Fensmark
town
Fensmark Church
Fensmark Church
Fensmark is located in Denmark
Fensmark
Fensmark
Location in Denmark
Fensmark is located in Denmark Region Zealand
Fensmark
Fensmark
Fensmark (Denmark Region Zealand)
Coordinates: 55°16′40″N 11°48′18″E / 55.27778°N 11.80500°E / 55.27778; 11.80500
CountryDenmark
RegionRegion Zealand
MunicipalityNæstved Municipality
Area
  Urban
3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
  Urban
5,217
  Urban density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
  Gender [2]
2,505 males and 2,712 females
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-4684 Holmegaard

Fensmark is the second largest town in Næstved Municipality on the south central part of the Danish island of Zealand. It is located about 6 km northeast of Næstved and has a population of 5,217 (1 January 2023)[1]

Fensmark was the municipal seat of the former Holmegaard Municipality, until it was merged with four other municipalities to form the new Næstved Municipality on 1 January 2007.

Notable people

The Danish lyric poet Christian Winther (1796–1876) was born in Fensmark.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  3. Gosse, Edmund William (1911). "Winther, Christian" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). pp. 735–736.
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