Säule zur Erinnerung an den Kieler Frieden
In Kiel, Germany, the Säule zur Erinnerung an den Kieler Frieden commemorates the Treaty of Kiel. The column connects the city with a turning point in European history.
Sweden, Great Britain, and Denmark signed the agreement during the Napoleonic Wars in 1814. Denmark had supported France before joining the coalition against Napoleon under pressure from Sweden and Great Britain. Norway passed from Danish to Swedish rule, ending a personal union that had lasted since 1380. Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands remained under Danish control after the agreement. Swedish Pomerania briefly came under Danish control before changing hands through the Congress of Vienna in 1815.
Norway later became fully sovereign in 1905. Iceland achieved independence in 1944, leaving the treaty’s consequences visible across several northern territories.
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