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Ringsted Municipality

*Ringsted Kommune* (Danish)
Ringsted Municipality Ringsted Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
	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 2023)
• Total	35,906
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code	329
Website	ringsted.dk

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.

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
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
Election	A	B	C	F	I	L	O	V	Ø	Total seats	Turnout	Elected mayor
2005	7	1	1	2		1	2	7		21	68.3%	Niels Ulrich Hermansen (V)
2009	6	1	1	3			3	7			65.5%	Niels Ulrich Hermansen (V)
2013	5	1	1	1	1		4	7	1		73.3%	Henrik Hvidesten (V)
2017	5	1	3	1			3	6	2		70.3%	Henrik Hvidesten (V)
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

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