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Lake.
An em inence, called
Frue Biery,
in the
wood on its opposite bank, affords a fine prospect
over the Cattegat, Sound, and Coast o f Sweden;
but still not to be compared to the view from the
W ind-m ill before mentioned.
The road from Fredensborg to Elsinore, (about
8 m iles), passes near
Gurre
,
where, on the banks
o f Gurre lake, amid sombre and romantic scenery,
are the remains o f an old castle, the favorite
residence, in the 14th. century, o f King Valdemar
Atterdag.
Elsinore (flelsinyoer),
containing 8 0 0 0 in
hab itan ts , is beautifully situated on the narrow est
p a rt o f th e S o u n d , opposite the Sw edish sea-p o rt
tow n o f
Helsinyhory}
3 m iles d is ta n t
H o te ls : "H o te l d’G re -S u n d ,” and "H o te l du
N o rd .”
E lsin ore w as the b irth -p la ce o f S ax o -G ram -
m a tic u s , a celebrated histo rian o f the tw elfth
century.
Kronbory,
(C row n C astle), w as built by
F re d e rik I I . , tow ard s the end o f the sixteenth
century.
It is a m agnificent, solid, and v e n era b le