See also:

• ZEALAND (also SEALAND Or SEELAND; Danish Sjaelland)

ZEALAND (also SEALAND Or SEELAND; Danish Sjaelland)  , the largest See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island of the See also:

• KINGDOM

kingdom of See also:

• DENMARK
• DENMARK (Danmark)

Denmark . It is bounded N. by the See also:

• CATTEGAT, or KATTEGAT (Scand. " cat's-throat ")

Cattegat, E. by the See also:

• SOUND
• SOUND, THE (Danish Oresund)

Sound, separating it from See also:

• SWEDEN
• SWEDEN [Sverige]
• SWEDEN, NORWAY AND

Sweden, and the Baltic See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

Sea, S. by narrow straits separating it from Falster, Moen, and smaller islands, and W. by the See also:

• GREAT

Great See also:

• BELT (a word common to Teutonic languages, the Old Ger. form being bale, from which the Lat. balteus probably derived)
• BELT, THOMAS (1832-1878)

Belt, separating it from Funen . Its nearer point to Sweden is 3 m., to Funen Ir . Its greatest extent from N. to S. is 82 m., from E. to W . 68 m., but the outline is very irregular . The See also:

• AREA

area is 2636 sq. m . The See also:

• SURFACE

surface is for the most See also:

• PART

part undulating, but on the whole little above sea-level; the highest elevations are in the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east, where Cretaceous hills (the See also:

• OLDEST

oldest See also:

• GEOLOGICAL

geological formation on the island) reach heights of upwards of 350 ft . The See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast is indented by numerous deep bays and fjords; the Ise See also:

• FJORD, or FIORD

Fjord in the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north, with its branches the See also:

• ROSKILDE, or ROESKILDE

Roskilde Fjord on the east and the Lamme Fjord on the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west, penetrates inland for about 25 M . There are no See also:

• RIVERS
• RIVERS, ANTHONY WOODVILLE, or WYDEVILLE, 2ND EARL (c. 1442—1483)
• RIVERS, EARL
• RIVERS, RICHARD SAVAGE, 4TH EARL (c. 1660—1712)

rivers of importance; but several large lakes, the most considerable being Arre and Esrom, occur in the north-east . The See also:

• SOIL

soil is fertile and produces See also:

• GRAIN (derived through the French from Lat. granum, seed, from an Aryan root meaning " to wear down," which also appears in the common Teutonic word " corn ")

grain, especially See also:

• RYE

rye and See also:

• BARLEY (Hordeum sativum)

barley, in great abundance, as well as potatoes and other vegetables, and See also:

• FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

fruit . The scenery, especially in the neighbourhood of the fjords, is pleasant, lacking the barrenness of some portions of the kingdom . See also:

• ZEALAND (also SEALAND Or SEELAND; Danish Sjaelland)

Zealand is divided into five amter (counties) .

(I) Frederiksborg, in the north, named from the See also:

• PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

palace of Frederiksborg . In the north-east, where the coast approaches most nearly to Sweden, is Helsingor or See also:

• ELSINORE (Dan. Helsingor)

Elsinore . (2) Kjobenhavn, south of Frederiksborg . The See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital is that of the kingdom, See also:

• COPENHAGEN (Danish Kjobenhavn)

Copenhagen (Kjobenhavn . The only other See also:

• TOWN

town of importance is the old See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of Roskilde on the fjord of that name . Off the little See also:

• PORT

port of Kjoge in the south the Danes under Nils See also:

• JUEL, JENS (1631-1700)
• JUEL, NIELS (1629-1697)

Juel defeated the Swedes in 1677, and in another engagement in 1710 the famous Danish See also:

• COMMANDER

commander Hvitfeldt sank with his See also:

• SHIP

ship . (3) Holbaek, west of KjObenhavn . The See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief town, Holbaek, lies on an See also:

• ARM (a common Teutonic word; the Indo-European root is ar, to join or fit; cf. the Lat. armus, shoulder, and the plural word arma, weapons, Gr. apphs, joint, and the reduplicated apapilKSV, to join)

arm of the Ise Fjord . In the west is the port of Kallundbcrg, with See also:

• REGULAR

regular communication by steamer with See also:

• AARHUS

Aarhus in See also:

• JUTLAND (Danish Jylland)

Jutland . It has a singular Romanesque See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church of the 12th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century . The See also:

• DISTRICT

district is diversified with small lakes, as the Ttis So . (4) Sorb, occupying the south-western part of the island .

The chief town, Sorb, lies among See also:

• WOODS, LEONARD (1774-1854)
• WOODS, SIR ALBERT (1816-1904)

woods on the small Sor3 See also:

• LAKE
• LAKE, GERARD LAKE, 1ST VISCOUNT (1744-1808)

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 See also:

• HOLBERG, LUDVIG HOLBERG, BARON (1684-1754)

Holberg (d . 1754) and of some of the Danish See also:

• KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF

kings . Slagelse in the west, an agricultural centre. is an See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient town dating back to the 12th century . Here Hans See also:

• CHRISTIAN
• CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM (1608-1663)

Christian See also:

• ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN (1805-1875)

Andersen, the poet, received part of his See also:

• EDUCATION

education . See also:

• KORSOR

Korsor is an important seaport . (5) Praesto, the most southerly See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county . The capital, Praesto, is a small port on the inner See also:

• LAGOON (Fr. lagune, Lat. lacuna, a pool)

lagoon of a See also:

• BAY

bay of this name, on the east coast . In the west is the ancient town of See also:

• NAESTVED

Naestved; in the south, Vordingborg, with a ruined See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle and a small See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour . The railway here crosses a great See also:

• BRIDGE

bridge on to the small Masnedo, whence there is a See also:

• FERRY (from the same root as that of the verb " to fare," to journey or travel, common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. fahren; it is connected with the root of Gr. 7ropos, way, and Lat. portage, to carry)
• FERRY, JULES FRANCOIS CAMILLE (1832—1893)

ferry to Orehoved on Falster island, a See also:

• LINK

link in the See also:

• DIRECT

direct route between Copenhagen and See also:

• BERLIN
• BERLIN, CONGRESS AND TREATY OF
• BERLIN, ISAIAH (1725–1799)

Berlin .