Zealand (Sjælland)
Island
Country	Denmark
Region	Region Sjælland
Area	7,031 km² (2,715 sq mi)
Center
- coordinates	55°30′0″N 11°45′0″E / 55.5, 11.75Coordinates: 55°30′0″N 11°45′0″E / 55.5, 11.75
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal codes	[1]
Zealand (Sjælland) island (map center) is linked west to Fyn by the Great Belt Bridge and east to Sweden by the Oresund Bridge. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Region Sjælland ( English: Region Zealand) is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Funen ( Danish: Fyn; ˈfyːˀn with a size of 2984 km² (1152 sq The Great Belt Fixed Link (Storebæltsforbindelsen is the Fixed link between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen across the Great Belt The Oresund Bridge ( Danish Øresundsbroen, Swedish Öresundsbron, joint hybrid name Øresundsbron) is a combined two-track rail

Zealand (Danish: Sjælland; [ˈɕɛˌlænˀ]) is the largest island (7,031 km²) of Denmark (excluding Greenland, which is a Danish territory) and the 95^th largest island in the world. Danish ( d̥ænsɡ̊ is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat meaning "Land of the Greenlanders" Grønland is a self-governing Danish Province located between the This is a list of Islands in the world ordered by area. It includes all islands with an area greater than 2500 km² (970 square miles Zealand is connected to Funen by the Great Belt Bridge and to Sweden by the Øresund Bridge. Funen ( Danish: Fyn; ˈfyːˀn with a size of 2984 km² (1152 sq The Great Belt Fixed Link (Storebæltsforbindelsen is the Fixed link between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen across the Great Belt The Oresund Bridge ( Danish Øresundsbroen, Swedish Öresundsbron, joint hybrid name Øresundsbron) is a combined two-track rail

The capital of Denmark, Copenhagen, is partly located on the eastern shore of Zealand and partly on Amager. Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city Amager ( IPA:,,) is a Danish Island in the Øresund. The Danish capital Copenhagen, is partly situated on Amager Other cities on the island include Roskilde and Elsinore. Roskilde (ˈʁʌskilə is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. Elsinore redirects here For other places and things named Elsinore see Elsinore (disambiguation.

Mythological Origins

Gefion carving Zealand from Sweden. The Gefion fountain (Gefionspringvandet is a large Fountain on the harbour front in Copenhagen, Denmark. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.

In Norse mythology, the island was created by the goddess Gefjun after she tricked Gylfi, the king of Sweden, as told in the story of Gylfaginning. Norse mythology comprises the indigenous pre-Christian religion, beliefs and Legends of the Scandinavian peoples including those who settled on Iceland Gefjun, Gefjon, or Gefion (possibly from Old Norse geð fiá meaning "chaste" is one of the Asynjur in Norse mythology Gylfi, Gylfe, Gylvi, or Gylve was the earliest king in Scandinavia present in Norse mythology. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Gylfaginning, or the Tricking of Gylfi (c 20000 words is the first part of Snorri Sturluson 's Prose Edda after She removed a piece of land and transported it to Denmark, and it became the island of Zealand. The vacant area was filled with water and became Mälaren. Lake Mälaren ( (historically occasionally referred to as Lake Malar in English is the third-largest Lake in Sweden, after Lakes Vänern and ^[2] However, since modern maps show a similarity between Zealand and the Swedish lake Vänern, it is sometimes identified as the hole left by Gefjun. Vänern (IPA) is the largest Lake in Sweden and the third largest lake in Europe.

Geography

On June 5, 2007, the regional subsidiary of national broadcaster Danmarks Radio reported that a hill, Kobanke, situated in the southeast near the town Rønnede in Faxe municipality, with a natural point of terrain at 122. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. DR (formerly Danmarks Radio) is Denmark 's national Broadcasting corporation Rønnede was a municipality ( Danish, kommune) in the former Storstrøm County in south Denmark. Faxe municipality is a municipality ( Danish, kommune in Denmark in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand. 9 m (403. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International 21 feet), was the highest natural point on Zealand. The foot is an Anatomical structure found in many Animals It is the terminal portion of a limb which bears weight and allows Locomotion. Gyldenløveshøj, south of the city Roskilde has a height of 126 m (413. Roskilde (ˈʁʌskilə is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. 4 feet), but that is due to a man-made hill from the 1600s and its highest natural point is only 121. 3 m (397. 96 feet).

Zealand island (dan. : Sjælland) among Danish straits, other Danish islands, and Sweden

Cities, towns and villages

• Ballerup
• Birkerød
• Copenhagen (København)
• Egebjerg
• Elsinore (Helsingør)
• Espergærde
• Frederiksberg
• Frederikssund
• Frederiksværk
• Haslev
• Helsinge
• Hillerød
• Holbæk
• Hundested
• Humlebæk
• Kalundborg
• Kokkedal
• Kongens Lyngby
• Køge
• Nykøbing Sjælland
• Næstved
• Præstø
• Ringsted
• Roskilde
• Rørvig
• Skovlunde
• Slagelse
• Slangerup
• Solrød
• Sorø
• Tisvilde
• Vallensbæk
• Vordingborg
• Ålsgårde

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