6 Sights in Roskilde, Denmark (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Roskilde, Denmark! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Roskilde. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
Sightseeing Tours in Roskilde1. Ragnarock
Ragnarock - The Museum of Pop, Rock and Youth Culture is Denmark's national museum of contemporary cultural history with a focus on music and youth culture. The museum opened on 29 April 2016 and is located at Rabalderstræde 16 in the Musicon district of Roskilde.
Wikipedia: Museum Ragnarock - Museet for pop, rock og ungdomskultur (DA), Website
2. Roskilde Museum
Roskilde Museum is a local history museum based in Roskilde, Denmark. The museum, which is run by the municipalities of Roskilde, Frederikssund and Lejre, has eight separate branches. The main branch in Roskilde, on the corner of Sankt Olsgade and Sankt Olsstræde, is based in two listed buildings, the Sugar House and the Liebe House, a former sugar refinery and a former merchant's house respectively.
3. Sankt Jørgensbjerg Kirke
Saint Jørgensbjerg Church is a historic church in Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand. With a nave and chancel in travertine limestone dating from c. 1080, it is Denmark's oldest preserved stone building.
4. Gevninge Kirke
Gevninge Church is a church in the village of Gevninge in Gevninge Parish in Lejre Deanery. The church and parish are located in Lejre Municipality. Before the municipal reform of 1970, it was located in Voldborg Herred.
5. Byparken
Byparken is a public park in central Roskilde, Denmark. It was founded in 1915 and was partly financed through a donation of the textile manufacturer O. H. Schmeltz. The park adjoins Provstevænget, a small protected field next to Roskilde Cathedral. Together, the two areas form a large green space between the cathedral and Roskilde Fjord.
6. Jens Fox
The Jens Fox Stone is the name of a memorial from the late Middle Ages in Gundsømagle, north of Roskilde. The stone, which is dated 1572, now stands in the dike just south of the cemetery wall around Gundsømagle Church on the north side of the town street. The stone bears the inscription G.A.D.E IENS FOX MD (trademark) LXXII on a field stone with a smoothed front. The stone measures approx. 1 x 0.7 m.
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