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175 the o th er by Gjentofte, n ear to w hich latter place, on the high ro a d , stands a m onum ent raised by the peasan ts o f this district in h on o r of the first C ount B ernstorff, by w hom they w ere em ancipated from villenage.

T o th e sou th o f C openhagen lies the Island of Amager or Amak, called “ T he K itchen G arden of C open hag en.” A t the request o f C hristian II., the D uchess o f S a v o y , A unt to his Q u e e n , and G o v ern o u r o f the L ow C ountries, sent over several fam ilies w ho “ understoo d g a rd e n in g ,” and to them w as assigned the island o f A m a g er, to dwell on an d cultivate. T h eir descendants to th is day are called H ollan ders, retaining the D utch costum e and c u stom s, and are still the pro ducers of the finest vegetables in the C openhagen m arket.

T h e Island o f Møen, w ith its picturesque scenery and noble cliffs,* is, if tim e allow s, w orthy of a visit.