Ringsted Municipality () is a kommune in the Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in east Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 295 km<sup>2</sup>, and has a total population of 36,010 (2026). Its mayor is Andreas Karlsen, a member of Det Konservative Folkeparti.
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).
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Urban areas
The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! 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
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.
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2"| Election
! colspan="10"| Party
! rowspan="2"| Total<br/>seats
! rowspan="2"| Turnout
! rowspan="2"| Elected<br/>mayor
|-
|style="background:#B5211D;"|Social Democrats (Denmark)|
|style="background:#843A93;"|Danish Social Liberal Party|
|style="background:#89A920;"|Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|
|style="background:#004450;"|New Right (Denmark)|
|style="background:#C9096C;"|Socialist People's Party (Denmark)|
|style="background:#1CB1B7;"|Liberal Alliance (Denmark)|
|style="background:#8B8989;"|
|style="background:#F4D44D;"|Danish People's Party|
|style="background:#254C85;"|Venstre (Denmark)|
|style="background:#FF0000;"|Red-Green Alliance (Denmark)|
|-
|2005
|7
|1
|1
|style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="4"|
|2
|style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="2"|
|1
|2
|7
|style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="6"|21
|68.3%
|rowspan="2"|Niels Ulrich Hermansen (V)
|-
|2009
|6
|1
|1
|3
|style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="5"|
|3
|7
|65.5%
|-
|2013
|5
|1
|1
|1
|1
|4
|7
|1
|73.3%
|rowspan="2"|Henrik Hvidesten (V)
|-
|2017
|5
|1
|3
|1
|style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="3"|
|3
|6
|2
|70.3%
|-
|2021
|4
|style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="2"|
|6
|1
|2
|1
|6
|1
|65.81%
|Henrik Hvidesten (V) (2021-24)<br>Klaus Hansen (V) (2024-25)
|-
|2025
|4
|10
|style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="1"|
|2
|1
|3
|1
|68.0%
|Andreas Karlsen (C)
|-
|colspan="14"|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
<gallery mode=packed>
Image:Hvidsø, Jystrup 2007.jpg|Jystrup
Image:Ringsted kosciol mpazdziora.JPG|St. Bendt's Church
Image:Skjoldnæsholm.jpg|Skjoldenæsholm Castle
Image:SneslevKirke.jpg|Sneslev Church
</gallery>
References
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
External links
- The Tram Museum Skjoldenæsholm