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present site in 1425. After many vicissitudes, the town came
into the possession of Sweden by the peace of 1658, but was again
occupied by the Danes in 1676 and 1677. In 1710 the Danes were
finally defeated in the neighbourhood by Måns Stenbock and his
1gedepoger (‘he-goats’, so called from the furs worn by the
Swedish peasants), a victory commemorated by a monument near the
windmill of Ringstorp. A monument on the quay commemorates the
landing of Bernadotte (Charles XIV. John) on 20th Oct., 1810. The
harbour is good for moderate-sized vessels, and there are several
handsome modern buildings, but almost all traces of antiquity
have disappeared. The Railway Station, which is surrounded with
pleasure-grounds, lies at the S. end of the town, near the harbour.
The finest point near Helsingborg, and 125 ft. above it, is the
tower of ’* Kärnan (perhaps signifying ‘churn’, from its shape : or
‘kernel-, having formed the keep of a larger stronghold, of which
it is now the only relic). It rises in five stories to a height of
101 ft., and each side is 51 ft. broad, with walls 15 ft. thick.
The *Vikw hence is the finest on the Sound, particularly towards
sunset. A hundred or more vessels may be counted at one time.
Opposite the spectator lies Helsingör, with the Kronborg
(immortalised by Shakspeare under the English form of Elsinore), and
Marielyst; to the S. is the island of Hven (see p. 386). and to the
N. rises the granite promontory of Kullen. The key of the tow’er
(adm. 10 ö., a party 50 ö.) is kept by the "Vaktmästare",
Långvin-kels-Gatan 46 (the long street ascending the hill to the N. of the
tower, reached by turning to the left at the head of the Torg and
then taking the second side-street to the right).
A pleasant walk may be taken to the mineral spring of Helsan
to the N.E. of the town, and to the Sea-baths (with Russian and
Turkish baths) to the N. A little to the right is the long viaduct
of the Gothenburg railway (p. 294). — Among the pretty villas
and estates in the environs are Hamilton House, containing
valuable collections, and Sofiero (‘Sophia’s rest-), the property of
Queen Sophia, to the N.
From Helsingborg to Gothenburg, see R. 36; to Landskrona and Eslöf,
see p. 385.
54. From Alfvesta to Karlskrona and Kalmar.
From Alfvesta to VéxHi, 18Kil. fli Engl. 31), in 3 i hr. (fares 1 kr. 30 Ö.,
G5 Ö.); from Vexiö to Karlskrona, lli Kil. (71 31.), in h}ji-5xii hrs. (8 kr. 55.
4 kr. 30 Ö). — From Alfvesta to Emmaboda, 57 Kil. (35 31.1, in 21/;. hrs.;
from Emmaboda to Kalmar, 57 Kil. (35 31.), in 23 i hrs. (4 kr. 30, 2 kr. 15 6.).
Alfoesta, see p. 383. This branch-railway traverses a wooded
district at first, enlivened here and there with the cottage of a
settler (backstugusittare), with its little patch of pasture (tofta,
gräsgång), enclosed by the peculiar fences (gärdesgård; with pieces
of wood placed obliquely between the upright stakes) common in
Norway and Sweden and sometimes seen among the Alps. These
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