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Lejre is a railway town, with a population of 3,097 (1 January 2023), in Lejre Municipality (Danish: Lejre Kommune) on the island of Zealand in east Denmark. It belongs to Region Zealand. The town's Old Norse name was Hleiðr or Hleiðargarðr.
Founded: 550 - 1000 AD. Category: Prehistoric and archaeological sites in Denmark. Historical period: Germanic Iron Age (Denmark) www.visitlejre.info. Lejre was the capital of an Iron Age kingdom sometimes referred to as the Lejre Kingdom. According to early legends, this was ruled by kings of the Skjöldu ...
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Lejre Municipality ( Danish: Lejre Kommune) is a kommune in the Region Zealand of Denmark . 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 Municipality and Hvalsø Municipality to form a new Lejre Municipality. 28 ...
1. Mythical kings and Beowulf – The birthplace of Denmark. The birthplace of Denmark is nestled in the hills of the hamlet of Gl. Lejre. Legend has it that Lejre was once the seat of ancient kings, the Scyldingas, who left their traces on the landscape. Here the legendary hero Beowulf fought ferociously to defend King Roar’s royal hall.
Lejre er en stationsby på Midtsjælland med 3.097 indbyggere (2023) i Allerslev Sogn. Lejre er den næststørste by i Lejre Kommune (efter Kirke Hvalsø) og tilhører Region Sjælland. Bybetegnelsen Lejre anvendes i dag for den nyere bebyggelse ved Lejre Station.
Lejre Museum. Lejre was a centre of power and a royal seat during the Viking and early Iron Age - not just for one king or for a short time, but for more than 500 years! The area is also known as the home of the first Danish kings, the "Skjoldunger", and the famous heroic poem "Beowulf".
17 November 1969. Daugavpils. Citizenship. Latvia. Website. https://www.inara.cc/. Ināra Petrusēviča (also known under Russian-language spelling Inara Petrusevich, Russian: Инара Петрусевич; born November 17, 1969, Daugavpils) is a Latvian artist. [1]
