The Kingdom of Elleore is a

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located on the island of Elleore in the

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, north of Roskilde on the

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island of

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History

During the

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, the island was purchased by a group of

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schoolteachers in 1944 for use as a summer camp. They proclaimed the island's tongue-in-cheek "independence" as a Kingdom as a gentle parody of the government structure and royal traditions of Denmark. The teachers claim that the kingdom's ancestry can be traced to a "monastic society of Irish monks who arrived in the middle of the 10th century". Prior to 1944, the island was known mainly as the location at which the controversial film ''

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'' was shot in 1907. Numerous traditions peculiar to the kingdom have evolved over the subsequent decades, including a ban on the novel ''

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'', and the use of "Elleore Standard Time", which is 12 minutes behind Danish time. Many of the place names on the island, the kingdom's "government" and the titles assumed by its "nobility" are parodies of Danish equivalents. The kingdom has issued several

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and coins.

Geography and demographics

The island has been estimated to be approximately in size. Elleore is unoccupied save for a week-long annual gathering attended by dozens of its "citizens" and known as the "Elleuge" (meaning "Elle week"). The ceremonial enthronement of the reigning monarch takes place at this time. The purported capital is the tented town of Maglelille, erected only during the week of habitation.

Kings and queens of Elleore

Elleore has had six monarchs since its inception. * Erik I (1945–1949) * Leo I den Lille (1949–1960) * Erik II den Storartede (1961–1972) * Leo II den Folkekære (1972–1983) * Leodora den Dydige (1983–2003) * Leo III (2003–present)

References

External links

Official website

minted by the Kingdom of Elleore {{Micronations Elleore, Kingdom of

History

Geography and demographics

Kings and queens of Elleore

See also

References

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