Denmark
Region Zealand
Roskilde Municipality

Sankt Jørgensbjerg

Sankt Jørgensbjerg is a district of on the Danish island of . Initially a fishing village in its own right with a history dating to the Viking Age, it became part of Roskilde in 1938. Today it has become the most desirable district in the city.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: subdivision of the Diocese of Roskilde
  • Also known as: “Sankt Jørgensbjærg”, “Sankt Jorgensbjerg”, and “Sankt Jørgensbjerg Parish”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Roskilde Cathedral and Viking Ship Museum.

Church
Photo: CucombreLibre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, in the city of on the island of Zealand in eastern , is a cathedral of the Lutheran Church of Denmark. The cathedral is one of the most important churches in Denmark, and the official royal burial church of the Danish monarchs.

Museum
Photo: Jami430, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The in is 's national ship museum for ships of the prehistoric and medieval period. The main focus of the museum is a permanent exhibition of the Skuldelev ships, five original Viking ships excavated nearby in 1962.

Hospital
Photo: Moeng, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a psychiatric hospital in on the Danish island of , 30 km from . Although situated in the Zealand Region, it is owned by the and serves patients from that region.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roskilde and Musicon.

Photo: Esther Westerveld, CC BY 2.0.
is in , , 35 km west of . is an ancient city dating from the Viking age. The most important historical sights are the Viking Museum and Cathedral, World Heritage site.

Suburb
is a district of the city of on the Danish island of . It is being developed south of in an area of 250,000 m2 where a cement factory once stood. is developing a new district centred on creative cultural associations and institutions. is situated 2½ km southeast of Sankt Jørgensbjerg.

Suburb
is a largely residential area in the municipality of in and is contiguous with . The population in the parish is around 14,000. is situated 2½ km northeast of Sankt Jørgensbjerg.

Sankt Jørgensbjerg

Latitude
55.64698° or 55° 38′ 49″ north
Longitude
12.067° or 12° 4′ 1″ east
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
9F7JJ3W8+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2699681498
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
2614198
Wiki­data ID
Q1167382
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Sankt Jørgensbjerg” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Sankt Jørgensbjerg”
  • Danish: “Sankt Jørgensbjerg Sogn”
  • Dutch: “Sankt Jorgensbjerg (parochie)”
  • Dutch: “Sankt Jørgensbjerg”
  • German: “Sankt Jørgensbjerg Sogn”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Sankt Jørgensbjerg”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Jørgensbjergs sogn”
  • Welsh: “Sankt Jørgensbjerg”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sankt Jørgensbjerg Sognegård and Sankt Jørgensbjerg Kirkegård.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sankt Jørgensbjerg”. Photo: Inkey, CC BY 2.0.