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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.