Roskilde

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Ros·kil·de

 (rŭ′skē′lə)
A city of eastern Denmark on Sjaelland Island west of Copenhagen. It was the capital of Denmark from the tenth century until 1443.
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Roskilde

(Danish ˈrɔskilə)
n
(Placename) a city in Denmark, on NE Zealand west of Copenhagen: capital of Denmark from the 10th century to 1443; scene of the signing (1658) of the Peace of Roskilde between Denmark and Sweden. Pop: 44 205 (2004 est)
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Proving that even the most utilitarian of industrial installations can be beautiful, this award-winning waste-to-energy plant in the city of Roskilde in Denmark uses LED lighting behind a perforated aluminium facade to represent the processes going on inside.
In academic 2013-14 Roskilde University in Denmark had approximately 9,000 Danish students, 1,000 international students, 700 faculty members, and 250 technical and administrative employees.
Roskilde Festival has been an annual event in Denmark since the 1970s, featuring music and other performances in the environment of a temporary tent city.
ON DECEMBER 8 Shell Aviation (SAV) announced it has begun refuelling aircraft at Roskilde Airport (IATA RKE), a business aviation hub situated 30 minutes from Denmark's commercial centre, Copenhagen.
It launched this week in cooperation with the American University in Cairo (AUC) and the Roskilde University in Denmark.
Copenhagen's Roskilde Airport announced on Friday that it has signed a supplier agreement with fuel company Shell.
The European Commission authorised, on 5 November, a plan to liquidate Roskilde Bank in Denmark.
Global Banking News-5 November 2008-EU approves Danish liquidation aid for Roskilde Bank(C)2008 ENPublishing - http://www.enpublishing.co.uk
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