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 2023)[1]
• 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

The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:

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.

Attractions

• 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

• 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
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  St. Bendt's Church
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  Skjoldenæsholm Castle
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  Sneslev Church