Ringsted Municipality

Municipality in Zealand, Denmark

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 / 55.445276; 11.788908
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.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 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

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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

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### Municipal council

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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

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* 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

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* 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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* Jystrup

* St. Bendt's Church

* Skjoldenæsholm Castle

* Sneslev Church

## References

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1. ^ 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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ringsted Kommune.

* Municipality's official website
* The Tram Museum Skjoldenæsholm

Places adjacent to Ringsted Municipality

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