Ringsted Municipality
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Ringsted Municipality
Ringsted Kommune (Danish) | |
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![]() A street in Ringsted | |
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 |
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.
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
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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
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