**Freetown Christiania** or '''Christiania *'is a [former
squat](Squatting "wikilink") turned [intentional
community](Intentional_Community "wikilink") run by
[anarchists](Anarchism "wikilink") in Copenhagen*,''
[Denmark](Kingdom_of_Denmark "wikilink") that began in
[1971](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism_in_Northern_Europe "wikilink").
It has a population of around 1,000 people. It is possibly the largest
and most famous squat in the world.

## Environmental Protection

Despite receiving over one million visitors a year, they have managed to
keep the streets, buildings, restaurants, public toilets, and public
showers are all very clean and much of the neighbourhood is covered in
tree. The houses use solar and wind power and composting and reed beds
to filter waste. Leading to the commune being shortlisted for a
pan-Scandanavia award for ecological living.\[1\]

## References

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1.  [Peter Gelderloos](Peter_Gelderloos "wikilink") (2010) - [Anarchy
    Works](Anarchy_Works "wikilink")