CHRISTIANA DENMARK SECEDED FROM THE EU

This is Christiania.

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Its 84 acres sit on an abandoned military base, and it was founded in 1971 by squatters and artists as a “social experiment.”

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While it may look like just another quaint Danish city from afar, Christiania is an autonomous “free town” within Copenhagen — a hippie commune, if you will.

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It’s full of vibrant scenery with a gritty edge.

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The town was said to be “beyond the reach of Danish law” by its founders, and has its own currency, Løn. (It’s often referred to as Freetown Christiania.)

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Upon entering the town, you pass a sign that says “You Are Now Leaving the European Union.”

Christiania even flies its own flag.

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The dots supposedly represent the dots of the i’s in “Christiania,” but some posit they actually stand for the O’s in “love, love, love.” Aw.

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