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Roskildes Amt (English Roskilde County) is a county (Danish, amt) on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. A county seat is an administrative centre for a county. ... Roskilde (population 52,572) is an ancient city in Denmark, situated in the island of Zealand, 30 km west of Copenhagen. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Image File history File links bit of Denmark File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. ... An Amt (plural Ämter) is an administrative unit, which is unique to the German Bundesländer (federal states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg. ... Zealand (Danish: SjÃ¦lland) is the largest island of Denmark. ...

Roskilde is also the name of the county's capital, and the name of a municipality (Danish, kommune). The small city of Roskilde is located 50 km west of Copenhagen. Danish kings were traditionally crowned there, in the Roskilde Cathedral. Roskilde is also home to the Viking Ships Museum, an "alternative" univeristy, and the popular Roskilde Festival, annual music festival. A commune is an administrative subdivision of various European and African countries, including Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Senegal, and the Scandinavian countries. ... Roskilde Cathedral Roskilde Cathedral (Danish: Roskilde Domkirke), in the city of Roskilde on the Island of Zealand (Sjaelland) in eastern Denmark was the first Gothic cathedral to be built of brick and its construction encouraged the spread of this Brick Gothic style throughout Northern Europe. ... The Orange stage in daytime during the 2003 festival. ...

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Categories: Denmark geography stubs | Counties of Denmark BramsnÃ¦s is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Roskilde County on the island of Zealand in east Denmark. ... Jump to: navigation, search Greve is any of the following: Greve municipality, in Roskilde (county) on the island of Zealand (SjÃ¦lland) in Denmark, . Greve in Chianti, a town in Tuscany, Italy, at the center of the Chianti wine region. ... GundsÃ¸ is a municipality in east Denmark, in the county of Roskilde on the island of Zealand. ... HvalsÃ¸ is a municipality in east Denmark, in the county of Roskilde on the peninsula of Zealand. ... KÃ¸ge in Winter KÃ¸ge is a municipality in east Denmark, in the county of Roskilde on the peninsula of Zealand. ... Lejre is a municipality in east Denmark, in the county of Roskilde on the peninsula of Zealand. ... RamsÃ¸ is a municipality in east Denmark, in the county of Roskilde on the peninsula of Zealand. ... Roskilde (population 52,572) is an ancient city in Denmark, situated in the island of Zealand, 30 km west of Copenhagen. ... Jump to: navigation, search Skovbo is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Roskilde County on the island of Zealand (SjÃ¦lland) in east Denmark. ... SolrÃ¸d is a municipality in east Denmark, in the county of Roskilde on the island of Zealand. ... Rural area in VallÃ¸ municipality VallÃ¸ is a municipality in east Denmark, in the county of Roskilde on the peninsula of Zealand. ... Denmark is divided into 13 counties (amter), and 271 municipalities (kommuner): Copenhagen County comprise the municipalities in metropolitan Copenhagen, except Copenhagen Municipality and Frederiksberg Municipality. ... Image File history File links National_Flag_of_Denmark. ... Aarhus Amt (English Aarhus County) is a county in central Denmark, on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Frederiksborgs Amt (English Frederiksborg County) is a county in eastern Denmark, on the north of the island of Zealand. ... Fyns Amt (English Funen County) is a county in south-central Denmark, located on the islands of Funen, Ærø, Langeland, Taasinge, and about 90 other islands. ... KÃ¸benhavns Amt (English: Copenhagen County) is a county in eastern Denmark, located on the island of Zealand, covering the municipalities in metropolitan Copenhagen except Copenhagen and Frederiksberg. ... Nordjyllands Amt (English North Jutland County) is a county in northern Denmark, on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Ribes Amt (English Ribe County) is a county in southwest Denmark on the peninsula of Jutland. ... RingkÃ¸bings Amt (English RingkjÃ¸bing County) is a county in western Denmark, on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Sønderjyllands Amt (English: South Jutland County) is a county in southern Denmark, on the peninsula of Jutland. ... StorstrÃ¸ms Amt (English StorstrÃ¸m County) is a county in southeast Denmark, on the islands of Zealand, MÃ¸n, Falster, Lolland and some minor islands. ... Vejles Amt (English Vejle County) is a county in southern Denmark, on the east coast of the peninsula of Jutland. ... Viborg and Nyslott County was a county in Finnish Karelia 1634–1743, returned to Finland 1812–1944 under the name of Viborg County Viborgs Amt (English Viborg County) is a county in western Denmark, in the north-central part of the peninsula of Jutland. ... Vestsjællands Amt (English West Zealand County) is one of the 13 counties of Denmark. ... Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea. ... Copenhagen (Danish: KÃ¸benhavn) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. ... Frederiksberg is a municipality of Denmark. ...

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