Ringsted Municipality (Danish: Ringsted Kommune) is a kommune in the Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in east Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 295 km2, and has a total population of 35,906 (2023). Its mayor is Henrik Hvidesten, a member of Venstre.
Ringsted Municipality
Ringsted Kommune (Danish) | |
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Coordinates: 55°26′43″N 11°47′20″E / 55.445276°N 11.788908°E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Zealand |
Established | 1 April 1970 |
Seat | Ringsted |
Government | |
• Mayor | Henrik Hvidesten (V) |
Area | |
• Total | 295.48 km2 (114.09 sq mi) |
Population (1. January 2023)[1] | |
• Total | 35,906 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Municipal code | 329 |
Website | ringsted |
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Ringsted.
Ringsted municipality was not merged with other municipalities on 1 January 2007, during the nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).
Urban areas edit
The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:
# | Locality | Population |
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1 | Ringsted | 21,151 |
2 | Jystrup | 744 |
3 | Ørslev | 672 |
4 | Kværkeby | 598 |
5 | Vetterslev | 562 |
6 | Høm | 472 |
7 | Vigersted | 470 |
8 | Sneslev | 390 |
9 | Farendløse | 362 |
10 | Gyrstinge | 348 |
Others include Ortved.
Politics edit
Municipal council edit
Ringsted's municipal council consists of 21 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Election | Party | Total seats |
Turnout | Elected mayor | |||||||||
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A | B | C | F | I | L | O | V | Ø | |||||
2005 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 68.3% | Niels Ulrich Hermansen (V) | |||
2009 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 65.5% | ||||||
2013 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 73.3% | Henrik Hvidesten (V) | |||
2017 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 70.3% | |||||
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 |
Attractions edit
- St. Bendt's Church (Skt. Bendts Kirke) is located in the middle of the town. The church contains several royal tombs.
- Skjoldenæsholm Tram Museum
Notable people edit
- Nicolai Eigtved (1701 in Egtved, Haraldsted – 1754) a Danish architect; proponent of the French rococo
- Hemming Hansen (1884 in Kværkeby – 1964) a Danish boxer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Ricardt Madsen (1905 in Kværkeby – 1993) a Danish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Michael Brockenhuus-Schack (born 1960) a Danish count, landowner, chamberlain and board member; owns Giesegaard and Juellund at Ringsted.
Image gallery edit
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Sneslev Church
References edit
- ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
External links edit
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