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156 Frederikssund: a sm all tow n 011 the E. side o f the F io rd , opposite to Jæ g e rsp riis, in th e neig h­ bo u rh o o d o f w hich are som e of the m ost interestin g tumuli w ith w hich th is island abounds, an d from the spoil o f w hich th e m useum s o f the capital are enriched. Frederiksværk, situate on a b a y a t th e N. extrem ity o f the R oeskilde F io rd , is th e grand m anufacturin g tow n o f D enm ark — B irm ingham and Sheffield com bined — alth o u g h containing b u t 7 0 0 in h ab itan ts. H ere a re C o p p er-w o rk s w ith a 4 0 -h o rse pow er ste am -en g in e , a C an no n -fo u n d ry , P o w d e r M ills , besides M anufactories for guns, sw o rd s, c u tle ry , and all kinds o f h a rdw are . A w alk along a range o f steep w o o d e d -h ills, a t the base o f w hich a riv u let glides m u rm u rin g th rou gh its deep bed from the Arre Lake into the F iord a t F re d e rik sv æ rk , leads to som e buildings for the officers and m en o f th e R ocket C o rp s , and to a royal h u n tin g -seat. F rom the w ooded h eig h ts at the back o f F red erik sv æ rk is a delightful pro spect ov er the F io rd , w ith the little busy tow n below . T h is is by far the p re ttiest and m o st rom an tic spot in S ealand.