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 2023)[1]
  Total35,906
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code329
Websiteringsted.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

The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:

#LocalityPopulation
1Ringsted21,151
2Jystrup744
3Ørslev672
4Kværkeby598
5Vetterslev562
6Høm472
7Vigersted470
8Sneslev390
9Farendløse362
10Gyrstinge348

Others include Ortved.

Politics

Municipal council

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

Notable people

References


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