CopenhagenAndItsEnvirons_A

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R eform ation cam e an d a t once p u t an end to all disputes. As a tow n, then, Copenhagen dates only from the 13th c en tu ry , and as a city since 1443 only, w hen C h risto p h er o f B av aria selected it as the ro y a l residence, and it h as continued to be the cap ital for now 4 0 0 years. C openhagen, the m etropolis o f the K ingdom o f D e nm a rk , and the seat o f a B ishoprick, is situate p a rtly on th e E astern coast of the island o f Sealand, at the Southern extrem ity of a n arrow channel connecting th e C atteg at w ith the B altic, called the S o u n d , w hich is here a b o u t 2 0 m iles b r o a d , and p a rtly on the N orthern coast o f the sm all island of A m ag er or A m ak : b u t th is latter p a rt b ears the nam e of Christianshavn. It lies 5 0 0 m iles N. E. of L o ndo n in 5 5 ° 4 2 ' N. la t, and 12° 3 4 ' E. lo n g ; is abou t 5m iles in circum ference, I T/s in le n g th , and IV 4 in breadth . T h e town, from the S. W . to the S. E. is inclosed by ram p arts and m oats, and defended by 2 4 b a stio n s, besides out­ w o rk s, and tow ards the sea by the strong citadel o f Frederikshavn. T h e pow erful batteries Tre- kroner (T hree C rowns — the union of D enm ark, N o rw ay , and Sw eden), and Sextus comm and the entrance to the h a rb o u r. It m ay here be observed th a t the Trekroner battery, w hich dealt such havoc am ong L ord N elson's fleet a t the battle o f Co- l '