Everything about Lejre totally explained
Lejre is a town and municipality (
Danish,
kommune) on the island of
Zealand in east
Denmark. It belongs to
Region Sjælland. The town's
Old Norse name was
Hleiðra. The municipality has an area of 240
km² and a total population of ca. 26,603 (2008). Its mayor is Flemming Jensen, representing the liberal
Venstre political party. The municipal seat is
Kirke Hvalsø.
Municipality
The current municipality was established on
1 January 2007 as a result of
Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merging the former Lejre municipality with
Bramsnæs and
Hvalsø municipalities to form a new Lejre municipality. The former Lejre municipality covered an area of 88
km², and had a total population of 8,724 (2005). Its last mayor was
Jens Hald Madsen, representing the
Venstre party. Neighboring municipalities were
Ramsø and
Roskilde to the east,
Bramsnæs to the north,
Hvalsø to the west, and
Hvalsø to the south. Most of the old municipality's northern border was defined by the waters of
Roskilde Fjord. It belonged to
Roskilde County.
History
Lejre was the capital of an Iron Age kingdom, the
Lejre Kingdom, which was, according to legend, ruled by kings of the
Skjöldung dynasty; it's assumed to be the predecessor of medieval
Denmark. Lejre is assumed to have been the location of
Heorot, the royal hall mentioned in
Beowulf and other myths that are set around the year
500. Archeological remains of large halls from this period have been found. The legends of the kings of Lejre were written down in the 12th century
Chronicon Lethrense.
Attractions
The municipality is home to the
Lejre Experimental Centre, a center for
experimental archaeology and
education, which includes reconstructions and recreations from different periods of Denmark’s history— from
pre-history to the time of the
Vikings. The centerpiece of the facility is an
Iron Age village reconstruction, complete with sacrificial bog. The center is open to the public.
Images
Image:Lejre-brume.jpg|Lejre municipality is primarily rural.
Image:Lejre-éoliennes.jpg|May 2004.
Image:Ledreborg.jpg|Ledreborg palace, 19th century drawing
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