Roskilde

a city in Denmark, on NE Zealand west of Copenhagen: capital of Denmark from the 10th century to 1443; scene of the signing (1658) of the Peace of Roskilde between Denmark and Sweden. Pop.: 44 205 (2004 est.)

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Roskilde

a city in Denmark on the island of Sjæelland (Zealand); administrative center of the amt (county) of Roskilde. Population, 50,800 (1972). Roskilde, a port on Roskilde Fjord, has close economic ties with Copenhagen. One of Denmark’s oldest cities, it was the residence of the king and government in the Middle Ages. Roskilde’s architectural monuments include a brick Romanesque-Gothic cathedral (begun in the 1170’s), on the south and north sides of which are chapels containing the tombs of the kings. There are also remains of the pre-Roman-esque Church of Our Lady (11th century). The architectural details of the Church of St. Jørgensbjerg (11th century) copy the most ancient forms of wooden churches. The city has a baroque royal palace (1732–33, architect L. de Thura) and a Gothic-revival town hall (1883–84), which is attached to the tower of the former Church of St. Lawrence (15th century).

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Fang, A. Roskilde i gamle dage. Roskilde [1921].

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