Ringsted

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title: "Ringsted" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["ringsted", "municipal-seats-of-region-zealand", "municipal-seats-of-denmark", "cities-and-towns-in-region-zealand", "ringsted-municipality"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringsted" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
official_nameRingsted
settlement_typeCity
image_skylineRingsted_-_ved_Sct._Hans_Gade.jpg
image_captionSaint Bendt's Church (Skt. Bendts Kirke) in Ringsted, Denmark
image_shieldCoat of arms of Ringsted.svg
pushpin_mapDenmark#Denmark Region Zealand
pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_mapsize250
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Denmark
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameDenmark
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Zealand (Sjælland)
subdivision_type2Municipality
subdivision_name2Ringsted
area_urban_km213.8
population_as_of2025
population_footnotes
population_urban24094
population_blank1_titleMunicipality
population_blank136286
population_blank2_titleGender
population_blank211932 males and 12210 females
population_density_urban_km2auto
population_demonymRingsteder
coordinates
elevation_m54
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code4100
area_code(+45) 57
websitehttp://www.ringsted.dk/
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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 from Copenhagen.

History

Ringsted was the site of Sjællands Landsting (lit. Zealand's county thing) during the Middle Ages, 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.

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

Ringsted features two shopping centers named RingStedet and Ringsted Outlet Center. Ringsted Outlet Center consists of 48 flagship outlets and 2 restaurants. 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.

Transportation

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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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.

Notable people

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Edith-von-Bonsdorff.jpg" caption="Edith von Bonsdorff, 1920"] ::

Sport

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Anders_Oechsler_03.jpg" caption="Anders Oechsler, 2009"] ::

Sister cities

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References

References

  1. [https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density] The Mobile Statbank from [[Statistics Denmark]]
  2. [https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY1?lang=en BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex] The Mobile Statbank from [[Statistics Denmark]]
  3. "Sjællands landsting".
  4. "Tingstenene". Ringsted Turistinformation.
  5. "Outlet Village".
  6. "Fantasy World".
  7. "Ringsted Station". DSB.
  8. {{cite EB1911

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