Roskilde County in the context of "Urban area of Copenhagen"

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⭐ Core Definition: Roskilde County

Roskilde County (Danish: Roskilde Amt) 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.

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👉 Roskilde County in the context of Urban area of Copenhagen

The urban area of Copenhagen (also known as Greater Copenhagen) (Danish: Storkøbenhavn or Hovedstadsområdet), lying mostly in the Capital Region of Denmark but also in Region Zealand, consist of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg municipalities and the former Copenhagen County. In all, it consists of 18 municipalities, and except parts of Ballerup, Greve (of former Roskilde County), Ishøj, former Søllerød and former Værløse, mentioned with (the part of) their population included from 2007. Ishøj and Greve Strand are included for the first time since 1999. As of 1 January 2025, this area had a population of 1,396,508. Statistics Denmark states that the definition of the urban area is based on UN's 200m definition.

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← Urban area of Copenhagen
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Danish language → Counties of Denmark → Amt (subnational entity) → Island → Zealand (Denmark) → Denmark → Region Sjælland → Commune (subnational entity) → Roskilde Cathedral → Viking Ship Museum (Roskilde) → Roskilde Festival →