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ZEALAND (also SEALAND Or SEELAND; Danish Sjaelland) , the largest See also: island of the See also: kingdom of See also: Denmark
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It is bounded N. by the Cattegat, E. by the See also: Sound, separating it from Sweden, and the Baltic See also: Sea, S. by narrow straits separating it from Falster, Moen, and smaller islands, and W. by the See also: Great See also: Belt, separating it from Funen
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Its nearer point to Sweden is 3 m., to Funen Ir
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Its greatest extent from N. to S. is 82 m., from E. to W
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68 m., but the outline is very irregular
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The See also: area is 2636 sq. m
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The See also: surface is for the most See also: part undulating, but on the whole little above sea-level; the highest elevations are in the See also: south-See also: east, where Cretaceous hills (the See also: oldest See also: geological formation on the island) reach heights of upwards of 350 ft
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The See also: coast is indented by numerous deep bays and fjords; the Ise See also: Fjord in the See also: north, with its branches the See also: Roskilde Fjord on the east and the Lamme Fjord on the west, penetrates inland for about 25 M
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There are no See also: rivers of importance; but several large lakes, the most considerable being Arre and Esrom, occur in the north-east
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The See also: soil is fertile and produces grain, especially See also: rye and See also: barley, in great abundance, as well as potatoes and other vegetables, and fruit
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The scenery, especially in the neighbourhood of the fjords, is pleasant, lacking the barrenness of some portions of the kingdom
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Zealand is divided into five amter (counties)
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(I) Frederiksborg, in the north, named from the palace of Frederiksborg . In the north-east, where the coast approaches most nearly to Sweden, is Helsingor orSee also: Elsinore
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(2) Kjobenhavn, south of Frederiksborg
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The capital is that of the kingdom, See also: Copenhagen (Kjobenhavn
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The only other See also: town of importance is the old See also: cathedral city of Roskilde on the fjord of that name
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Off the little See also: port of Kjoge in the south the Danes under Nils Juel defeated the Swedes in 1677, and in another engagement in 1710 the famous Danish See also: commander Hvitfeldt sank with his See also: ship
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(3) Holbaek, west of KjObenhavn
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The chief town, Holbaek, lies on an arm of the Ise Fjord
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In the west is the port of Kallundbcrg, with See also: regular communication by steamer with See also: Aarhus in See also: Jutland
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It has a singular Romanesque See also: church of the 12th century
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The
See also: district is diversified with small lakes, as the Ttis So
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(4) Sorb, occupying the south-western part of the island
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The chief town, Sorb, lies among woods on the small Sor3 lake . It was formerly the seat of a university, ano remains an important educational centre . Its church, of the 12th century, contains the tombs of the poet Holberg (d . 1754) and of some of the DanishSee also: kings
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Slagelse in the west, an agricultural centre. is an See also: ancient town dating back to the 12th century
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Here Hans Christian See also: Andersen, the poet, received part of his See also: education
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See also: Korsor is an important seaport
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(5) Praesto, the most southerly county
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The capital, Praesto, is a small port on the inner lagoon of a See also: bay of this name, on the east coast
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In the west is the ancient town of See also: Naestved; in the south, Vordingborg, with a ruined See also: castle and a small harbour
.
The railway here crosses a great See also: bridge on to the small Masnedo, whence there is a See also: ferry to Orehoved on Falster island, a See also: link in the See also: direct route between Copenhagen and Berlin
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