Eskilsø is a small
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island located in the
Roskilde fjord
Roskilde Fjord is the fjord north of Roskilde, Denmark. It is a long branch of the Isefjord.
Cities
The cities Frederiksværk, Frederikssund, Jægerspris, Jyllinge and Roskilde (including Himmelev), (home to the famous Roskilde Festival), all h ...
,
Frederikssund Municipality
Frederikssund Kommune () is a municipality ( da, Commune (subnational entity), kommune) on the shores of Roskilde Fjord in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. On 1 January 2007, the mu ...
, northern
Zealand
Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020.
It is the 1 ...
.
In the 12th century, there was an
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monastery,
Eskilsø Monastery
Eskilsø Monastery (Danish language, Danish: ''Eskilsø Kloster'') was an Rule of Saint Augustine, Augustinian monastery on Eskilsø Island in Roskilde Fjord.
History
The monastery was established in the 12th century and dedicated to Thomas ...
, on the island. The ruins of the monastery church are still visible.
References
Islands of Denmark
Islands of the Øresund Region
Geography of Frederikssund Municipality
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