Ringsted
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| State : |
 Denmark
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| Region : | Sjælland | ||||
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Municipality (since 1970) : |
Ringsted | ||||
| Office (until the end of 2006) : | Storstrom's Office | ||||
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Harde / Amt: (until March 1970) |
Ringsted Herred Sorø Office |
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| Sogne : |
Ringsted Sogn Benløse Sogn |
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| Coordinates : | 55 ° 27 ' N , 11 ° 47' E | ||||
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Population : (2020) |
22,898 | ||||
| Postal code : | 4100 Ringsted | ||||
| Sister cities : |
 Kutná Hora |
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| Website: | www.ringsted.dk | ||||
 St. Bendts Church |
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Ringsted is a city on Zealand in Denmark and an important transport hub . Here the railway line to Rødby branches off from the København – Fredericia railway line , and several important roads lead to the city. Ringsted is the administrative center of the municipality of Ringsted in the Sjælland region and has a population of 22,898 (as of January 1, 2020). The municipality of Ringsted is 295.5 km² and has 34,852 inhabitants (January 1, 2020).
history
Ringsted is one of the oldest urban settlements in Denmark. In the Middle Ages, the place was to a certain extent the capital of Zealand , as the Landesthing was located here. Even if the Zeeland law was not valid in Jutland or Scania , Ringsted was at times the central location for all of Denmark.
On January 7, 1131, Duke Knud Lavard was murdered in nearby Haraldsted by his cousin Magnus, the son of the then King Niels . He was buried in the Ringsteder Church, which developed into an important place of pilgrimage after his canonization in 1170.
After kingship made the cathedral city of Roskilde and later Copenhagen its most important center, Ringsted remained a provincial town despite its central location on the island.
Buildings
The Romanesque - Gothic St. Bendts Church from the 12th century with valuable frescoes, in which royal tombs are housed, as in the cathedral of Roskilde, is worth seeing . It is one of the oldest brick buildings in Denmark.
The amusement park Fantasy World was located near Ringsted and was bought by BonBon-Land in 2006 and moved to Holme-Olstrup .
Airfield
The airfield Ringsted ( Danish Ringsted Flyveplads ; ICAO code EKRS ) is located about 2 kilometers southeast of the town of Ringsted and has a 733-meter-long runway of grass. On the north side of the airfield is a concrete helipad with a diameter of 15 meters.
Development of the population
| year | Residents |
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| November 9, 1970 | 14,080 |
| January 1, 1976 | 16.005 |
| January 1, 1981 | 16,564 |
| January 1, 1986 | 17,098 |
| January 1, 1990 | 17,188 |
| January 1, 1996 | 17,714 |
| January 1, 2000 | 18,053 |
| January 1, 2004 | 18,782 |
| January 1, 2008 | 20,188 |
| January 1, 2010 | 20,767 |
| January 1, 2011 | 21,151 |
Administrative affiliation
Ringsted is divided into the parishes ( Danish : Sogn ): Ringsted Sogn and Benløse Sogn .
- until March 31, 1970: Ringsted Herred in the Sorø office
- since April 1, 1970: Ringsted municipality , until December 31, 2006 in the Vestsjællands office
- since January 1, 2007 in the Sjælland region
Daughters and sons of the city
- Jørgen Roed (1808–1888), portrait and genre painter
- Per Hækkerup (1915–1979), politician
- Helle Sørensen (* 1963), racing cyclist
- Jon Holst-Christensen (* 1968), badminton player
- Trine Hansen (* 1973), rower
- Anders Oechsler (* 1979), handball player
- Kristian Pedersen (* 1994), soccer player
Partnerships
Ringsted has city partnerships with Kutná Hora in the Czech Republic, Vammala in Finland, Halden in Norway, Skövde in Sweden, Gyöngyös in Hungary and Ringsted in the US state of Iowa.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Statistics Banks -> Befolkning og valg -> BY1: Folketal January 1st efter byområde, alder og køn (Danish)
- ↑ Bon-Bon ejer Kober Fantasy World. March 2, 2006, accessed September 12, 2010 (Danish).
- ↑ 1970: Danmarks Statistics: Statistisk Årbog 1973 , 1976 to 2004: www.statistikbanken.dk → Befolkning og valg → Folketal → Table BEF4A (Folketal pr. January 1st, fordelt på byer)
