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Roskilde er én af Danmarks ældste byer og mange gadenavne afspejler den udvikling Roskilde har været igennem helt fra middelaldertiden og til nu. Her kan du blive en smule klogere på en sjov historie eller et pudsigt navn, der knytter sig til Roskildes – måske lidt skøre – vejnavne.
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TREET NAMES
ROSKILDE IS ONE OF DENMARK’S OLDEST TOWNS, AND SEVERAL STREET NAMES REFLECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ROSKILDE FROM AS FAR BACK AS THE MIDDLE AGES UP TO THE PRESENT DAY. HERE IS AN EXPLANATION AND AMUSING STORIES CONNECTED WITH SOME OF THE – POSSIBLY A BIT NUTTY – STREET NAMES IN TOWN.
STÆNDERTORVET THE MOST COMMON: Sti = Path Vej = Road, Street Stræde = Alley Torvet = Square Where is.. the train station, the baker, the tourist office ? = Hvor ligger… stationen, bageren, turistkontoret ?
Until 1537, Roskilde had no proper market square and market days took place in Algade, but after the Reformation when citizens pulled down St. Laurentii Church (except its tower) the open area became Roskilde’s Square. In the 19th century, the place was named Stændertorvet in memory of the former assemblies of the Estates of the Realm (stænder) “that had provided the background for a constitutional government”, as was the opinion of those days! Indtil 1537 havde Roskilde ikke noget egentligt torv og torvedagene blev afholdt på Algade, men efter reformationen hvor borgerne rev Sankt Laurentii Kirke ned, (på nær kirketårnet) blev det åbne areal nu byens torv. I 1800-tallet blev det vedtaget at kalde stedet for Stændertorvet, for at mindes de gamle stænderforsamlinger der, efter datidens udsagn; ”havde fremdrevet et konstitutionelt styre”!
STØDEN In the 19th century, Støden (Rush) was a children’s favourite and notorious with the adults, for the steep hill gave the gutter an excellent drop, which caused the cover boards to work loose after heavy rain, and the youngsters would swish downhill on the gutter boards – something you might compare to today’s windsurfing! I 1800-tallet var Støden berømt blandt børn og berygtet blandt voksne, for den stejle bakke gav godt fald i rendestenen og efter kraftigt regnvejr rev brætterne sig løse, og de unge susede af sted på rendestensbrætterne som man kunne kalde den tids windsurfing!
GULLANDSSTRÆDE In the Middle Ages, Roskilde’s citizens were fond of liquor and the local streets were referred to with the names of their pubs! ”Gulland” had a very bad reputation due to the many altercations it was noted for and the huge consumption of beer and alcohol taking place there. ”Boozing, brawls and drunkenness” resulted in 1777 in the introduction of new rules, and pub service was closed after 10pm. Roskildes borgere var i middelalderen glade for brændevin og kendte gaderne på værtshusene! ”Gulland” var så berygtet i folkemunde fordi adskillige klammerier og stort indtag af øl og brændevin foregik her. Pga. ”svir, slagsmål og drukkenskab” indførtes i 1777 serveringsforbud efter kl. 22.00.
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