 People have lived in the area since the Bronze Age.The history of Frederiksberg goes back to 2 June 1651 when King Frederik III gave 20 Danish-Dutch peasants the rights to settle at "Allégade" (from the words "allé" (tree-lined street) and "gade ("street)), and founded the town then named ""Ny Amager"" (New Amager) or ""Ny Hollænderby"" (New Dutchman-town).Farming was not very successful, and in 1697 most of the town burned down.