Roskilde

city in Denmark
City city Q26563
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Roskilde

Summary

Roskilde is a city[1]. Roskilde has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Roskilde is located in Roskilde Municipality[3].
  • Roskilde is in the country of Denmark[4].
  • Roskilde's instance of is recorded as city[5].
  • Roskilde's twinned administrative body is recorded as Abu Dhabi[6].
  • Roskilde's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gniezno[7].
  • Roskilde's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nanortalik[8].
  • Roskilde's twinned administrative body is recorded as Linköping Municipality[9].
  • Roskilde's postal code is recorded as 4000[10].
  • Roskilde's Commons category is recorded as Roskilde[11].
  • Roskilde's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[12].
  • Roskilde's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[13].
  • Roskilde's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.641666666667, 'lon': 12.080833333333}[14].
  • Roskilde's official website is recorded as http://roskilde.dk/[15].
  • Roskilde's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Roskilde[16].
  • Roskilde's Commons gallery is recorded as Roskilde[17].
  • Roskilde has a population of {'amount': '+50046'}[18].
  • Roskilde has a population of {'amount': '+53354'}[19].
  • Roskilde's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Roskilde's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Roskilde's described by source is recorded as Trap Danmark (3rd ed.)[22].
  • Roskilde's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Roskilde's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24].
  • Roskilde's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • Roskilde's described by source is recorded as Trap Danmark (5th ed.)[26].
  • Roskilde's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Zehnter Band[27].

Body

Geography

Roskilde is in the country of Denmark[4]. Roskilde is located in Roskilde Municipality[3].

Physical Characteristics

Roskilde sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+41'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+50046'}[18] and {'amount': '+53354'}[19].

Designation and Status

Roskilde's instance of is recorded as city[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Roskilde include Roskilde Fjord[29], a fjord[30], in Denmark[31]; Roskilde Ring[32], a motorsport racing track[33], in Denmark[34], founded in 1955[35]; Roskilde Airport[36], an airport[37], in Denmark[38]; Roskilde Municipality[39], a municipality of Denmark[40], in Denmark[41], founded in 2007[42]; Roskilde Cathedral[43], a Lutheran cathedral[44], in Denmark[45], founded in 1201[46]; Roskilde Festival[47], a music festival[48], in Denmark[49], founded in 1971[50]; and Roskilde station[51], a railway station[52], in Denmark[53], founded in 1847[54].

Why It Matters

Roskilde has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Roskilde is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

Entities named for Roskilde include Roskilde Fjord[29], a fjord[30], in Denmark[31]; Roskilde Ring[32], a motorsport racing track[33], in Denmark[34], founded in 1955[35]; Roskilde Airport[36], an airport[37], in Denmark[38]; Roskilde Municipality[39], a municipality of Denmark[40], in Denmark[41], founded in 2007[42]; Roskilde Cathedral[43], a Lutheran cathedral[44], in Denmark[45], founded in 1201[46]; and Roskilde Festival[47], a music festival[48], in Denmark[49], founded in 1971[50].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . linkoping.se. linkoping.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . statistikbanken.dk. statistikbanken.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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  6. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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