Ringsted Municipality

Ringsted Municipality
Ringsted Kommune (Danish)
A street in Ringsted
A street in Ringsted
Coordinates: 55°26′43″N 11°47′20″E / 55.445276°N 11.788908°E / 55.445276; 11.788908
CountryDenmark
RegionZealand
Established1 April 1970
SeatRingsted
Government
 • MayorHenrik Hvidesten (V)
Area
 • Total
295.48 km2 (114.09 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2024)[1]
 • Total
36,356
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code329
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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 36,356 (2024). Its mayor is Henrik Hvidesten, a member of Venstre.

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).