The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-09
IS 4 CURIOUS OLD CAPITAL
Fine Old World Civilization in
Picturesque Copenhagen.
EVOLUTION Of A BIG CITY
Treasured There Are Fine COllec-
tions of Valuable Things in
Literature and Art.
EVOLUTION Of A BIG CITY.

Copenhagen, Denmark, July 5.-The
capital OF Denmark is on the eastern coast
Seeiand, on both sides OF the narrow chan
mel which separates the Island or Amaze,
from Seeiand.
This channel is the hurbor OF the city and
the origin OF its name and location. On
account OF the safe port 1t afforded. the
city was huilt on its shores, and called
"Havn,' which is the first maine recorded
In lO43, when Sven Estridsen and King
Magpus the Good had fight in the neigh.
boring water, and when che vanquished enc
| sought shelter for the remnant of his fleet
| in ''Havn."
After this there is gnpsfn the records
Tor about 12O years, aud II tis next men,
toned in 167 i'll the reign Of Wa ldemar the
Great, when ithad assumedits presentpr
name OF .kopmannshafn," meaning 1.-THE
merchants Iiaven'' -
About the year 1857 King WaIdemar
made grant OF the site Of Copenhagen
ana half the surrounding country Including
The Island or Arnazer, To Bishop AbsaIon OF
me see or Rucskilde, afterward archbishop
OF Lund in Sweden. The brave old pre-.
late, who was as ready TO fight as he was
to preach, is the father and founder of
Copcnlia gen. 80
he built ami manned n castle for the de
Tense OF the town against Easter IN pirates
BY the protection thus afforded the city
grew AMI prospered, trade began to seek its
harDor, AMI 1t became a port of safety and
exchange for merchants on tile Baltic.
\ rchbishop Absalon, vino died in 1 POI ~.
queatsd the town and lands surrounding il
TO The see OF Rocskilde, the bishops OF which
Tor more than two centuries afterward were
the owners and rulers of he TOWN.
AS the city grew and prospered il soon
became evident to the Danish Kings that II
was mistake To surrender this most i'm.
portaiit point in the kingdom to The church
The king deinanded thas the bishop should
relinquish Ills claims tn the city, which th.
bishop stOutly refused to do. For $50 wears
they Kept up the quarrel about possession
Hing Christopher ma lie 1t the capital of the
country in 1443 tup to that time RneskiItie
had been the capital, and Christian l. VT.
was Crowned in LAB, made final settle
ment with the bishop, by which all claius
I" the city by the hishopnc were abro.
gated, and 1t has since been in pussessiun
OF the COVE rnmeDt
When the court had moved to the CITY
and when the town was made the ROYAL resi-
dence, the various government ipstitn-
tons were planted there and added greatly |
toits prosperity. II Eccanfe the CHER naval |
station OF the country. Arscnafs for both |
the army and navy were located here 4 |
university was founded, little by little
academies, libraries, museums, schools and |
art repositories were instituted and today |
Copenhagen is Denmark, fully as much, and |
PERHAPS more SO, than is Paris said TO he 4
France.
Ills not necessary to recount tire siegrs, 1
fights. struggles and hard knocks which the 4
city has passed through represent Copen-
hagen is bright, III Cdern and thrifty with i
population of 400 900: 1t ha a location un-
surpassed for trade and business, and the 4
Inhabitants arc keeniy alive to that fact 1
The city may be properly divided in three /
parts-the old central part, the southeastern