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'Sorø' is a
town in
Sorø municipality in
Region Sjælland on the island of
Zealand (''Sjælland'') in east
Denmark. The population is 6,996 (2003). Both the municipal council and the regional council are located in this town.
Sorø was founded in 1161 by
Bishop Absalon, later the founder of
Copenhagen, and is the site of
Sorø Academy (
Danish ''Sorø Akademi''). The Academy is an educational institution built in
1140 together with
Sorø Klosterkirke, the church where Bishop Absalon is buried and where
Margaret I of Denmark was buried (she was later moved to
Roskilde Domkirke,
Roskilde).
Many people
live in Sorø, but work either in the greater
Copenhagen metropolitan area or the town of
Roskilde.
External links
★
Sorø municipality's official website
★
Tourist information
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