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 County
Roskilde Amt (Danish)
County of Denmark
Roskilde County in Denmark
SeatRoskilde
Area
 • Total
891 km2 (344 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
241,523
 • Density271/km2 (702/sq mi)

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)

  • Bramsnæs
  • Greve
  • Gundsø
  • Hvalsø
  • Køge
  • Lejre
  • Ramsø
  • Roskilde
  • Skovbo
  • Solrød
  • Vallø

List of county governors

Portrait Incumbent Term Notes
Ove Skade 1660–1661
Johan Christopher Körbitz 1662–1682
Otto Krabbe (da; sv) 1682–1717
Frederik Christian Adeler 1717–1721
Rudolph von Gersdorff 1721–1729
Christian Frederik Holstein (da) 1729–1730
Johan Ludvig Holstein 1730–1735
Frederik Oertz 1734—1737
Adolf Andreas von der Lühe 1737—1750
Holger Skeel 1750–1764
Eggert Christopher Knuth 1764–1776
Henrik Adam Brockenhuus 1776–1787
Werner Jasper Andreas Moltke 1787—1796
Johan Henrik Knuth 1796—1799 Acting county governor
Michael Treschow 1799—1808
Johan Henrik Knuth 1799—1802
Frederik Hauch 1802—1810
Werner Jasper Andreas Moltke 1810—1816
Christopher Schøller Bülow 1816—1821
Frederik von Lowzow 1821—1831
Julius Knuth 1831—1845
Henrik Moltke 1845—1847
Peter Tetens 1847—1859

wikipedia, wiki, encyclopedia, book, library, article, read, free download, Information about Roskilde County, What is Roskilde County? What does Roskilde County mean?