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lighted by the beautiful si­ tuation of the town by the woods and the lake. The town has been named after the Fredensborg palace (see page 200) famous for­ merly as the meeting place of the royal families of Europe. Next to Fredensborg is the idyllic village of Asminderod. From Fredensborg the train passes on to Kvistgaard, Snekkersten and Elsinore.

The state-railvvaystation be­ sides serves as the station for the Gribskov-railway and the train to Frederiksvterk goes from the opposite side of the state-railway platform . Fredensborg is an absolute villatown of 1500 inhabitants. I t has the reputation of being one of the healthiest places in Denmark, for which reason the town is much patronized by convalescents, equally de­

4. H ille ro d—K a g e ru p—T is v ild c . 5. H illc ro d—K a g e ru p—G illeleje.

W ith the above mentioned smallest railway, one passes through the largest forest of Denmark, the Gribskov, cove­ ring an area of more than 550 hectares, past Gribso to

Kagerup. From here a side­ track leads to Helsinge and to the modern watering place of Tisvilde. From Kagerup, the tra in goes north through the forest.

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