Roholte is a village and parish in

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. By road it is located south of

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, and southwest of

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. Of note is Roholte Church, the parish church, which was built in 1441, and the Morten Roholte sports club.

History

The area around Roholte has been inhabited since the Stone Age. There is also evidence of a

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community there. The origin of the village can be ascribed to the establishment of a large trading post just south of Roholte's present location. As the height of the land in the area increased, the sea retreated while trade gave way to agriculture and forestry.Flemming Petersen, "Roholte og Vindbyholt"
Kalklandet.dk. Retrieved 9 May 2013. "The Society for Improvement of Cattle Breeding in Roholte Parish" was founded in 1884; the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural College noted it to be the first "Bull Club" or breeding society in Denmark. The society was formed by 36 farmers who purchased a superior quality bull to breed with the members' cows.

Notable people

* Louise Bjørnsen (1824 in Roholte - 1899) an early Danish female novelist and short story writer. * Karl Gjellerup (1857–1919) a Danish poet, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1917, was born at Roholte's rectory * Godtfred Olsen (1883 in Roholte – 1954) a Danish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics * Hans Olsen (1885 in Roholte – 1969) a Danish cyclist, competed in two events at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Cityscape

The sites of the houses in the village have varied over the years. Initially they were situated close together but after many were destroyed by fire, the trend was to separate them out over the nearby countryside. However, after a number of burglaries, they again became more closely grouped around the centre of the village as they stand today. Roholte has therefore become a village of high historical interest with its carefully placed houses and farmsteads.

Notable buildings

;Roholte Church The church was built in 1441 in a decorative Late Gothic style with ribbed gables and horizontal belts of limestone and brick along the walls of the nave and around the tower. Its major attraction is the font which was originally intended for

Roskilde Cathedral Roskilde Cathedral ( da, Roskilde Domkirke), in the city of Roskilde on the island of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark, is a cathedral of the Lutheranism, Lutheran Church of Denmark. The cathedral is the most importan ...

. Its 15 panels depict angels and the apostles in shallow reliefs.Chr. Axel Jensen and Victor Hermansen, "Præsto Amt, Danmarks Kirker", Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, 1933, pages 549–558. ;Old school In 1908, a school building large enough to accommodate the increasing number of children in the village and its surroundings was completed. It was built in a style similar to that of the adjacent church. It was taken out of commission in the early 1980s as there were not enough pupils to warrant its existence. Recently, however, the cultural authorities have been discussing a proposal to give the school the status of a heritage-listed building in view of its local history and its architecture, probably the work of Jens Ingwersen, especially as it is built in brick and limestone reflecting the features of the church which stands opposite."Referat 12/12-2012: Det Sæarlige Bygningssyn"
Kultur Styrelsen. Retrieved 9 May 2013.

References

{{reflist Populated places in Denmark Villages in Denmark Faxe Municipality