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Ringsted

Coordinates: 55°26′33″N 11°47′24″E / 55.44250°N 11.79000°E / 55.44250; 11.79000
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Ringsted
City
Saint Bendt's Church (Skt. Bendts Kirke) in Ringsted, Denmark
Saint Bendt's Church (Skt. Bendts Kirke) in Ringsted, Denmark
Coat of arms of Ringsted
Ringsted is located in Denmark
Ringsted
Ringsted
Location in Denmark
Ringsted is located in Denmark Region Zealand
Ringsted
Ringsted
Ringsted (Denmark Region Zealand)
Coordinates: 55°26′33″N 11°47′24″E / 55.44250°N 11.79000°E / 55.44250; 11.79000
CountryDenmark
RegionZealand (Sjælland)
MunicipalityRingsted
Area
 • Urban
13.7 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Urban
24,142
 • Urban density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
 • Municipality
36,356
 • Gender [2]
11,932 males and 12,210 females
DemonymRingsteder
Postal code
4100
Area code(+45) 57
Websitehttp://www.ringsted.dk/

Ringsted is a city located centrally in the Danish island of Zealand. It is the seat of a municipality of the same name.

Ringsted is situated approximately 60 km (37 mi) from Copenhagen.

History

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Ringsted was the site of Sjællands Landsting (lit. Zealand's county thing) during the Middle Ages,[3] which in 1584 moved to St. Bendt's church and became known as Sjællandsfar Landsting. In 1805 it moved to Copenhagen and was renamed Østre Landsret, and is still active under this name.[4]

In 1131, Canute Lavard was killed in Haraldsted forest, leading to outbreaks of civil war.

The church was consecrated in 1170. In front of the church is the spacious town square leading to the shopping streets with shops and boutiques.

The town arms goes back to 1421. There has been much discussion about what it portrays. The traditional answer is at the top the hand of God and under that Virgin Mary with Jesus surrounded by three figures that worship her. The city officially interprets the three figures as Saint Canute Lavard, King Eric Plovpenning, and Saint Benedict of Nursia.

Tourism

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Ringsted features two shopping centers named RingStedet and Ringsted Outlet Center. Ringsted Outlet Center consists of 48 flagship outlets and 2 restaurants.[5] Ringsted also has a wide selection of cafes and restaurants, as well as two local breweries (Dagmarbryggeriet in Ringsted town and Det lille Bryggeri in Bringstrup) .

During the summer months, a mobile tourist office is opened in the town square.

Ringsted was previously home to Santa World, a tourist attraction featuring hundreds of animatronic Christmas elves, which later became Fantasy World.[6]

Transportation

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Ringsted is one of Denmark's busiest transit cities. The city is located in the very middle of the island of Zealand, connecting both the southern parts of Zealand as well as Funen and Jutland with the Copenhagen metropolitan area.

Rail

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Front facade of Ringsted railway station.

Ringsted is served by Ringsted railway station, which is located in the centre of the town, on the southern edge of the historic town centre, and immediately adjacent to the Ringsted bus station. It is an important railway junction, located where the Copenhagen–Fredericia, Copenhagen–Ringsted and South Line railway lines meet. The station offers frequent direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, Odense, Aarhus, Aalborg, and Esbjerg as well as regional train services to Næstved and Elsinore.[7]

Notable people

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Edith von Bonsdorff, 1920

Sport

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Anders Oechsler, 2009

Sister cities

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References

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  1. ^ BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  3. ^ "Sjællands landsting". roskildehistorie.dk. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Tingstenene". visitringsted.dk. Ringsted Turistinformation. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Outlet Village". Ringsted Outlet. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Fantasy World". wiki.ringstedhistorie.dk. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Ringsted Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Schandorph, Sophus Christian Frederick" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). 1911.
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