI of Denmark .
13-661: The town was founded by Captain Frederik Moth after he was made governor of St. Croix in 1733. Departing from St. Thomas, Moth's party had cleared a space for Fort Christianswærn by 5 September. In a ceremony next to this fort on 8 January 1734, the French formally handed the island over to the Danes in the form of the Danish West India and Guinea Company . St. Croix was to be allotted 300 plantations, 215 for sugar and
26-596: A single slave to sixty-six of them", according to Westergaard. Slaves on the island numbered 7,566. Christiansted is a former capital of the Danish West Indies and home to the Christiansted National Historic Site . It has preserved the 18th-century Danish-style solid stone buildings in pastel colors with bright red tile roofs line the cobblestone sidewalks, adding a touch of 18th-century European architectural style. Because
39-634: Is served by one commercial airport, Henry E. Rohlsen Airport , with flights on several airlines, including American and Delta . A ferry serving the hotel on the Cay resort runs between Christiansted and Protestant Cay . Public schools serving the community are operated by the St. Croix School District . Christiansted has a tropical savanna climate ( Koppen Aw/As ). [REDACTED] Media related to Christiansted at Wikimedia Commons Frederik Moth Frederik Christian Hals von Moth (1694 – 12 August 1746)
52-1234: The Frederiksdal slave plantation on Saint John . This biographical article related to the military of Denmark is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . justitsr%C3%A5d Look for Justitsråd on one of Misplaced Pages's sister projects : [REDACTED] Wiktionary (dictionary) [REDACTED] Wikibooks (textbooks) [REDACTED] Wikiquote (quotations) [REDACTED] Wikisource (library) [REDACTED] Wikiversity (learning resources) [REDACTED] Commons (media) [REDACTED] Wikivoyage (travel guide) [REDACTED] Wikinews (news source) [REDACTED] Wikidata (linked database) [REDACTED] Wikispecies (species directory) Misplaced Pages does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for Justitsråd in Misplaced Pages to check for alternative titles or spellings. You need to log in or create an account and be autoconfirmed to create new articles. Alternatively, you can use
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78-465: The commercial area. The botanist Julius von Rohr started a botanic garden in the 18th century and produced a number of landscapes of the island. Christiansted has small hotels and many restaurants. In 1947, The Buccaneer resort, to the northeast of town, was opened by the Armstrong family as an 11-room inn. Several scuba shops operate in town, as the wharf has easy access to diving attractions on
91-472: The island's north side. A small point of interest is Protestant Cay , a cay near Christiansted. As of 2020, Christiansted had a population of 1,770, while the larger sub-district had a population of 1,866. The population decreased by almost 30% between 2010 and 2020 due to the impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria . Seaborne Airlines was formerly headquartered in Christiansted. Christiansted
104-458: The rest for cotton. The plantations surveyed were 3,000 by 2,000 feet. In addition, the company established a sugar refinery and distillery. The fort was completed by 1740. The 1742 census listed 120 sugar plantations, 122 cotton plantations, 1,906 slaves, about 300 Englishmen, and 60 Danes. By 1743, St. Croix had a hospital. In 1745, the number of slaves had increased to 2,878. By 1754, the town included 83 "white inhabitants", "each of whom owned from
117-590: The town of Christiansted in 1733 after Denmark-Norway purchased St Croix from the French. He designed the town using Christiania (now Oslo ) as a model. Moth was named first Danish-Norwegian Governor of the Danish West India–Guinea Company on 12 November 1733. He also built the slave plantation known as Little Princess in Saint Croix, having acquired the land in 1738, along with owning
130-509: The town was constructed by African slaves, there are also African influences in Christiansted's design, making it one of the world's few "African-Danish" towns. The town's symmetry, with streets running at right angles to the waterfront, makes it popular for walking tours. The commercial area centers on King and Company streets, adjacent to the Christiansted National Historic Site . The residential area, including portions that were originally settlements for free blacks, extends inland and uphill from
143-485: Was Commander ( kommandørkaptajn ). In addition, he held the rank of justitsråd [ da ] (member of the supreme court). Moth's father, Poul von Moth, was a knight. His great aunt was Sophie Amalie Moth Countess of Samsøe, a royal mistress of King Christian V of Denmark . Sophie Moth's son, Christian Gyldenløve became the founder of the Danneskiold-Samsøe family of high nobility. Moth
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#1732765808681156-410: Was a Danish merchant, nobleman, colonial administrator and planter who served as Governor-General of St. Thomas and St. John in the Danish West Indies from April 1724 - May 1727 then again from 21 February 1736 - 13 April 1744. In addition, he served as Governor of St. Croix from 8 January 1735 - 15 May 1747. In 1736, his title was changed to Governor General ( generalguvernør ). His military rank
169-604: Was born in Copenhagen but moved to St. Thomas where he started a family. He married Anna Elizabeth van Beverhoudt on 2 July 1722 on the island of St. Thomas. He had several children on the island over the following 17 years, one of whom was Margarethe Gjertrud who married Lucas Uytendale de Bretton in 1750. His son Frederik Christian Moth became governor of the Danish West Indies from 1770 to 1772 Moth founded
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