Sankt Jørgensbjerg is a district of

Roskilde Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 53,354 (), 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 ( ) is the largest and most populous islands of Denmark, island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size) at 7,031 km2 (2715 sq. mi.). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 Januar ...

. Initially a fishing village in its own right with a history dating to the

Viking Age The Viking Age (about ) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonising, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America. The Viking Age applies not only to their ...

, it became part of Roskilde in 1938. Today it has become the most desirable district in the city.

Notable people

* L.A. Ring (1854-1933), painter * Sigrid Ring, née Kähler, ceramist and painter

References

Roskilde Neighbourhoods in Denmark Urban planning in Denmark {{ZealandDK-stub

Notable people

See also

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