Denmark
Region Zealand
Roskilde Municipality

Roskilde Cathedral

Roskilde Cathedral, 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.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: cathedral in Denmark (Church of Denmark)
  • Also known as: “Roskilde Chathedral”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cathedral Square and Roskilde Museum.

Square
Photo: Peter Glyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Museum
Photo: Ramblersen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a local history museum based in , . The museum, which is run by the municipalities of , and Lejre, has eight separate branches. is situated 200 metres east of Roskilde Cathedral.

Square
Photo: Ramblersen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a square, which is situated 150 metres south of Roskilde Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roskilde and Sankt Jørgensbjerg.

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.

Neighborhood
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.

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.

Roskilde Cathedral

Latitude
55.64264° or 55° 38′ 34″ north
Longitude
12.08043° or 12° 4′ 50″ east
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
Named after
Roskilde
Open location code
9F7JJ3VJ+35
Open­Street­Map ID
way 340562665
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
11102362
Wiki­data ID
Q209705
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Roskilde Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ռոսկիլդեի մայր տաճար”
  • Asturian: “Catedral de Roskilde”
  • Azerbaijani: “Roskille kafedralı”
  • Basque: “Roskildeko katedrala”
  • Belarusian: “Роскільскі сабор”
  • Bulgarian: “Роскилска катедрала”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Roskilde”
  • Chinese: “罗斯基勒主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “罗斯基勒大教堂”
  • Chinese: “羅斯基勒主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “羅斯基勒大教堂”
  • Croatian: “Katedrala u Roskildeu”
  • Czech: “Katedrála Roskilde”
  • Czech: “Katedrála v Roskilde”
  • Czech: “Roskildská katedrála”
  • Danish: “Roskilde Domkirke”
  • Dutch: “Dom van Roskilde”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Roskilde”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Roskilde”
  • Estonian: “Roskilde toomkirik”
  • Finnish: “Roskilden tuomiokirkko”
  • French: “Cathedrale de Roskilde”
  • French: “cathédrale de Roskilde”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Roskilde”
  • Galician: “Catedral de Roskilde”
  • Georgian: “როსკილეს კათედრალი”
  • Georgian: “როსკილეს საკათედრო ტაძარი”
  • German: “Dom von Roskilde”
  • German: “Dom zu Roskilde”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Roskilde”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός του Ρόσκιλε”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת רוסקילדה”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת רוסקילה”
  • Hindi: “रोस्किल्ड कैथेड्रल”
  • Hungarian: “Roskildei székesegyház”
  • Icelandic: “Dómkirkjan í Hróarskeldu”
  • Icelandic: “Hróarskeldudómkirkja”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Roskilde”
  • Interlingua: “Cathedral de Roskilde”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Roskilde”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Roskilde”
  • Japanese: “ロスキルデ大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “ロスキレ大聖堂”
  • Korean: “로스킬레 대성당”
  • Korean: “성 루카스 대성당”
  • Latin: “Ecclesia Cathedralis Roschildensis”
  • Latvian: “Roskildes katedrāle”
  • Lithuanian: “Roskildės katedra”
  • Macedonian: “Роскилдска катедрала”
  • Malayalam: “റോസ്‌കിൽഡ് കത്തീഡ്രൽ”
  • Maltese: “Katidral ta‘ Roskilde”
  • Maltese: “Katidral ta’ Roskilde”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Roskilde domkirke”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Roskilde domkyrkje”
  • Norwegian: “Roskilde domkirke”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع راسکیله”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع روسکلید”
  • Polish: “Katedra Roskilde”
  • Polish: “katedra w Roskilde”
  • Polish: “Katedra w Roskilde”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Roskilde”
  • Romanian: “catedrala din Roskilde”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala din Roskilde”
  • Russian: “Роскилльский собор”
  • Russian: “Собор в Роскилле”
  • Russian: “собор Роскилле”
  • Russian: “Собор Роскилле”
  • Serbian: “Katedrala u Rolskideu”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Katedrala u Roskildeu”
  • Slovak: “Katedrála v Roskilde”
  • Slovenian: “katedrala v Roskildu”
  • Slovenian: “roskildska katedrala”
  • Slovenian: “roskildska stolnica”
  • Slovenian: “Roskildska stolnica”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica v Roskildu”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Roskilde”
  • Swedish: “Domkyrkan i Roskilde”
  • Swedish: “Roskilde domkirke”
  • Swedish: “Roskilde domkyrka”
  • Turkish: “Roskilde Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Роскілльський собор”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Роскілле”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ chính tòa Roskilde”
  • Western Frisian: “Domtsjerke fan Roskilde”

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