Zealand

Zealand (Danish: Sjælland; [ˈʂɛˌlænˀ]) is the largest island of Denmark. It is separated from Funen by the Great Belt and from Scania in Sweden by the Oresund.

Zealand is connected to Funen by the Great Belt Bridge and to Sweden by the Oresund Bridge.

The capital of Denmark, Copenhagen, is partly located on the eastern shore of Zealand and partly on Amager. Other cities on the island include Roskilde and Elsinore.

In Norse mythology, the island was created by the goddess Gefjun when she tricked Gylfi, the Swedish king of Gylfaginning. 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 becoming Lake Mälaren^[1].

Cities, towns and villages

• Aalsgaarde
• Copenhagen (København)
• Elsinore (Helsingør)
• Frederiksberg
• Frederikssund
• Frederiksværk
• Haslev
• Helsinge
• Hillerød
• Holbæk
• Hundested
• Humlebæk
• Kalundborg
• Kokkedal
• Kongens Lyngby
• Køge
• Næstved
• Præstø
• Ringsted
• Roskilde
• Slagelse
• Slangerup
• Sorø
• Tisvilde
• Vallensbæk
• Vordingborg

See also

• Sealand
• Zeeland
• Zealand, New Brunswick, Canada
• New Zealand

References

1. ^ Den Store Danske Encyklopædi, article Gefion

Coordinates: 55°30′N, 11°45′Ebs:Zeland bg:Шеланд cs:Sjælland da:Sjælland de:Seeland (Dänemark) et:Sjælland es:Selandia eo:Sjælland fr:Seeland (Danemark) ko:셸란 섬 id:Sjælland is:Sjáland it:Zelanda (isola) hu:Sjælland nl:Seeland ja:シェラン島 no:Sjælland nn:Sjælland pl:Zelandia (wyspa) pt:Zelândia (Dinamarca) ro:Zealand ru:Зеландия (остров) simple:Zealand fi:Själlanti sv:Själland vi:Zealand zh:西兰岛

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