Roskilde County
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| Roskilde Amt | |
 Roskilde Amt's coat of arms. | |
| Basic Facts | |
| County seat | Roskilde |
| Area | 891 km² |
| Inhabitants | 241,523 (2006) |
| Website | [www.ra.dk] |
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Roskilde Amt (English Roskilde County) is a county (Danish, amt) on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. On 1 January 2007, the county will be abolished and become part of 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 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" university, and the popular Roskilde Festival, annual music festival.
Municipalities
| Counties of Denmark |
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| Regular counties: Århus | Copenhagen | Frederiksborg | Funen | North Jutland | Ribe | Ringkjøbing | Roskilde | South Jutland | Storstrøm | Vejle | Viborg | West Zealand | |
| Municipalities with county privileges: Bornholm | Copenhagen | Frederiksberg | |
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