Kingdom of Elleore
| Kingdom of Elleore Micronation |
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| Motto: Let us help one another | ||||||
| Anthem: Ave nostre patria | ||||||
| Location | Roskilde Fjord, Denmark 55°41′10″N 12°03′40″E / 55.6860°N 12.0610°E |
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| Official languages | Danish and Interlingua | |||||
| Organizational structure | Constitutional monarchy | |||||
| • | King | Leo III (2003–) | ||||
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| • | Declared | 1944 | ||||
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| • | Total | 0.015 km2 0 sq mi |
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| Membership | 263 (2006) | |||||
| Purported currency | Leo D'or | |||||
The Kingdom of Elleore is a micronation located on the island of Elleore in the Roskilde Fjord, north of Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand.[1][2][3]
History
The island was purchased by a group of Copenhagen schoolteachers in 1944 for use as a summer camp.[2][3][4] They proclaimed the island's tongue-in-cheek "independence" as a Kingdom as a gentle parody of the government structure and royal traditions of Denmark. It's been stated that the kingdom's ancestry has been traced to a "monastic society of Irish monks who arrived in the middle of the 10th century."[1]
Prior to 1944, the island was known mainly as the location at which the controversial film Løvejagten was shot in 1907.
Numerous traditions peculiar to the kingdom have evolved over the subsequent decades, including a ban on the novel Robinson Crusoe, and the use of "Elleore Standard Time", which is 12 minutes behind Danish time. Many of the place names on the island, the kingdom's "government" and the titles assumed by its "nobility" are parodies of Danish equivalents.
The kingdom has issued several stamps and coins.[2]
Geography and demographics
The island has been estimated to be approximately 15,000 square metres (3.7 acres) in size.[2] Elleore is unoccupied save for a week-long annual gathering attended by dozens of its "citizens" and known as the "Elleuge" (meaning "Elle week").[3] The ceremonial enthronement of the reigning monarch takes place at this time. The purported capital is the tented town of Maglelille, erected only during the week of habitation.
Kings and queens of Elleore
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Incumbent Leo III since 2003 | |
| Inaugural holder | Erik I |
| Formation | 1945 |
Elleore has had six monarchs since its inception.[2]
- Erik I (1945–1949)
- Leo I den Lille (1949–1960)
- Erik II den Storartede (1961–1972)
- Leo II den Folkekære (1972–1983)
- Leodora den Dydige (1983–2003)
- Leo III (2003– )[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 Vaccari, Andres (September 23, 2006). "Micronations (Book review)". The Australian. Retrieved January 5, 2012. External link in
|publisher=(help) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jardine Nick (December 26, 2011). "Check Out 10 Of Europe's Oddest Micronations". Business Insider. Retrieved January 1, 2012. External link in
|publisher=(help) - 1 2 3 John Ryan, Simon Sellars and George Dunford. Micro Nations – The Lonely Planet Guide to Home-Made Nations. Lonely Planet. 2006. ISBN 1-74104-730-7
- ↑ Sellars, Simon "Kingdom of Elleore" Simonsellars.com. Accessed January 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Kingdom of Elleore Coinage
- Catalogue of coins minted by the Kingdom of Elleore
