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Popular Off the Beaten Path | Other Off the Beaten Path Tips | All Tips (9) Roskilde has more than 10 natural springs, try going on a "treasure hunt " and you'll be occupied the whole day as you find spring after spring, each with their own little history.
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How about walking into a 5000 year old grave. Øm jettestue is an open gravechamber used for burials and offerings. The place is a bit difficult to get to by public transport, but easily accessible from Roskilde by bike.
There are two information plaques on the site. Most of the information is in danish only, but a summary in english and german is also available. Leave a Comment
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Ledreborg is an example of 18th century Danish building and landscape architecture.
Ledreborg was built in 1740-1745, by Lensgreve Johan Ludwig Holstein, the then leader of the Danish Chancellery, under Christian VI.
The estate has now been in the hands of the Holstein-Ledreborg family for more than 250 years, and the palace contains a unique collection of furniture and paintings.
The knights hall has a view of the deep river valley, which has been transformed into a french terraced park situated in the midst of the 80 hectare forested valley.
The estate has 1.600 hectares, with 50% woodland and 50% arable farming. Leave a Comment
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On a nice sunny day I recommend to have a picnic in Boserup skov (forest) - it's just 2 km. in direction north-west.
Catch bus 607 (direction Boserup) from the train station of Roskilde or rent a bike in Roskilde and go towards Sct. Jørgensbjerg and Sct. Hans Hospital. It's a beautiful forest with a lot of beach trees, wild flowers and very nice views to the fjord of Roskilde.
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Copenhagen is just 30 minutes away from Roskilde. So why not go there for a day or two when you are in town? There are a couple of trains leaving the Roskilde station to Copenhagen every hour. Leave a Comment
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There is well used pathway from the church down to the Viking Ship Museum which only takes about 5 minutes to walk.
I found some interesting local "art" along the way! Leave a Comment
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Located in Byparken.
This is the location of the town ramparts which were built around 1150 - the rampart which was around 10m wide encircled the entire town. Located nearby was a moat which was some 13m wide. The defensive facilities appear to have been in place up until the 18th century when they were demolished and removed. Leave a Comment
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Situated in Byparken, the church was probably built in the 12th century as a parish church for the clergy of the Cathedral. It was pulled down after the Danish Reformation.
The land around it is protected and beneath the grass is located the medieval town and streets that surround it. Leave a Comment
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The springs around the town have played a great part in it's development. There is a legend that says the origins of the town come from the time of King Ro - he built houses around a spring, and then named the town after himself and the spring.
King Ro = Ro and Spring = kilde so we now have Roskilde!
I am reliably informed that the town used to have 24 springs and wells; although some have disappeared many still remain. The town became famous for it's curative springs and in 1729, Roskilde spring water was taken to the court of King Fredrick IV who was ill. After drinking the water he recovered, and for many years afterwards there were weekly deliveries of Roskilde spring water.
Many springs still remain flowing. The images show the Maglekilde located a short distance from the cathedral. the head of Neptune has some 15,000 litres of spring water running through it each hour. Leave a Comment
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