The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into Region Sjælland (i.e.
Roskilde is also the name of the county's capital, and the name of a municipality (Danish: kommune).
The small city of Roskilde is located 30 km west of Copenhagen.
Danish kings were traditionally crowned there, in the Roskilde Cathedral.
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