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Ringsted Municipality

Coordinates: 55°26′43″N 11°47′20″E / 55.445276°N 11.788908°E / 55.445276; 11.788908
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Ringsted Municipality
Ringsted Kommune (Danish)
A street in Ringsted
A street in Ringsted
Coordinates: 55°26′43″N 11°47′20″E / 55.445276°N 11.788908°E / 55.445276; 11.788908
CountryDenmark
RegionZealand
Established1 April 1970
SeatRingsted
Government
 • MayorHenrik Hvidesten (V)
Area
 • Total295.48 km2 (114.09 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2024)[1]
 • Total36,356
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code329
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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
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
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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Notable people

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References

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