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  Roskilde, Denmark
Roskilde, which in the Middle Ages was at times a royal seat and a diocesan town, is situated in the east of Zealand on Roskilde Fjord, which bites deep into the island.
Roskilde is one of the oldest towns in Denmark.
Roskilde is now one of the major industrial, educational and scientific areas of Denmark, with the Roskilde University Center (RUC), concentrating on the social sciences, and an atomic research center at Riso, to the north of the town.
www.planetware.com /denmark/roskilde-dk-z-ros.htm   (433 words)

  
 Nordic Culture > Roskilde Music Festival, Denmark - Scandinavica.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Roskilde Festival's focus is youth culture's musical modes of expressions, and the event concentrates on quality, innovation, and variation, rather than on becoming the biggest or the most established festival -in order to emphasise that Roskilde Festival is a music festival, there are no billboard ads or giant screens with advertising.
Roskilde Festival carries through an environmentally friendly festival in every possible way -the Festival's environmental policy underlines that the consumption of resources must be reduced as much as possible, environment friendly products must be used, and garbage must be recycled whenever it is possible.
Roskilde Festival's site www.roskilde-festival.dk is updated on an almost daily basis all year round and offers among other things music articles, practical info, competitions, chat and a time line with information about every Roskilde Festival since 1971.
www.scandinavica.com /culture/art/roskilde.htm   (1288 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Roskilde, Scandinavia (Scandinavian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
40,928), capital of Roskilde co., E Denmark, a port on the Roskilde Fjord (an arm of the Isefjord).
One of the oldest Danish cities, Roskilde was the capital of Denmark from the 10th cent.
Roskilde has a museum of Viking ships, and nearby is an atomic research center.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/R/Roskilde.html   (284 words)

  
 Roskilde Pallefabrik
Roskilde Pallefabrik AS is a Danish company which has through more than 35 years sold, produced and repaired wooden pallets to the industry.
Roskilde Pallefabrik was the first company to get a repair-license to repair EUR pallets and DS half EUR pallets.
Roskilde Pallefabrik keeps various standard products in stock, but should you require special sizes or specifications, we will be more than happy to manufacturer and maintain a stock level for you.
www.roskildepallefabrik.dk /Default.aspx?ID=38   (275 words)

  
 Roskilde : Introduction | Frommers.com
Roskilde, once a great ecclesiastical seat, was Denmark's leading city until the mid-15th century.
Roskilde may be centuries past its peak, but it is no sleepy museum town.
By the 11th century, a Catholic church and a Bishop's Seat resided at Roskilde, which was to remain Denmark's capital until the Reformation in 1536.
www.frommers.com /destinations/roskilde/1969010001.html   (456 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ancient See of Roskilde in Denmark
The Island of Rugen was incorporated in the Diocese of Roskilde by papal Bull in 1169.
His successor, Jacob Erlandsen, the great champion of the claims of the Church, as against the State, who was Bishop of Roskilde from 1249 until his transition to Lund in 1254, founded schools for poor boys at Roskilde and at Lund, and greatly favoured the Franciscans.
At Roskilde there are a church with two priests, a school, and a fine hospital kept by the Daughters of the Divine Wisdom (Filles de la Sagesse).
www.newadvent.org /cathen/16071c.htm   (1145 words)

  
 Destination Roskilde - Roskilde
In the medieval period, Roskilde was one of the most important cities of northern Europe, the seat of the Danish crown and an episcopal residence.
Roskilde Fjord can be experienced on board a Viking ship or one of the modern vessels used for cruises.
It is impressive to sail between islands and islets, and past forest-clad slopes with a view of the rich bird life.
www.visitroskilde.com /Default.asp?l=2   (283 words)

  
 Roskilde
Roskilde traces its origin to the Viking Age around the 990’s.
Roskilde Priory is an elegant 1560 manor house converted to a home for unmarried Danish noblewomen.
The Roskilde Museum houses some 60,000 artifacts documenting 1,000 years of cultural history at Roskilde from pre-historic Viking times to the 1970’s.
www.homeatfirst.com /roskilde.htm   (574 words)

  
 FunHunter - Roskilde Festival   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
CBS described Roskilde as "Roskilde is rock, reggae, hip-hop, trip-hop, folk, funk, junk, punk, metal, jungle and pop.
Roskilde is sunflower fields, mountains of car tires, scrap metal cafés, cabaret stages and bonfires of rubbish.
Roskilde is all the subcultures ever invented - in one place, at one time.
www.funhunter.com /places/roskilde.asp   (391 words)

  
 Roskilde Cathedral - Danish Kings and Queens burial place - Copenhagen Portal
Roskilde Cathedral was built in the 12th and 13th centuries and was Scandinavia's first Gothic cathedral to be built of brick which encouraged the spread of this style throughout northern Europe.
The Roskilde Cathedral Organ was built in 1554 by Herman Raphaelis and was restored in 1990 to replicate its first major rebuild (1654).
Roskilde is situated in the middle of Zealand right at the bottom of Roskilde Fjord and 30 Km from Copenhagen.
copenhagenet.dk /CPH-Roskilde.htm   (454 words)

  
 Destination Roskilde - Roskilde
I Middelalderen var Roskilde en af Nordeuropas betydeligste byer og hovedsæde for kongen samt bispesæde.
I den smukke Domkirke af røde teglsten ligger Danmarks konger og dronninger begravet.
Roskilde Fjord kan opleves ombord på et vikingeskib eller fra moderne udflugtsskibe.
www.visitroskilde.com   (235 words)

  
 Roskilde Festival - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roskilde Festival is held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the two biggest annual rock music festivals in Europe (the other being the Glastonbury festival).
In 1973, the festival was taken over by the Roskilde Foundation, who has since run the festival as a non-profit organisation for development and support of music, culture, and humanism.
The Roskilde Festival area is divided into two parts: The festival site, where the music and most of the stalls are, and the camping site, where people have their tents.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roskilde_Festival   (1032 words)

  
 BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Pet Shop Boy blasts Roskilde
Most acts continued to play over the weekend, but Oasis and the Pet Shop Boys pulled out of their main stage performances, issuing a joint statement saying it would be "disrespectful" to the families of the victims.
Roskilde organisers hit back, accusing the bands of "causing the fans more of a risk as they will now seek out the other smaller stages".
Roskilde spokesman Leif Skov said each security guard could not be expected to have a full overview of events.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/819054.stm   (519 words)

  
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Roskilde Agricultural Fair 2007 – Where Urban meets Rural…
On June 8th – 10th 2007 Roskilde Agricultural Fair brings all the best things in Danish agriculture into focus.
The fair is an offer to experience farming from a variety of different perspectives.
www.roskildedyrskue.dk /Default.asp?ID=192   (130 words)

  
 Tours, Roskilde
There is a lot to see and do in the surroundings of Roskilde.
There are trips through Roskilde Fjord on board the "Sagafjord", which departs from the harbor and has a restaurant on board.
The ship sails past Boserup Skov, a forest with beautiful flora, and the nature reserve on Bognæs Peninsula, where many species of birds are to be seen.
www.planetware.com /roskilde/tours-dk-z-rost.htm   (75 words)

  
 caravan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Each year Roskilde Festival arranges a special area for those guests who wish to spend the night in their campers, mobile homes etc.
On set-up of camping vehicles, all instructions and rules from Roskilde Festival’s service guards must be followed.
The same rules apply for the caravan area as in any other accommodation area: it is strictly forbidden to use any kind of open fire, including candles, oil lamps or the like.
www.roskilde-festival.de /infos/caravan/caravan.html   (576 words)

  
 Roskilde Festival
Again this year, ‘hope of the year’ gets to perform at Roskilde Festival 2007.
These are the names of two brand-new stages at Roskilde Festival 2007.
At the same time we wave goodbye to the stages Ballroom and Metropol after many years of faithful service.
www.roskilde-festival.dk /index.php?code=1   (140 words)

  
 Roskilde
Roskilde is one of the oldest places in Denmark, a city full of life, modern shops, educational institutions and combined with old cobbled streets.
The train to Kastrup Airport also leaves from Roskilde, so it's absolutely no bother where ever you come from.
Roskilde University Center (RUC) is just 10 mins.
solsort.homepage.dk /Roskilde.htm   (118 words)

  
 University Radio Copenhagen - warms up to Roskilde Festival 2007
The debate in our forum started months ago so it was about time now.
This stage will be a place for "delicate and intimate acts play in the daytime, while the late hours present a club stage with energetic parties in the closed tent.
Roskilde Astoria makes room for intimacy between artists and the audience." The Metropol stage will be replaced by a new stage "Cosmopol", which will be "a new hot spot for the underground urban genres.
www.universitetsradioen.dk /roskilde/english   (367 words)

  
 Erhverv - Location
Roskilde has much research and development in many different fields.
The nature around Roskilde offers many opportunities for an active life outdoor.
The city has a very interesting history which is visible in the city today.
www.roskildekom.dk /webtop/site.asp?p=2119   (136 words)

  
 Scandic Roskilde   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Step out of the Scandic Roskilde hotel into the natural tranquillity of Roskilde Ring Park with its lake, playground and acres of leafy parkland.
Leave the Scandic Roskilde hotel with a healthy glow from our solarium or opt for a more holistic approach and detox in the sauna.
At the Scandic Roskilde hotel we believe kids should have a special welcome, which is why our playroom is stocked with toys and books just for them.
www.scandic-hotels.com /roskilde   (331 words)

  
 Roskilde News
The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark, has reconstructed an 11th-century Viking vessel, which it plans to sail to Dublin, Ireland, the Copenhagen Post...
An exact reconstruction of a Viking ship from the 11th century will be launched in 2007 on a...
The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde has reconstructed a long ship from the Viking age to undertake a voyage to Dublin, Ireland An exact reconstruction of a Viking ship from the 11th century will be launched in...
www.topix.net /dk/roskilde   (804 words)

  
 Roskilde Festival
Derfor gav Roskilde Festival i sidste uge 200.000 kr.
Igen i år garanteres vinderen af ’årets håb’ en plads på programmet ved Roskilde Festival ’07.
Det er navnene på to helt nye scener på Roskilde Festival 2007.
www.roskilde-festival.dk   (180 words)

  
 The Roskilde Festival WebRing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Roskilde Festival Ring is to unite visitors, workers, etc from all over the world into a Roskilde Festival Ring.
The Sheep Camp is a camp on the Roskilde Festival.
Roskilde Veteranklubb är klubben för dig som varit på Roskildefestivalen minst fem gånger.
w.webring.com /hub?ring=festival   (293 words)

  
 iTravel | Roskilde Accommodation Reviews
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Roskilde Vandrerhjem: "Nearly a boat to sleep on "
We were told that you might hear the water slapping just outside your window - well, we didn't, but still the youth hostel Roskilde (or Danish: Vandrerhjem), situated right within the harbour of this picturesque town (and as you might not know actual...
www.iagora.com /itravel/icities/denmark/roskilde/rv_accom.html   (62 words)

  
 Roskilde travel guide - Wikitravel
There are up to seven connecting trains an hour to Copenhagen Central Station.
Roskilde Cathedral (da: Roskilde Domkirke) is on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
Roskilde is famous for the yearly Roskilde Festival.
wikitravel.org /en/Roskilde   (112 words)

  
 Roskilde : Planning a Trip | Frommers.com
By Train -- Trains leave three times an hour from Copenhagen's Central Railroad Station on the 35-minute trip to Roskilde.
By Bus -- Buses depart from Roskilde several times daily from Copenhagen's Central Railroad Station.
While at the tourist office inquire about a Roskilde card, which costs 150DKK ($25) adults or 75DKK ($13) children.
www.frommers.com /destinations/roskilde/1969010002.html   (223 words)

  
 Roskilde Bibliotekerne - Roskilde Bibliotekerne
Retshjælpen på Roskilde Bibliotek holder lukket fra mandag den 18.12 2006 til og med tirsdag den 16.
januar 2007 træder nye fælles gebyrer og takster i kraft på Roskilde Bibliotekerne.
december viser Voksenafdelingen og Roskilde Lokalhistoriske Arkiv på skift en udstilling med gamle forsider fra årshæftet "Jul i Roskilde" og en udstilling med eksempler på juleskikke i renæssancen i anledning af renæssanceåret.
www.roskildebib.dk   (169 words)

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