Christiansted
| Christiansted, US Virgin Islands | |||
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| Foundation : | 1734 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| Outside area : | American Virgin Islands | ||
| Coordinates : | 17 ° 45 ′ N , 64 ° 45 ′ W | ||
| Residents : | 2,637 (as of: 2000) | ||
 Fort Christiansvaern in the 1930s |
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Christiansted, US Virgin Islands , is a small town on Saint Croix , one of the islands of the American Virgin Islands that are part of the unincorporated outer territory of the United States .
history
The city was founded in 1733 by the Danish general Frederick Moth . It was named after King Christian VI. named by Denmark . Christiansted was for a time the capital of Saint Croix and the Danish West Indies .
In 2000 the city had 2637 inhabitants. In 2004 about 3000 people lived there.
sons and daughters of the town
- Judah Philip Benjamin (1811–1884), politician, crown attorney, born in Christiansted
- Victor Borge (1909–2000), pianist and comedian, lived in Christianstedt for a long time
- Mekia Cox (* 1981), actress and dancer
- Tim Duncan (1970), basketball player, born in Christianstedt
- Alexander Hamilton (1775 or 1777-1804), statesman, founding father of the United States, grew up in Christiansted
- Audre Lorde (1934–1992), poet, feminist, LGBT activist, died in Christiansted
Companies in Christiansted
The airline Seaborne Airlines is based in Christiansted .
Sports
The football club Unique FC Christianstedt is based in the city. The club plays in the St. Croix Soccer League , the regional soccer championship of Saint Croix.
media
Many radio stations have settled in Christiansted, for example WJKC Isle 95.1 which broadcasts in the form of Carribean, and a Top 40 station broadcasts under the name WVIQ . The names show that they use the USA system, in which each station begins with a W followed by three more letters.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Kalle Mathias Dalheimer, Gert WF Murmann: Danish West India. In: Danish Postage Stamps. Retrieved February 28, 2017 .
- ^ Christiansted . In: American Cyclopædia . tape 4 . D. Appleton and Company, New York 1879, p. 547 (English, wikisource.org [accessed February 28, 2017]).
- ↑ http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01cn172.html ( Memento from November 18, 2001 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.seaborneairlines.com/contact.html ( Memento from February 7, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ US Virgin Islands 2009/10. Retrieved February 28, 2017 .
- ^ Radio Stations in Christiansted, Virgin Islands. Retrieved April 18, 2017 .