Roskilde County

Roskilde Amt
Basic Facts
County seat	Roskilde
Area	891 km²
Inhabitants	241,523 (2006)
Map

Roskilde Amt (English: Roskilde County) is a former county (Danish: amt) on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into Region Sjælland (i.e. Region Zealand).

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 30 km west of Copenhagen. Danish kings were traditionally crowned there, in the Roskilde Cathedral. Roskilde is also home to the Viking Ship Museum, an "alternative" university, and the popular Roskilde Festival, annual music festival.

Municipalities (1970-2006)

Counties (amter) of Denmark, 1970–2006

Amter	Århus Copenhagen Frederiksborg Funen North Jutland Ribe Ringkjøbing Roskilde South Jutland Storstrøm Vejle Viborg West Zealand

Municipalities (kommuner) with county privileges	Bornholm¹ Copenhagen Municipality Frederiksberg Municipality

¹ Local county abolished in 2003.

Coordinates: 55°39′N 12°05′E / 55.650°N 12.083°E / 55.650; 12.083

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