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 36,356 (2024). Its mayor is Henrik Hvidesten, a member of Venstre.
Ringsted Municipality Ringsted Kommune (Danish) | |
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 A street in Ringsted | |
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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 2024)[1] | |
| • Total | 36,356 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/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
The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Municipal council
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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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
- 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
Sneslev Church
References
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
External links
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