Præstø
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Denmark | |||
Region : | Sjælland | |||
Municipality (since 2007) : |
Vordingborg | |||
Coordinates : | 55 ° 7 ' N , 12 ° 3' E | |||
Founded: | 1353 | |||
Population : (2020) |
3.814 | |||
Postal code : | 4720 Præstø | |||
Adelgade in Præstø |
Præstø is a Danish town in the municipality of Vordingborg in the Sjælland region with 3814 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). The Præstø Næb peninsula extends to the east .
Præstø was first mentioned in 1353 and received town charter in 1403. Before the municipal reform in 2007 , Præstø was the seat of the municipality of the same name in Storstrøm municipality in the south of the island of Sjælland . The community extended over an area of around 107 km² and had 7608 inhabitants (2005).
Personalities
- Johannes von Schröder (* 1793 in Præstø; † 1862 in Hamburg), Danish-German officer and topographer
- Christopher Knuth (* 1855 in Præstø; † 1942 in Lilliendal), court hunter and chamberlain
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Statistics Banks -> Befolkning og valg -> BY1: Folketal January 1st efter byområde, alder og køn (Danish)
Web links
- Danmarks Købstæder: Præstø (on byhistorie.dk, Danish)