Roskilde County


Roskilde County is a former county on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into Region Sjælland.
Roskilde is also the name of the county's capital, and the name of a municipality. The small city of Roskilde is located 30 km west of Copenhagen. Danish kings were traditionally crowned there, in the Roskilde Cathedral. Roskilde is also home to the Viking [Ship Museum (Roskilde)|Viking Ship Museum], an "alternative" university, and the popular Roskilde Festival, annual music festival.

Municipalities (1970-2006)

PortraitIncumbentTermNotes
Ove Skade1660–1661
Johan Christopher Körbitz1662–1682
1682–1717
Frederik Christian Adeler1717–1721
Rudolph von Gersdorff1721–1729
1729–1730
Johan Ludvig Holstein1730–1735
Frederik Oertz1734—1737
Adolf Andreas von der Lühe1737—1750
Holger Skeel1750–1764
Eggert Christopher Knuth1764–1776
Henrik Adam Brockenhuus1776–1787
Werner Jasper Andreas Moltke1787—1796
Johan Henrik Knuth1796—1799Acting county governor
Michael Treschow1799—1808
Johan Henrik Knuth1799—1802
Frederik Hauch1802—1810
Werner Jasper Andreas Moltke1810—1816
Christopher Schøller Bülow1816—1821
Frederik von Lowzow1821—1831
Julius Knuth1831—1845
Henrik Moltke1845—1847
Peter Tetens1847—1859