Sankt Jørgensbjerg is a district of
Roskilde
Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 51,916 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...
on the Danish island of
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 ...
. Initially a fishing village in its own right with a history dating back to the
Viking era
The Viking Age () was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America. It followed the Migration Period and the Ger ...
, it became part of Roskilde in 1938. Today it has become the most desirable district in the city.
Notable people
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L.A. Ring (1854-1933), painter
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Sigrid Ring, née Kähler, ceramist and painter
See also
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St Jørgensbjerg Church
Saint Jørgensbjerg Church ( da, Sankt Jørgensbjerg Kirke) is a historic church in Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand. With a nave and chancel in travertine, travertine limestone dating from c. 1080, it is Denmark's oldest preserved stone b ...
References
Roskilde
Neighbourhoods in Denmark
Urban planning in Denmark
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