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'''Næstved''' is a municipality ([[Danish language|Danish]], ''[[Municipalities of Denmark|kommune]]'') in [[Region Sjælland]] on the island of [[Zealand (Denmark)|Zealand]] (''Sjælland'') in the south of [[Denmark]]. The municipality includes the island of [[Gavnø]]. It covers an area of 681&nbsp;km², and has a total population of 80,732 (2008). Its mayor is Carsten Rasmussen, a member of the [[Social Democrats (Denmark)|Social Democrats]] (''Socialdemokraterne'') [[Politics of Denmark|political party]]. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of [[Næstved]].
'''Næstved Municipality''' ({{lang-da|Næstved Kommune}} is a ''[[Municipalities of Denmark|kommune]]'' in the [[Region Sjælland]] on the island of [[Zealand (Denmark)|Zealand]] in the south of [[Denmark]]. The municipality includes the island of [[Gavnø]]. It covers an area of 681&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, and has a total population of 84,574 (2023). Its mayor is Carsten Rasmussen, a member of the [[Social Democrats (Denmark)|Social Democrats]] (''Socialdemokraterne'') [[Politics of Denmark|political party]]. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of [[Næstved]].


On January 1, 2007, [[Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal Reform 2007|''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007)]] merged the Næstved municipality with existing [[Fladså]], [[Fuglebjerg]], [[Holmegaard]], and [[Suså Municipality|Suså]] municipalities to form the new Næstved municipality, increasing the total urban area population to more than 80,000.
On 1 January 2007, [[Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal Reform 2007|''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007)]] merged the Næstved municipality with existing [[Fladså]], [[Fuglebjerg]], [[Holmegaard]], and [[Suså Municipality|Suså]] municipalities to form the new Næstved municipality, increasing the total population to more than 80,000.


==Urban areas==
== Locations ==
The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:
The ten largest locations in the municipality are:

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-right:1em"
! # !! Locality !! Population
|-
|-
| 1 || [[Næstved]] || 41.857
| [[Næstved]] || align="center"| 43,800
|-
|-
| 2 || [[Fensmark]] || 4.976
| [[Fensmark]] || align="center"| 5,100
|-
|-
| 3 || [[Fuglebjerg (by)|Fuglebjerg]] || 2.160
| [[Fuglebjerg]] || align="center"| 2,200
|-
|-
| 4 || [[Glumsø]] || 2.138
| [[Glumsø]] || align="center"| 2,100
|-
|-
| 5 || [[Mogenstrup (Næstved Kommune)|Mogenstrup]] || 1.861
| [[Mogenstrup]] || align="center"| 2,000
|-
|-
| 6 || [[Karrebæksminde]] || 1.708
| [[Karrebæksminde, Næstved|Karrebæksminde]] || align="center"| 1,800
|-
|-
| 7 || [[Tappernøje]] || 1.554
| [[Tappernøje]] || align="center"| 1,600
|-
|-
| 8 || [[Gelsted (Næstved Kommune)|Gelsted]] || 1.296
| [[Gelsted, Næstved|Gelsted]] || align="center"| 1,300
|-
|-
| 9 || [[Herlufmagle]] || 1.286
| [[Herlufmagle, Næstved|Herlufmagle]] || align="center"| 1,400
|-
|-
| 10 || [[Holme-Olstrup]] || 1.184
| [[Holme-Olstrup]] || align="center"| 1,200
|}


==Politics==

===Municipal council===
Næstved's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years.

Below are the municipal councils elected since the [[Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal Reform 2007|Municipal Reform of 2007]].

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2"| Election
! colspan="7"| Party
! rowspan="2"| Total<br/>seats
! rowspan="2"| Turnout
! rowspan="2"| Elected<br/>mayor
|-
|style="background:#B5211D;"|'''[[Social Democrats (Denmark)|{{font color|white|A}}]]'''
|style="background:#843A93;"|'''[[Danish Social Liberal Party|{{font color|white|B}}]]'''
|style="background:#89A920;"|'''[[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|{{font color|white|C}}]]'''
|style="background:#C9096C;"|'''[[Socialist People's Party (Denmark)|{{font color|white|F}}]]'''
|style="background:#F4D44D;"|'''[[Danish People's Party|{{font color|white|O}}]]'''
|style="background:#254C85;"|'''[[Venstre (Denmark)|{{font color|white|V}}]]'''
|style="background:#FF0000;"|'''[[Red-Green Alliance (Denmark)|{{font color|white|Ø}}]]'''
|-
|[[2005 Danish local elections|2005]]
|17
|1
|2
|1
|1
|9
|style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="4"|31
|69.0%
|rowspan="2"|Henning Jensen (A)
|-
|[[2009 Danish local elections|2009]]
|11
|2
|2
|4
|3
|9
|64.5%
|-
|[[2013 Danish local elections|2013]]
|14
|1
|3
|1
|3
|8
|1
|74.0%
|rowspan="2"|Carsten Rasmussen (A)
|-
|[[2017 Danish local elections|2017]]
|13
|2
|2
|1
|2
|9
|2
|71.2%
|-
|colspan="14"|Data from [https://www.kmdvalg.dk/kv/2005/adk.htm Kmdvalg.dk 2005], [https://www.kmdvalg.dk/kv/2009/adk.htm 2009], [https://www.kmdvalg.dk/kv/2013/Default.htm 2013] and [https://www.kmdvalg.dk/kv/2017/KMDValgKV.html 2017]
|}
|}


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* [[Herlufsholm School]] is Denmark's oldest private boarding school.
* [[Herlufsholm School]] is Denmark's oldest private boarding school.
* [[Suså River|Suså]]en ("The Suså River"), Zealand's largest waterway and longest river, runs through Næstved.
* [[Suså River|Suså]]en ("The Suså River"), Zealand's largest waterway and longest river, runs through Næstved.

== Notable people ==
[[File:Matilde Bajer by Christensen &amp; Morange.jpg|140px|thumb|Matilde Bajer, 1890s]]
* [[Claus Daa (1579–1641)|Claus Daa]] (1579 in [[Ravnstrup, Næstved Municipality|Ravnstrup]] – 1641) a Danish admiral, nobleman and landowner
* [[Frederik Danneskjold-Samsøe]] (1703 in Assendrup Manor – 1778) a politician, minister, admiral, chief of the Danish marine
* [[Jacob Holm (industrialist)|Jacob Holm]] (1770 in Skafterup – 1845) a Danish industrialist, ship owner and merchant
* [[Christian Winther]] (1796 in Fensmark – 1876) a Danish lyric poet <ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Winther,_Christian |volume= 28 |short=x}}</ref>
* [[Malthe Conrad Lottrup]] (1815 in Holmegaard – 1870) a Danish merchant, politician and brewer
* [[Matilde Bajer]] (1840 in Frederikseg – 1934) a Danish women's rights activist and pacifist
* [[Eggert Achen]] (1853 in Kvislemark – 1913) a Danish architect
* [[L. A. Ring]] (1854 in Ring – 1933) a Danish painter, pioneered [[Symbolism (arts)|symbolism]] and [[social realism]]
* [[Bodil Hellfach]] (1856 in Hyllinge – 1941) a pioneering Danish nurse
* [[Charlotte Munck (nurse)|Charlotte Munck]] (1876 in Lille Næstved – 1932) a pioneering Danish nurse
* [[Knud Børge Martinsen]] (1905 in Sandved - 1949) a Danish officer in the [[Free Corps Denmark]]
* [[Michel Nykjær]] (born 1979 in Tappernøje) a Danish auto racing driver


==Image gallery==
==Image gallery==
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Image:Skt. Peders Kirke - Næstved.jpg|[[St. Peter's Church, Næstved|St. Peter's Church]] in Næstved
Image:Skt. Peders Kirke - Næstved.jpg|[[St. Peter's Church, Næstved|St. Peter's Church]] in Næstved
Image:Roennebaeksholm1.jpg|Rønnebæksholm
Image:Roennebaeksholm1.jpg|Rønnebæksholm
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== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* Municipal statistics: [http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta], delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD] aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal statistics: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070812152043/http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta], delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD] aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: [http://kommune.eniro.dk/danmarkskort/ Eniro new municipalities map]
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: [https://web.archive.org/web/20060207074938/http://kommune.eniro.dk/danmarkskort/ Eniro new municipalities map]


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Næstved Kommune}}
* [http://www.gavnoe.dk/ Gavnø island (Danish only)]
* [http://www.gavnoe.dk/ Gavnø island (Danish only)]
* [http://www.visitnaestved.com/ Næstved area tourism bureau]
* [http://www.visitnaestved.com/ Næstved area tourism bureau]
* [http://www.naesbib.dk/ Næstved bibliotek ]
* [http://www.naesbib.dk/ Næstved bibliotek ]
* [http://www.naestved.dk/ Næstved municipality's official website (Danish only)]
* [http://www.naestved.dk/ Næstved municipality's official website (Danish only)]
* [http://www.naestvednyt.dk/ NæstvedNyt (Video news)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928073727/http://www.naestvednyt.dk/ NæstvedNyt (Video news)]
* [http://www.sjoelundkirken.dk/ Sjølundkirken (Danish only)]
* [http://www.sjoelundkirken.dk/ Sjølundkirken (Danish only)]


{{Geographic location
==External links==
| Centre = Næstved
{{Commons category|Næstved Kommune}}
| N = [[Sorø Municipality|Sorø]]

| NE = [[Ringsted Municipality|Ringsted]]
| E = [[Faxe Municipality|Faxe]]
| S = [[Vordingborg Municipality|Vordingborg]]
| SW = ''Karrebæksminde Bay ([[Smålandsfarvandet]])''
| W = [[Slagelse Municipality|Slagelse]]
}}
{{Municipalities of Denmark}}
{{Municipalities of Denmark}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 2007]]

Latest revision as of 08:40, 12 April 2024

Næstved Municipality
Næstved Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Coat of arms of Næstved Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°15′00″N 11°40′00″E / 55.25°N 11.6667°E / 55.25; 11.6667
CountryDenmark
RegionZealand
Established1 January 2007
SeatNæstved
Government
 • MayorCarsten Rasmussen (S)
Area
 • Total681 km2 (263 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2023)[1]
 • Total84,574
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
IslandZealand
Municipal code370
Websitewww.naestved.dk Edit this at Wikidata

Næstved Municipality (Danish: Næstved Kommune is a kommune in the Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in the south of Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Gavnø. It covers an area of 681 km2, and has a total population of 84,574 (2023). Its mayor is Carsten Rasmussen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Næstved.

On 1 January 2007, Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007) merged the Næstved municipality with existing Fladså, Fuglebjerg, Holmegaard, and Suså municipalities to form the new Næstved municipality, increasing the total population to more than 80,000.

Locations[edit]

The ten largest locations in the municipality are:

Næstved 43,800
Fensmark 5,100
Fuglebjerg 2,200
Glumsø 2,100
Mogenstrup 2,000
Karrebæksminde 1,800
Tappernøje 1,600
Gelsted 1,300
Herlufmagle 1,400
Holme-Olstrup 1,200

Politics[edit]

Municipal council[edit]

Næstved's municipal council consists of 31 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 O V Ø
2005 17 1 2 1 1 9 31 69.0% Henning Jensen (A)
2009 11 2 2 4 3 9 64.5%
2013 14 1 3 1 3 8 1 74.0% Carsten Rasmussen (A)
2017 13 2 2 1 2 9 2 71.2%
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Attractions[edit]

  • Gavnø Castle on the island of Gavnø has a large, beautiful park with seasonal flower displays. A magnificent display of spring bulbs can be seen during the month of May. The castle has an extensive collection of paintings. In addition to the castle and grounds, there is a church, a live, tropical butterfly collection, and a collection of historic firetrucks. It is open annually from mid-April until the end of August.
  • The boat Friheden ("Freedom") runs regular, round-trip service from May–August. The 2½ hour trip starts in the center of Næstved, and goes through the Næstved Canal, to the Gavnø Castle, and out on Karrebæk Fjord to the town of Karrebæksminde before returning to Næstved. It is possible to disembark at Gavnø and at Karrebæksminde.
  • Herlufsholm School is Denmark's oldest private boarding school.
  • Susåen ("The Suså River"), Zealand's largest waterway and longest river, runs through Næstved.

Notable people[edit]

Matilde Bajer, 1890s

Image gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ "Winther, Christian" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). 1911.

External links[edit]

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