Ringsted Municipality
Municipality in Zealand, Denmark
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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 36,010 (2026). Its mayor is Andreas Karlsen, a member of Det Konservative Folkeparti.
Ringsted Municipality
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A street in Ringsted | |
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| Coordinates: 55°26′43″N 11°47′20″E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Zealand |
| Established | 1 April 1970 |
| Seat | Ringsted |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andreas Karlsen (C) |
| Area | |
• Total | 295.48 km2 (114.09 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2026)[1] | |
• Total | 36,010 |
| • Density | 121.9/km2 (315.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4100 |
| Municipal code | 329 |
| Website | ringsted |
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
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 | D | 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% | |||||
| 2021 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 65.81% | Henrik Hvidesten (V) (2021-24) Klaus Hansen (V) (2024-25) | ||||
| 2025 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 68.0% | Andreas Karlsen (C) | |||||
| Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, valg.dk 2021 and 2025 | |||||||||||||
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
Sneslev Church
