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Roskilde Municipality

Roskilde Municipality is a kommune in the Region Sjælland, 30 km west of on the island of Zealand in east . The biggest city is , the municipality covers an area of 212 km2, and it has a total population of 91,623.
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  • Type: municipality of Denmark with 82,700 residents
  • Description: municipality in Sjælland, eastern Denmark
  • Also known as: “265”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Roskilde Cathedral and Viking Ship Museum.

Church
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, 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
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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.

Railway station
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Roskilde Station is the principal railway station serving the city of on the island of , . It is located in central Roskilde, on the southeastern edge of the historic town centre, and lies immediately adjacent to the Roskilde bus station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roskilde and Vindinge.

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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.

Village
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is a satellite town located 3 kilometres to the southeast of , . The original village has grown considerably in recent years but it still features a well-preserved village environment with a church, village pond and old farmhouses. is situated 3½ km southeast of Roskilde Municipality.

Town
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is a suburban town located on the rail line between and in the Capital Region of . It has absorbed the villages of Baldersbrønde and and almost merged with Roskilde's eastern Trekroner neighbourhood to the west and Høje Taastrup to the east. is situated 6 km east of Roskilde Municipality.

Roskilde Municipality

Latitude
55.65° or 55° 39′ north
Longitude
12.1° or 12° 6′ east
Population
82,700
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
9F7JM32X+2X
Geo­Names ID
2614478
Wiki­data ID
Q510810
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Roskilde Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ռոսկիլե”
  • Asturian: “Roskilde (conceyu)”
  • Asturian: “Roskilde”
  • Belarusian: “Роскіле”
  • Catalan: “municipi de Roskilde”
  • Catalan: “Municipi de Roskilde”
  • Cebuano: “Roskilde Kommune”
  • Chinese: “Roskilde Chū-tī-chhī”
  • Chinese: “罗斯基勒市镇”
  • Chinese: “羅斯基勒市鎮”
  • Croatian: “Roskilde”
  • Danish: “Ny Roskilde Kommune”
  • Danish: “Roskilde Kommune”
  • Dutch: “Roskilde”
  • Extremaduran: “Roskilde Kommune”
  • Extremaduran: “Roskilde”
  • Faroese: “Roskilde kommuna”
  • Finnish: “Roskilden kunta”
  • French: “Roskilde”
  • Georgian: “როსკილეს მუნიციპალიტეტი”
  • German: “Roskilde Kommune”
  • Greek: “Ρόσκιλε (κοινότητα)”
  • Hebrew: “רוסקילה”
  • Hungarian: “Roskilde község”
  • Icelandic: “Roskilde Kommune”
  • Indonesian: “Munisipalitas Roskilde”
  • Italian: “comune di Roskilde”
  • Italian: “Comune di Roskilde”
  • Japanese: “ロスキルデ市”
  • Japanese: “ロスキレ市”
  • Korean: “로스킬레시”
  • Latvian: “Roskildes komūna”
  • Low German: “Kommun Roskilde”
  • Mazanderani: “روسکیلده شهرستان”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Roskilde Chū-tī-chhī”
  • Northern Frisian: “Roskilde Komuun”
  • Northern Sami: “Roskilde”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ny Roskilde kommune”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Roskilde kommune”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Roskilde kommune”
  • Norwegian: “Roskilde kommune”
  • Polish: “Gmina Roskilde”
  • Polish: “Roskilde Kommune”
  • Portuguese: “Roskilde”
  • Romanian: “Comuna Roskilde”
  • Russian: “Роскилле”
  • Slovenian: “Občina Roskilde”
  • Slovenian: “Roskilde Kommune”
  • Spanish: “Roskilde”
  • Swedish: “Roskilde kommun”
  • Swedish: “Roskilde kommune”
  • Ukrainian: “Муніципалітет Роскілле”
  • Ukrainian: “Роскілле”
  • Venetian: “Comun de Roskilde”
  • Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Roskilde”
  • Western Frisian: “Roskilde”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ladegårdshuse and Haraldsborg.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Himmelev Gymnasium and Roskilde Bibliotekerne.

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