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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
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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-
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