Copenhagen

Capital and commercial center of Denmark; on e. coast of See land, near s. end of the Sound. It has an excellent harbor, is built mainly on low ground, and is irregularly planned. It was a fishing and trading post ab. 800, was fortified 1157, became the capital 1443, was besieged by Charles X. 1658, and bombarded by the British 1700, 1801, and 1807. Pop., 1890, 312,387; suburbs, ab. 63,000. IMG:content-0970.jpg:[graphic]