Zealand, the Glossary
Zealand (Sjælland) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size).[1]
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Allerød Municipality
Allerød Kommune is a municipality (Danish, kommune) on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark.
See Zealand and Allerød Municipality
Amager
Amager, located in the Øresund, is Denmark's most densely populated island, with more than 216,000 inhabitants (January 2022). Zealand and Amager are islands of Denmark.
Angles (tribe)
The Angles were one of the main Germanic peoples who settled in Great Britain in the post-Roman period.
See Zealand and Angles (tribe)
Anglicisation
Anglicisation is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into, influenced by or dominated by the culture of England.
Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxons, the English or Saxons of Britain, were a cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages.
Øbjerggaard
Øbjerggaard is a manor house and estate situated east of Køng, midway between Næstved and Vordingborg some south of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Øresund Bridge
The Øresund or Öresund Bridge is a combined railway and motorway cable-stayed bridge across the Øresund strait between Denmark and Sweden.
See Zealand and Øresund Bridge
Birkerød
Birkerød is a town in Rudersdal Municipality in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Brittonic languages
The Brittonic languages (also Brythonic or British Celtic; ieithoedd Brythonaidd/Prydeinig; yethow brythonek/predennek; and yezhoù predenek) form one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic language family; the other is Goidelic.
See Zealand and Brittonic languages
Capital Region of Denmark
The Capital Region of Denmark (Region Hovedstaden) is the easternmost administrative region of Denmark, and contains Copenhagen, the national capital.
See Zealand and Capital Region of Denmark
Copenhagen
Copenhagen (København) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the urban area.
Copenhagen Metro
The Copenhagen Metro (Københavns Metro) is a light rapid transit system in Copenhagen, Denmark, serving the municipalities of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, and Tårnby.
See Zealand and Copenhagen Metro
Danes (tribe)
The Danes were a North Germanic tribe inhabiting southern Scandinavia, including the area now comprising Denmark proper, northern and eastern England, and the Scanian provinces of modern-day southern Sweden, during the Nordic Iron Age and the Viking Age.
Danish straits
The Danish straits are the straits connecting the Baltic Sea to the North Sea through the Kattegat and Skagerrak.
See Zealand and Danish straits
Den Store Danske Encyklopædi
Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (The Great Danish Encyclopedia) is the most comprehensive contemporary Danish language encyclopedia.
See Zealand and Den Store Danske Encyklopædi
Denmark
Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.
Disko Island
Disko Island (Qeqertarsuaq, Diskoøen) is a large island in Baffin Bay, off the west coast of Greenland.
DR (broadcaster)
DR, officially the Danish Broadcasting Corporation in English, is a Danish public-service radio and television broadcasting company.
See Zealand and DR (broadcaster)
Egedal Municipality
Egedal Municipality (Egedal Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark.
See Zealand and Egedal Municipality
Esrum Abbey
Esrum Abbey, also Esrom Abbey (Esrum or Esrom Kloster), was the second Cistercian monastery founded in Denmark, located near Hillerød in Region Hovedstaden, on the island of Zealand (Sjælland), on the north side of the Esrum Sø (Lake Esrum) near Esbønderup and Græsted.
Ethnic cleansing
Ethnic cleansing is the systematic forced removal of ethnic, racial, or religious groups from a given area, with the intent of making the society ethnically homogeneous.
See Zealand and Ethnic cleansing
Falster
Falster is an island in south-eastern Denmark with an area of and 43,398 inhabitants as of 1 January 2010. Zealand and Falster are islands of Denmark.
Farø Bridges
The Farø Bridges (Farøbroerne) are two road bridges that connect the islands of Falster and Zealand in Denmark by way of the small island of Farø which is approximately mid-way across the Storstrømmen sound.
Farum
Farum is a town on the northeast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark, 20 km northwest of Copenhagen.
Faxe Municipality
Faxe Municipality (Faxe Kommune) is a kommune in Denmark in the Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand.
See Zealand and Faxe Municipality
Fehmarn Belt fixed link
The Fehmarn Belt fixed link (Femern Bælt-forbindelsen, Fehmarnbelt-Querung) or Fehmarn Belt tunnel is an under-construction immersed tunnel, which will connect the Danish island of Lolland with the German island of Fehmarn, crossing the Fehmarn Belt in the Baltic Sea.
See Zealand and Fehmarn Belt fixed link
Frederikssund
Frederikssund is a Danish town, seat of the Frederikssund Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden with a population of 17,244 (1 January 2024).
Frederikssund Municipality
Frederikssund Kommune is a municipality (kommune) on the shores of Roskilde Fjord in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark.
See Zealand and Frederikssund Municipality
Frederiksværk
Frederiksværk is a town with a population of 12,864 (1 January 2024) in Halsnæs Municipality on Zealand in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark.
Funen
Funen (Fyn), with an area of, is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy. Zealand and Funen are islands of Denmark.
Furesø Municipality
Furesø Municipality (Furesø Kommune) is a municipality (Danish: kommune) in Denmark.
See Zealand and Furesø Municipality
Gefjon
In Norse mythology, Gefjon (Old Norse:; alternatively spelled Gefion, or Gefjun, pronounced without secondary syllable stress) is a goddess associated with ploughing, the Danish island of Zealand, the legendary Swedish king Gylfi, the legendary Danish king Skjöldr, foreknowledge, her oxen children, and virginity.
Great Belt Bridge
The Great Belt Bridge (Storebæltsbroen) or Great Belt fixed link (Storebæltsforbindelsen) is a multi-element fixed link crossing the Great Belt strait between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen.
See Zealand and Great Belt Bridge
Great Britain
Great Britain (commonly shortened to Britain) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales.
Greenland
Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat,; Grønland) is a North American island autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
Gylfaginning
Gylfaginning (Old Norse: 'The Beguiling of Gylfi' or 'The Deluding of Gylfi'; 13th century Old Norse pronunciation) is the first main part of the 13th century Prose Edda, after the initial Prologue.
Gylfi
In Norse mythology, Gylfi (Old Norse), Gylfe, Gylvi, or Gylve was the earliest recorded king of Sviþjoð, Sweden, in Scandinavia.
Halsnæs Municipality
Halsnæs Municipality (Halsnæs Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the Capital Region of Denmark.
See Zealand and Halsnæs Municipality
Haslev
Haslev is a railway town in the southern part of the island of Zealand, Denmark, located about southwest of Copenhagen.
Høje-Taastrup Municipality
Høje-Taastrup Municipality (Høje-Taastrup Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the Capital Region on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark.
See Zealand and Høje-Taastrup Municipality
Hørsholm
Hørsholm is an urban area on the Øresund coast approximately north of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Hedehusene
Hedehusene is a suburban town located on the rail line between Copenhagen and Roskilde in the Capital Region of Denmark.
Hellebæk
Hellebæk is a town located on the coast five kilometres northwest of Helsingør, North Zealand, some 40 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Helsingør
Helsingør (Helsingör), classically known in English as Elsinore, is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark.
Helsingør Municipality
Helsingør Municipality (a variant English name: Elsinore Municipality; Danish: Helsingør Kommune), is a municipality in the Capital Region on the northeast coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark.
See Zealand and Helsingør Municipality
Hillerød
Hillerød is a Danish town with a population of 36,227 (1 January 2024) The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark located in the centre of North Zealand approximately 30 km to the northwest of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Hillerød Municipality
Hillerød Municipality (Hillerød Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the Capital Region of Denmark.
See Zealand and Hillerød Municipality
Holbæk
Holbæk is a town in Denmark and the seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 30,503 (1 January 2024).
Holbæk Municipality
Holbæk Municipality (Holbæk Kommune) is a kommune in northwestern Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in Denmark.
See Zealand and Holbæk Municipality
Ise Fjord
Ise Fjord (Isefjorden) is a deeply branched arm of the sea into the Danish island Zealand.
Island country
An island country, island state, or island nation is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands.
See Zealand and Island country
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight (/waɪt/ ''WYTE'') is an island, English county and unitary authority in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, across the Solent.
Johan Frederik Classen
Johan Frederik Classen, frequently also J. F. Classen, (11 February 1725 – 24 March 1792) was a Danish-Norwegian industrialist, major general, landowner and founder of Det Classenske Fideicommis.
See Zealand and Johan Frederik Classen
Jutes
The Jutes were one of the Germanic tribes who settled in Great Britain after the departure of the Romans.
Jutland
Jutland (Jylland, Jyske Halvø or Cimbriske Halvø; Jütland, Kimbrische Halbinsel or Jütische Halbinsel) is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein).
Kalundborg
Kalundborg is a Danish city with a population of 16,558 (1 January 2024), The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark the main town of the municipality of the same name and the site of its municipal council.
Kalundborg Municipality
Kalundborg Municipality (Kalundborg Kommune) is a kommune in the Region Sjælland on the west coast of the island of Zealand in Denmark.
See Zealand and Kalundborg Municipality
Køge
Køge (older spelling Kjøge) is a seaport on the coast of Køge Bugt (Bay of Køge) 39 km southwest of Copenhagen.
See Zealand and Køge
Køge Municipality
Køge Municipality (Køge Kommune) is a kommune in the Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand approx.
See Zealand and Køge Municipality
Kent
Kent is a county in the South East England region, the closest county to continental Europe.
See Zealand and Kent
Korsør
Korsør is a town in Zealand, Denmark.
Kronborg
Kronborg is a castle and stronghold in the town of Helsingør, Denmark.
Lillerød
Lillerød (sometimes named Allerød) is a Danish town, seat of the Allerød Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden.
List of European islands by area
This is a list of islands in Europe ordered by area (excluding the Canaries).
See Zealand and List of European islands by area
List of European islands by population
This is a list of islands in Europe ordered by population.
See Zealand and List of European islands by population
List of islands of Denmark
This is a list of islands of Denmark. Zealand and list of islands of Denmark are islands of Denmark.
See Zealand and List of islands of Denmark
Lolland
Lolland (formerly spelled Laaland, literally "low land") is the fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of. Zealand and Lolland are islands of Denmark.
Mälaren
Mälaren, historically referred to as Lake Malar in English, is the third-largest freshwater lake in Sweden (after Vänern and Vättern).
Mølleåen
Mølleåen, also Mølleå, sometimes translated as the Millstream, is a small river in North Zealand, Denmark, which runs from the west of Bastrup Sø near Lynge to the Øresund between Taarbæk and Skodsborg.
Møn
Møn is an island in south-eastern Denmark. Zealand and Møn are islands of Denmark.
See Zealand and Møn
Næstved
Næstved is a town in the municipality of the same name, located in the southern part of the island of Zealand in Denmark.
Næstved Municipality
Næstved Municipality (Næstved Kommune is a kommune in the Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in the south of Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Gavnø. It covers an area of 681 km2, and has a total population of 84,747 (2024). The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Næstved.
See Zealand and Næstved Municipality
Netherlands
The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.
New Zealand
New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Norse mythology
Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology, is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia, and into the Nordic folklore of the modern period.
See Zealand and Norse mythology
North Germanic languages
The North Germanic languages make up one of the three branches of the Germanic languages—a sub-family of the Indo-European languages—along with the West Germanic languages and the extinct East Germanic languages.
See Zealand and North Germanic languages
North Zealand
North Zealand, also North Sealand (Nordsjælland), refers to the northern part of the Danish island of Zealand which is not clearly defined but generally covers the area north of Copenhagen.
Paleocene
The Paleocene, or Palaeocene, is a geological epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 million years ago (mya).
Peberholm
Peberholm (Pepparholm) is a small artificial island in the Danish part of the Øresund strait, created as part of the Øresund Bridge connecting Denmark with Sweden. Zealand and Peberholm are islands of the Øresund Region.
Rønnede
Rønnede is a town in Faxe Municipality, in Region Zealand, Denmark.
Region Zealand
Region Zealand (Region Sjælland) is the southernmost administrative region of Denmark, established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional counties ("amter") and set up five larger regions.
See Zealand and Region Zealand
Regions of Denmark
The five Regions of Denmark (regioner) were created as administrative entities at a level above the municipalities and below the central government in the public sector as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, when the 13 counties (amter) were abolished.
See Zealand and Regions of Denmark
Ringsted
Ringsted is a city located centrally in the Danish island of Zealand.
Ringsted Municipality
Ringsted Municipality (Ringsted Kommune) is a kommune in the Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in east Denmark.
See Zealand and Ringsted Municipality
Roskilde
Roskilde is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand.
Roskilde Fjord
Roskilde Fjord is the fjord north of Roskilde, Denmark.
See Zealand and Roskilde Fjord
Roskilde Municipality
Roskilde Municipality (Roskilde Kommune) is a kommune in the Region Sjælland, 30 km west of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand in east Denmark.
See Zealand and Roskilde Municipality
Rudersdal Municipality
Rudersdal Municipality (Rudersdal Kommune) is a part suburban, part rural municipality (Danish, kommune) located on the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark.
See Zealand and Rudersdal Municipality
Rytterskole
A rytterskole (English: rider school or cavalry school) was a type of school erected in Denmark in the years 1721–1727 for the education of common children.
Saxons
The Saxons, sometimes called the Old Saxons, were the Germanic people of "Old" Saxony (Antiqua Saxonia) which became a Carolingian "stem duchy" in 804, in what is now northern Germany.
Scania
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne, is the southernmost of the historical provinces (landskap) of Sweden.
Scylding
The Scyldings (OE Scyldingas) or Skjǫldungs (ON Skjǫldungar), both meaning "descendants of Scyld/Skjǫldr", were, according to legends, a clan or dynasty of Danish kings, that in its time conquered and ruled Denmark and Sweden together with part of England, Ireland and North Germany.
Selandian
The Selandian is a stage in the Paleocene.
Skjöldr
Skjöldr (Old Norse Skjǫldr, Icelandic Skjöldur, sometimes Anglicized as Skjold or Skiold, Latinized as Skioldus; Old English Scyld, Proto-Germanic *Skelduz ‘shield’) was among the first legendary Danish kings.
Slagelse
Slagelse is a town on Zealand, Denmark.
Slagelse Municipality
Slagelse Municipality (Slagelse Kommune) is a kommune in Region Zealand on the west coast of the island of Zealand in Denmark.
See Zealand and Slagelse Municipality
Smørumnedre
Smørumnedre is a town and suburban area situated in Egedal Municipality in the northwestern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark and forms part of Copenhagen's urban area.
Solrød Municipality
Solrød Municipality (Solrød Kommune) is a kommune in the Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand in east Denmark.
See Zealand and Solrød Municipality
Solrød Strand
Solrød Strand, commonly known simply as Solrød, is a town in Region Zealand, Denmark, on the eastern side of the Zealand island.
Sorø Abbey
Sorø Abbey was the preeminent and wealthiest monastic house in all of Denmark during the Middle Ages.
Sound Dues
The Sound Dues (or Sound Tolls; Øresundstolden) were a toll on the use of the Øresund, or "Sound" strait separating the modern day borders of Denmark and Sweden.
Sprogø
Sprogø is a small Danish island, located in the Great Belt, the strait that separates the main islands of Funen and Zealand. Zealand and Sprogø are islands of Denmark.
Stevns Klint
Stevns Klint, known as the Cliffs of Stevns in English, is a white chalk cliff located some southeast of Store Heddinge on the Danish island of Zealand.
Storstrøm Bridge
The Storstrøm Bridge (Storstrømsbroen) is a road and railway arch bridge that crosses Storstrømmen between the islands of Falster and Masnedø in Denmark.
See Zealand and Storstrøm Bridge
Swedish language
Swedish (svenska) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family, spoken predominantly in Sweden and in parts of Finland.
See Zealand and Swedish language
Taastrup
Taastrup (or Tåstrup) is a Danish railway town and suburb of Copenhagen – 18 km west of Copenhagen's city centre.
Vänern
Vänern is the largest lake in Sweden, the largest lake in the European Union and the third-largest lake in Europe after Ladoga and Onega in Russia.
Værløse
Værløse is a town in Furesø Municipality in the northwestern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Vordingborg
Vordingborg is an old ferry town in Vordingborg Municipality in Denmark with around 12,000 (2022) inhabitants.
Vordingborg Municipality
Vordingborg Municipality (Vordingborg Kommune) is a kommune in the Sjælland Region, which is on the southeast coast of the island of Zealand in south Denmark.
See Zealand and Vordingborg Municipality
Vortigern
Vortigern (Guorthigirn, Guorthegern; Gwrtheyrn; Wyrtgeorn; Old Breton: Gurdiern, Gurthiern; Foirtchern; Vortigernus, Vertigernus, Uuertigernus, etc.), also spelled Vortiger, Vortigan, Voertigern and Vortigen, was a 5th-century warlord in Britain, known perhaps as a king of the Britons or at least connoted as such in the writings of Bede and Gildas.
Zeeland
Zeeland (Zeêland; historical English exonym Zealand) is the westernmost and least populous province of the Netherlands.
See also
Islands of the Øresund Region
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zealand
Also known as History of Zealand, Saelland, Sealand, Denmark, Selund, Sjaeland, Sjaelland, Själland, Sjelland, Zealand (Denmark), Zealand Point.
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