# Roskilde

> city in Denmark

**Wikidata**: [Q26563](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26563)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roskilde)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/roskilde

## Summary
Roskilde is a city in Denmark. It is located in Roskilde Municipality (Sjælland, eastern Denmark) and serves as the capital of Roskilde Municipality and Roskilde County. The city is associated with major local landmarks and institutions including Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde Fjord, Roskilde station, and the annual Roskilde Festival.

## Key Facts
- Roskilde is a **city** (instance of: city; class: large human settlement).
- Roskilde is in **Denmark** (country: Denmark).
- Roskilde is located in **Roskilde Municipality** (preferred located_in; start time: **2007-01-01**).
- Roskilde was also located in a **former Roskilde Municipality** (located_in with start time **1970-04-01** and end time **2006-12-31**).
- Roskilde is the **capital of Roskilde Municipality**, **Roskilde Municipality**, and **Roskilde County**.
- Population: **53,354** (point in time: **2025-01-01**; determination method: administrative division valid at the moment of publication).
- Population: **50,046** (point in time: **2016**).
- Coordinates: **55.641666666667, 12.080833333333**.
- Elevation above sea level: **41 m**.
- Postal code: **4000**.
- Demonym: **roskildenser**.
- Time zones: **UTC+01:00** (standard time) and **UTC+02:00** (daylight saving time).
- Official name: **Roskilde**; native label: **Roskilde**.
- Website: **http://roskilde.dk/** (language: Danish).
- UN/LOCODE: **DKRKE**.
- WOEID: **556728**.
- GADM ID: **DNK.4.12_1**.
- GeoNames ID: **2614481**.
- OpenWeatherMap city ID: **2614481**.
- Who’s On First ID: **101818285**.
- OpenStreetMap node ID: **21040334**.
- GNS unique feature ID: **-2749584**.
- Freebase ID: **/m/0kspw** (publication date: 2013-10-28).
- VIAF ID: **127828640**.
- GND ID: **4050588-1**.
- Library of Congress authority ID: **n79054367**.
- BnF ID: **11962096f**.
- IdRef ID: **119196549**.
- National Library of Israel J9U IDs: **987007561810105171** and **987007567305505171**.
- WorldCat Entities ID: **E39PBJw94CpVTRx3MHd7GRTWDq**.
- Lex ID: **Roskilde**.
- NE.se ID: **roskilde**.
- Den Digitale Byport ID: **44**.
- Trap Danmark ID: **Roskilde**.
- DR topic ID: **roskilde**.
- Quora topic: **Roskilde-Denmark**.
- Subreddit: **r/roskilde** (languages: Danish and English; title: “Roskilde”).
- Commons category: **Roskilde**; Commons gallery: **Roskilde**.
- Topic’s main category: **Category:Roskilde**.
- Category of associated people: **Category:People from Roskilde**.
- Category for people born here: **Category:Births in Roskilde**.
- Category for people who died here: **Category:Deaths in Roskilde**.
- Danish urban area code: **10040**.
- Museum-Digital place ID: **71011**.
- ArchINFORM location ID: **16074**.
- Alvin ID: **alvin-place:849**.
- RKD thesaurus ID: **2453**.
- Grove Art Online ID: **T073942**.
- MusicBrainz area ID: **3e3648e5-b88a-4076-988e-4835ca0b7588**.
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: **place/Roskilde-Denmark**.
- Oxford Reference overview ID: **20110803100429313**.
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online (2017) ID: **3515011** (label qualifier: “РОСКИЛЛЕ”).
- Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: **3968878**.
- Proleksis Enciklopedija ID: **44292**.
- Treccani ID: **roskilde** (stated as: “Roskilde”).
- Yle topic ID: **18-228378**.
- The Independent topic ID: **roskilde**.
- ERR keyword ID: **161519**.
- Postimees topic ID: **11687**.
- Estonian Subject Thesaurus ID: **134885**.
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal IDs: **180062** and **180061**.
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana (former scheme) IDs: **0056884** and **0056883**.
- Early Modern Letters Online location ID: **baff8502-2f7a-4a87-881c-77831e87a6d7**.
- National Historical Museums of Sweden IDs: **geo/3D0FD368-6D57-4BB3-9703-0057E88D5C6C** and **term/3989A519-4D50-4CA0-A924-B2C0B517A618**.
- On-focus list: **Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 important articles about Denmark**.
- Sitelink count: **83**.
- Wikipedia title: **Roskilde**.
- Page banner: **Roskilde_banner_Palace_arcades.jpg** (Commons file path).
- Image: **Roskilde_ratusz_mpazdziora.jpg** (Commons file path).
- Coat of arms image: **Coat_of_arms_of_Roskilde.svg** (Commons file path).
- Seal image: **Roskildedomkirkessegl.jpg** (Commons file path).
- Aliases include: **Roeskilde**, **ロスキルデ**, **Рёскильде**, **Роскильде**, **로스킬데**.
- Twinned administrative bodies: **Abu Dhabi**, **Gniezno**, **Nanortalik**, and **Linköping Municipality**.
- Roskilde is connected to notable local entities:
  - **Roskilde Cathedral** (cathedral in Denmark; Church of Denmark; inception: **1201-01-17**).
  - **Roskilde Fjord** (fjord in Denmark).
  - **Roskilde station** (railway station in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark; inception: **1847**).
  - **Roskilde Festival** (annual music festival in Roskilde, Denmark; inception: **1971**).
  - **Roskilde Ring** (former sports venue in Denmark; inception: **1955-06-05**).
  - **Roskilde County** (county of Denmark **1970–2006**; inception: **1970-07-01**).
  - **Roskilde Municipality** (municipality in Sjælland, eastern Denmark; inception: **2007-01-01**).
  - **Roskilde Municipality (former)** (former municipality in Denmark; inception: **1970-04-01**).
- Roskilde is the headquarters location of **Roskilde Bank** (country: Denmark; inception: **1884**; employees: **600**).
- Roskilde appears as a headquarters location for **Nycomed** (company; inception: **1874-01-01**; countries listed: Q20, Q35, Q39; industry: ; headquarters include Roskilde).
- Roskilde is associated (as a headquarters location) with **Copenhagen Air Taxi** (Danish aviation company; inception: **1961**; headquarters: Roskilde).
- Described by sources including:
  - Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
  - Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
  - Trap Danmark (3rd ed.) (vol. 2, p. 189; runeberg link provided)
  - Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
  - The Nuttall Encyclopædia (entry label: “Roeskilde”)
  - Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
  - Trap Danmark (5th ed.) (vol. 5, p. 1018; link provided)
  - Meyer’s Universum, Zehnter Band (1843; subject: “Die Roeskilder Cathedrale in Dänemark”)
  - Statistisk-topographisk Beskrivelse af Kongeriget Danmark (vol. 2, p. 131; label: “Roeskilde”; link provided)

## FAQs

### Where is Roskilde located?
Roskilde is a city in Denmark. It is located in Roskilde Municipality, with a preferred located-in statement starting on 2007-01-01.

### What is Roskilde’s population?
Roskilde’s population is listed as 53,354 as of 2025-01-01. Another population figure given is 50,046 for 2016.

### What are Roskilde’s basic geographic details?
The city’s coordinates are 55.641666666667 latitude and 12.080833333333 longitude. Its elevation is 41 meters above sea level, and its postal code is 4000.

### What administrative roles does Roskilde have?
Roskilde is the capital of Roskilde Municipality and Roskilde County. It is also stated as capital of Roskilde Municipality (listed twice in the source material, including a former municipality entry).

### What major places and events are associated with Roskilde?
Roskilde is associated with Roskilde Cathedral (inception 1201-01-17), Roskilde Fjord, Roskilde station (inception 1847), and the annual Roskilde Festival (inception 1971). It is also linked to Roskilde Ring, a former sports venue founded on 1955-06-05.

### What is the demonym for people from Roskilde?
The demonym provided is “roskildenser.” This is the term used for a person from Roskilde.

### What time zone does Roskilde use?
Roskilde uses UTC+01:00 as standard time and UTC+02:00 during daylight saving time. Both offsets are explicitly listed.

### Does Roskilde have sister cities or twinned administrative bodies?
Yes. The twinned administrative bodies listed are Abu Dhabi, Gniezno, Nanortalik, and Linköping Municipality.

### What official identifiers and external database IDs exist for Roskilde?
Roskilde has many identifiers, including WOEID 556728, UN/LOCODE DKRKE, GeoNames 2614481, and Who’s On First 101818285. It also has authority and library IDs such as VIAF 127828640, GND 4050588-1, and Library of Congress n79054367.

### What is Roskilde’s official website and online presence?
The city website is http://roskilde.dk/ (language: Danish). Roskilde also has a subreddit listed as r/roskilde with Danish and English indicated.

## Why It Matters
Roskilde matters as a Danish city that functions as an administrative center (capital of Roskilde Municipality and Roskilde County) and as a hub for major cultural, transport, and heritage-linked entities recorded in the provided data. Its associations span a nationally significant cathedral (Roskilde Cathedral), a major annual music event (Roskilde Festival), and transport infrastructure (Roskilde station), showing how the city connects civic administration, cultural life, and mobility in one place. The breadth of identifiers, encyclopedic references, and catalog entries also makes Roskilde a well-documented geographic entity across international knowledge systems, supporting consistent referencing in libraries, archives, mapping platforms, and media databases.

## Notable For
- Being a **city in Denmark** with extensive cross-references across encyclopedias, libraries, and geographic databases.
- Serving as the **capital of Roskilde Municipality** and **Roskilde County**.
- Association with **Roskilde Cathedral** (inception: 1201-01-17), a cathedral in Denmark (Church of Denmark).
- Hosting the **Roskilde Festival**, an annual music festival (inception: 1971).
- Having a major rail facility, **Roskilde station** (inception: 1847).
- Being linked to **Roskilde Fjord**, a fjord in Denmark.
- Being the headquarters location of **Roskilde Bank** (inception: 1884; employees: 600).
- Having twinned administrative bodies including **Abu Dhabi**, **Gniezno**, **Nanortalik**, and **Linköping Municipality**.

## Body

### Classification and names
Roskilde is classified as a **city** (a large human settlement). Its official name and native label are both **“Roskilde”**, and it is also known by aliases including **Roeskilde**, **ロスキルデ**, **Рёскильде**, **Роскильде**, and **로스킬데**. The demonym listed for a person from Roskilde is **roskildenser**.

### Location, geography, and time
Roskilde is in **Denmark** and has coordinates **55.641666666667, 12.080833333333**. The city’s elevation is **41 meters** above sea level, and its postal code is **4000**. Timekeeping is given as **UTC+01:00** for standard time and **UTC+02:00** for daylight saving time.

### Administrative placement and capital status
Roskilde is located in **Roskilde Municipality** with a preferred located-in statement starting **2007-01-01**. The data also records Roskilde as located in a **former Roskilde Municipality** from **1970-04-01** until **2006-12-31**.

Capital relationships are explicitly listed:
- Capital of **Roskilde Municipality** (municipality in Sjælland, eastern Denmark; inception **2007-01-01**).
- Capital of **Roskilde Municipality** (former municipality in Denmark; inception **1970-04-01**).
- Capital of **Roskilde County** (county of Denmark **1970–2006**; inception **1970-07-01**).

### Population
Two population figures are provided:
- **50,046** (point in time: **2016**).
- **53,354** (point in time: **2025-01-01**; determination method: administrative division valid at the moment of publication).

### Infrastructure, landmarks, and related local entities
Multiple notable entities are directly connected to Roskilde in the provided material:

- **Roskilde Cathedral**: a cathedral in Denmark (Church of Denmark), with inception **1201-01-17**.
- **Roskilde Fjord**: a fjord in Denmark.
- **Roskilde station**: a railway station in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark, with inception **1847**.
- **Roskilde Festival**: an annual music festival in Roskilde, Denmark, with inception **1971**.
- **Roskilde Ring**: a former sports venue in Denmark, with inception **1955-06-05**.
- **Roskilde County**: a county of Denmark (1970–2006), inception **1970-07-01**.
- **Roskilde Municipality**: municipality in Sjælland, eastern Denmark, inception **2007-01-01**.
- **Roskilde Municipality (former)**: former municipality in Denmark, inception **1970-04-01**.
- **Kalmar Union** is listed among related entities as a former country described as a personal union of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway (1397–1523), with inception **1397**.

### Organizations and headquarters connections
Roskilde appears as a headquarters location for several organizations in the provided data:

- **Roskilde Bank**: country Denmark; inception **1884**; headquarters **Roskilde**; employees **600**.
- **Nycomed**: a company (inception **1874-01-01**) with countries listed as Q20, Q35, Q39; headquarters include Roskilde; industry listed as .
- **Copenhagen Air Taxi**: a Danish aviation company (inception **1961**) with headquarters in Roskilde.

### Twinning (international relationships)
Roskilde has twinned administrative body relationships with:
- **Abu Dhabi**
- **Gniezno**
- **Nanortalik**
- **Linköping Municipality** (with a reference link to Linköping Municipality’s page about “vanorter”)

### Media, images, and Wikimedia assets
The entry includes multiple Wikimedia-linked media assets:
- Image: **Roskilde_ratusz_mpazdziora.jpg**
- Seal image: **Roskildedomkirkessegl.jpg**
- Coat of arms image: **Coat_of_arms_of_Roskilde.svg**
- Page banner: **Roskilde_banner_Palace_arcades.jpg**
It also lists **Commons category: Roskilde** and **Commons gallery: Roskilde**, plus a topic main category **Category:Roskilde**.

### Online presence and community references
- Official website: **http://roskilde.dk/** (language qualifier: Danish).
- Subreddit: **r/roskilde** (languages: Danish and English; title “Roskilde”).
- Quora topic: **Roskilde-Denmark**.

### Identifiers and cataloging across systems
Roskilde is heavily indexed across geographic, library, and encyclopedia systems. Key identifiers include:
- **WOEID**: 556728
- **UN/LOCODE**: DKRKE
- **GeoNames**: 2614481
- **OpenWeatherMap city ID**: 2614481
- **Who’s On First**: 101818285
- **OpenStreetMap node**: 21040334
- **GNS unique feature ID**: -2749584
- **Freebase**: /m/0kspw
- **VIAF**: 127828640
- **GND**: 4050588-1
- **Library of Congress**: n79054367
- **BnF**: 11962096f
- **IdRef**: 119196549
- **WorldCat Entities**: E39PBJw94CpVTRx3MHd7GRTWDq
- Additional reference-system IDs: Lex ID (Roskilde), NE.se (roskilde), Alvin (alvin-place:849), Grove Art Online (T073942), MusicBrainz area ID (3e3648e5-b88a-4076-988e-4835ca0b7588), Oxford Reference overview ID (20110803100429313), and more as listed in the Key Facts.

### Categories for people and associated topics
Roskilde is linked to structured categories used for organizing biographical and local-topic content:
- **Category:People from Roskilde**
- **Category:Births in Roskilde**
- **Category:Deaths in Roskilde**

### Documentation and reference works
Roskilde is explicitly described by a range of reference sources, including:
- **Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary**
- **Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary**
- **Trap Danmark (3rd edition)** (vol. 2, p. 189; runeberg link provided)
- **Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary**
- **The Nuttall Encyclopædia** (label “Roeskilde”)
- **Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition**
- **Trap Danmark (5th edition)** (vol. 5, p. 1018; link provided)
- **Meyer’s Universum, Zehnter Band** (1843; “Die Roeskilder Cathedrale in Dänemark”)
- **Statistisk-topographisk Beskrivelse af Kongeriget Danmark** (vol. 2, p. 131; label “Roeskilde”; link provided)

### Miscellaneous metadata and indexing
Additional metadata includes the Danish urban area code **10040**, DR topic ID **roskilde**, Trap Danmark ID **Roskilde**, and multiple national and media topic identifiers (e.g., The Independent topic ID **roskilde**, Yle topic ID **18-228378**, ERR keyword ID **161519**, Postimees topic ID **11687**). The entry is also noted as being on the focus list **Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 important articles about Denmark** and has a recorded sitelink count of **83**.

## References

1. archINFORM
2. [Source](https://www.linkoping.se/kommun-och-politik/internationellt-arbete/vanorter/)
3. Virtual International Authority File
4. BnF authorities
5. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
6. MusicBrainz
7. [Source](https://www.statistikbanken.dk/BY1)
8. Flickr Shapefiles Public Dataset 2.0
9. GeoNames
10. [Source](https://service.unece.org/trade/locode/dk.htm)
11. [Roskilde](https://www.reddit.com/r/roskilde/)
12. [archINFORM](https://www.archinform.net/service/wd_aiort.php)
13. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File