Roskilde Fjord
Roskilde Fjord is the fjord north of Roskilde, Denmark. It is a long branch of the Isefjord.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kongeegen and Storkeegen.
Kongeegen
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Kongeegen is a renowned oak tree in Denmark. It grows in Jægerspris Nordskov near Jægerspris, on the island of Sjælland. A scientific investigation in 1965 of the tree's rings indicated that the tree has an estimated age of 1500–2000 years, and may well be the oldest living oak in northern Europe. Kongeegen is situated 2½ km south of Roskilde Fjord.
Storkeegen
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Storkeegen was a pedunculate oak located in Jægerspris Nordskov, near the town Jægerspris in Denmark. The remains of Storkegen are located in the same forest as Kongeegen and Snoegen. Storkeegen is situated 2½ km southwest of Roskilde Fjord.
Snoegen
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Snoegen was an ancient pedunculate oak located in Jægerspris Nordskov, near the town Jægerspris in Denmark. Snoegen is located in the same forest as Kongeegen and Storkeegen. Snoegen is situated 3 km south of Roskilde Fjord.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frederiksværk and Ølsted.
Frederiksværk
Photo: Kim Bach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Frederiksværk is a town with a population of 12,837 in Halsnæs Municipality on Zealand in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark.
Ølsted
Village
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Ølsted is a small town located south of Frederiksværk, between Lake Arre to the northeast and Roskilde Fjord to the west, in Halsnæs Municipality, some 50 km northwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. Ølsted is situated 4½ km east of Roskilde Fjord.
Kulhuse
Village
Kulhuse is a town in the Frederikssund Municipality in North Zealand, Denmark. As of 2025, it has a population of 872. It is a popular vacation destination, especially in the summer. Kulhuse is situated 5 km west of Roskilde Fjord.
Roskilde Fjord
- Type: Bay
- Description: fjord in Denmark
- Categories: fjord and body of water
- Location: Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Roskilde Fjord” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مضيق روسكيلدا”
- Asturian: “Fiordu de Roskilde”
- Basque: “Roskildeko fiordoa”
- Bavarian: “Roskilde-Fjord”
- Catalan: “Fiord de Roskilde”
- Cebuano: “Roskilde Fjord”
- Chinese: “羅斯基勒峽灣”
- Danish: “Roskilde Fjord”
- Dutch: “Roskilde Fjord”
- Dutch: “Roskilde-fjord”
- Dutch: “Roskildefjord”
- Esperanto: “Roskilde-fjordo”
- French: “fjord de Roskilde”
- French: “Fjord de Roskilde”
- German: “Roskilde Fjord”
- German: “Roskilde-Fjord”
- German: “Roskildefjord”
- Icelandic: “Hróarskeldufjörður”
- Italian: “Fiordo di Roskilde”
- Japanese: “ロスキレ・フィヨルド”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Roskilde Fjord”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Roskildefjorden”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Roskilde fjord”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Roskildefjorden”
- Norwegian: “Roskilde Fjord”
- Polish: “Roskilde Fjord”
- Portuguese: “Fiorde de Roskilde”
- Russian: “Роскилле-фьорд”
- Slovenian: “Roskilde Fjord”
- Slovenian: “Roskildski fjord”
- Spanish: “Fiordo de Roskilde”
- Swedish: “Roskilde Fjord (vik i Danmark)”
- Swedish: “Roskilde Fjord”
- Swedish: “Roskildefjorden”
- Turkish: “Roskilde Fiyordu”
- Ukrainian: “Роскілле-фіорд”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Frederiksvaerk Port and Frederiksværk Marina.
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