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Roskilde Cathedral

Also known as Cathedrale de Roskilde, Roskilde Domkirke

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Roskilde Cathedral is about 30 km west of København. The nearest other World Heritage site is North Zealand Hunting Landscape, about 35 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Roskilde · about 44,000 peopleat the site
  • København · about 1,085,000 peopleabout 30 km east
  • Hillerød · about 28,000 peopleabout 35 km north-east
  • Helsingborg · about 91,000 peopleabout 60 km north-east
  • Malmö · about 269,000 peopleabout 60 km east
  • Odense · about 158,000 peopleabout 110 km west
Roskilde CathedralKøbenhavnMalmöOdenseHelsingborgHillerødNorth Zealand Hunting LandscapeStevns KlintKronborg Castle20 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Roskilde Cathedral and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesNorth Zealand Hunting Landscape1Stevns Klint2Kronborg Castle3Møns Klint4Stralsund and Wismar5Roskilde Cathedral
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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