EPF 2006: Frederikssund (Danimarca)

Frederikssund With 17,000 inhabithants, rises on the area of the Noedsjaelland's fjords,where Vikings lived in the past. The city was named Frederikssund in 1650 and the following years it developed and became a true city. Every year, a big stage is put up where the ancient Viking exploit are recalled. This has allowed the reconstruction, in 1993, of an authentic Viking Village taht makes the city a tourist destination. The region of Horsherred, where Frederikssund rises, has been the residence of the most important men of Denmark, who left beatiful monuments. Two of them are the Selso castle, from the 16th century and the Jaegersprits Castle that still preserves an ancient aspect because of its original furniture. One can visit the J.F. Willumsen Museum and also the Dolls Museums. The area offers various sporting and recreating activies and numerous cultural events. Beatiful woods surrounds the Frederikssund area. One of them is the Nordskoven Woods, where there is the oldest oak tree of Northern europe.