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Encyclopedia > Sorø
Basic Facts
Area 15.497 ha
Inhabitants 300,700 (2003)
Website Sorø Kommune [1] (http://www.soroe.dk/)

Sorø is a municipality in the county of Vestsjælland, Denmark (English West Zealand). It is the county seat of the new region of Sjælland, and is home to the towns of Sorø, Dianalund, Stenlille, and Ruds-Velby, among others. (Source: Sorø Kommune (http://www.soroe.dk)) A hectare (symbol ha) is a metric unit of surface area, equal to 100 ares (the name is a contraction of the SI prefix hecto + are). ... Vestsjællands Amt (English West Zealand County) is one of the 13 counties of Denmark. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This article is about the Danish island. ...


Sorø is by no means the biggest city in West Zealand, but it has great historical value. Sorø was founded in 1161 by Bishop Absalon, later the founder of Copenhagen. Sorø is, for instance, home to Sorø Akademi (Sorø Academy) an educational institution built in 1140 together with Sorø Klosterkirke, the church where Bishop Absalon is buried and where Margaret I of Denmark was buried (later moved to Roskilde Domkirke, Roskilde). Absalon (c. ... City nickname: none Location in Denmark Area  - Total  - Water 526 km² xxx km² xx% Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density 502,204 1,116,979 954/km&sup2 [including water] xxx/km&sup2 [land only] Time zone Eastern: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 55°43 N 12°34 W Copenhagen (Danish: K... Events Henry Jasomirgott was made count palatine of the Rhine. ... Absalon (c. ... Seal of Margaret I of Denmark 1381 and 1403 Margaret I Queen of Denmark and Norway, Regent of Sweden (1353 – October 28, 1412) was born in Vordingborg Castle, the daughter of Valdemar IV of Denmark and Helvig of Sonderjylland. ... Roskilde (population 52,572) is an ancient city in Denmark, situated in the island of Zealand, 30 km west of Copenhagen. ...


Many people live in Sorø but work in the greater metropolitan area of Copenhagen, or the town of Roskilde. City nickname: none Location in Denmark Area  - Total  - Water 526 km² xxx km² xx% Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density 502,204 1,116,979 954/km&sup2 [including water] xxx/km&sup2 [land only] Time zone Eastern: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 55°43 N 12°34 W Copenhagen (Danish: K... Roskilde (population 52,572) is an ancient city in Denmark, situated in the island of Zealand, 30 km west of Copenhagen. ...


External links

  • Tourist information (http://www.turismesyd.dk/default.asp?Sprog=3)
  • Sorø Kommune (http://www.soroe.dk/)

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