Roskilde

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Roskilde

2 UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in or near Roskilde.

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UNESCO sites in Roskilde

  • Roskilde CathedralCultural · 1995 · 0 km

    Built in the 12th and 13th centuries, this was Scandinavia's first Gothic cathedral to be built of brick and it encouraged the spread of this style throughout northern Europe. It has been the mausoleum of the Danish roya…

  • Viking-Age Ring FortressesCultural · 2023 · 19 km

    These five archaeological sites comprise a system of monumental ring-shaped Viking-Age fortresses sharing a uniform geometric design. Constructed between about 970 and 980 CE, the fortresses at Aggersborg, Fyrkat, Nonneb…

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