Roskilde

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The Danish city of Roskilde is located on the island of Sjælland ( Zealand ) and some 30 km from Copenhagen and has been the administrative reform of 2007, a city in the region of Sjælland ( Zealand ). The name is derived from " Roars Kilde " = " Roars source ". King Roar is a legendary figure. Roskilde was once the royal city and played an important role in the history of Denmark. Internationally known, the city is mainly through the annual Roskilde music festival.

  • 5.1 Established businesses
  • 5.2 Public bodies
  • 5.3 Formation

Geography

The town center drags on a hillside between the Roskilde Fjord and the railway line Copenhagen - Fredericia. The center is located between the train station and the Duomo. The main shopping street is the pedestrianized area, which consists of the road train Algade - Stændertorv - Skomagergade. The cathedral is located near the Stændertorv, the main market square ( " market stalls " ) with a weekly market on Wednesday and Saturday.

History

Roskilde was probably founded in the year 998 as the successor of the nearby Gammel Lejre. According to Adam of Bremen it was Roschald. Until the Danish Reformation in 1536, the city was the seat of the Bishop of Zealand, and until 1443 also the capital of Denmark. 1658 the Peace of Roskilde was agreed. 1972 Roskilde was a university town.

Development of the population of the municipality (January 1 ):

  • 2007-81017
  • 2008-80687
  • 2009-81285
  • 2010-81947

Since 2007, the "old" Roskilde municipality with the communities Gundsø municipality and commune Ramso to the "new " Roskilde been summarized municipality. The new municipality has 83 554 inhabitants with an area of 212 km ² (as of 1 January 2013). It is part of Sjælland region.

Twinning

Culture and sights

Structures

Roskilde Cathedral was founded in 1995 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Started in 1170 in the Romanesque style and rebuilt in the Gothic style since 1200, he is the last resting place of 20 Danish kings and 17 queens. For this reason, the buildings were also added several royal mausoleums, which would change the shape of the building over time. The two western towers date from the 14th century. Among the most valuable pieces of the rich appointments include the gilded altarpiece Antwerp (around 1550-1560 ) and the ornately carved choir stalls ( 1420 ).

The palace next to the cathedral is since 1923 again bishopric.

The 1847 -built station has echoes of the Galleria Borghese in Rome.

Archeology

Late Antwerp altarpiece in the cathedral

Regular events

The city is known abroad, among other things because of the annual Roskilde music festival, which annually attracts about 100,000 people and is one of the largest European music festivals.

Economy and infrastructure

Established businesses

The company Nycomed has a location here.

Public institutions

Since 1816 is the Sct founded in Copenhagen in 1769. Hans Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Roskilde.

Education

In the wake of the 1968 student movement and the demands for greater student influence on education was - initially as an experimental implementation of these ideas - the Roskilde University ( Roskilde Universitetscenter ( RUC ) ) devised. In 1972 it was opened as a particularly progressive and innovative planned institution which was the "traditional" university teaching and learning methods to counter a new concept. The basic principle consists in an active design of teaching activities by the students and their an independent and self- responsible use of their education. Other key components here are small-group work, interdisciplinarity and discussion on democratic decision-making.

Since 2009 there is a Democratic School in Roskilde (Den Demokratiske Skole ).

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Erasmus Bartholin (1625-1698), scientist
  • Gottfred Matthison -Hansen (1832-1909), composer
  • Aksel Schiøtz (1906-1975), singer and music teacher
  • Lise Nørgaard ( * 1917 ), journalist, novelist and screenwriter
  • Willy Rathnov (1937-1999), actor
  • Michael Markussen ( b. 1955 ), cyclist
  • Thomas Sunn Pedersen (born 1970 ), plasma physicist
  • Nicolai Bo Larsen (born 1971 ), cyclist
  • January Magnussen (born 1973 ), race car driver
  • Jon Dahl Tomasson (born 1976 ), football player
  • Peter Madsen (born 1978 ), football player
  • Carsten Mogensen ( b. 1983 ), badminton player
  • Freja Beha Erichsen (* 1987), fashion model
  • Daniel Creutzfeldt (* 1987), cyclists
  • Christian Creutzfeldt (* 1991), cyclists
  • Kevin Magnussen (* 1992), race car driver
Roskilde-Festival Street market Protestant Reformation Treaty of Roskilde Romanesque art Gothic art Villa Borghese gardens Skuldelev ships Dragon boat Viking Age Student activism Ole Christian Madsen Jan Magnussen Daniel Kreutzfeldt Most Ancient European Towns Network Colchester Maastricht
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