Ringsted municipality
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Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
, kommune
Municipalities of Denmark
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) in Region Sjælland
Region Sjælland
Region Zealand is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the number of...
on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in east Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. The municipality covers an area of 295 km², and has a total population of 32,092 (2008). Its mayor is Niels-Ulrik Hermansen, a member of Venstre
Venstre (Denmark)
VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Ringsted
Ringsted
Ringsted, a city in Ringsted municipality, is in the middle of the Danish island of Zealand. The municipal population is about 31,000 and the city population is 21,151 .Ringsted is approximately 60 km from Copenhagen.-Modern hotspot:...
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Ringsted municipality was not be merged with other municipalities by January 1, 2007 as the result of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).
Attractions
- St. Bendt's ChurchSt. Bendt's ChurchSt. Bendt's is a church in Ringsted, Denmark, which was originally part of a Benedictine monastery that burnt down in the 18th century. Built in the Romanesque style, it is the oldest brick church in Scandinavia, dating back to about 1170 when it replaced a travertine church from about 1080. It is...
(Skt. Bendts Kirke) is located in the middle of the town.
The church contains several royal tombs.
(-) Indicates year of death.
- Duke Knud Lavard. (1130)
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- King Valdemar I. The Great. Died (1182)
- His Queen Sophia (1198)
- His son, Duke Christopher (1166)
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- King Knud VI (1202)
- His sister, Queen Rikiza of Sweden (1220)
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- King Valdemar II. The Victorious (1241)
- His Queen Dagmar (1213)
- His Queen Beengjerd (1220)
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- King Valdemar III. (1231)
- Lady Eleonora (1231)
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- Knud, Duke of Lolland (1260)
- His son Erik, Duke of Halland (1304)
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- Prince Valdemar, the son of King Christopher I.
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- King Erik Plovpenning (1250)
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- King Birger of Sweden (1321)
- His Queen Margarethe (1341)
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- King Erik Menved (1319)
- His mother, Queen Agnes (1304)
- His Queen, Ingeborg (1319)
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- Erik, son of King Christopher II (1331)
Most notable of which is King Valdemar I. The Great, and King Valdemar II. The Victorious.
- The Tram Museum Skjoldenæsholm