Næstved Municipality
Encyclopedia
Næstved is a municipality (Danish
, kommune
) in Region Sjælland
on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in the south of Denmark
. The municipality includes the island of Gavnø
. It covers an area of 681 km², and has a total population of 80,732 (2008). Its mayor is Henning Jensen, a member of the Social Democrats
(Socialdemokraterne) political party
. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Næstved.
On January 1, 2007, Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007) merged the Næstved municipality with existing Fladså
, Fuglebjerg
, Holmegaard
, and Suså
municipalities to form the new Næstved municipality, increasing the total urban area population to more than 80,000.
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 the south of 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 includes the island of Gavnø
Gavnø
Gavnø is a small Danish island off the west coast of Zealand in Næstved Municipality. Located some 6 km south-west of Næstved, it has an area of 5.6 km2, and, as of 1 January 2010, it has a population of 57...
. It covers an area of 681 km², and has a total population of 80,732 (2008). Its mayor is Henning Jensen, a member of the Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
(Socialdemokraterne) political party
Politics of Denmark
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. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Næstved.
On January 1, 2007, Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007) merged the Næstved municipality with existing Fladså
Fladså
Fladså was a municipality in Storstrøm County in south Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 133 km², and had a total population of 7,581 . Its last mayor was Hans R...
, Fuglebjerg
Fuglebjerg
Fuglebjerg, with a population of 2,189 , is a town in Næstved municipality on Zealand in Region Sjælland in Denmark.Until 1 January 2007, Fuglebjerg was also a municipality in Vestsjælland County on the west the island of Zealand in south Denmark...
, Holmegaard
Holmegaard
Until January 1, 2007, Holmegaard was a municipality in Storstrøm County in the southern part of the island of Zealand in south Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 66 km², and had a total population of 7,442 . Its last mayor was Søren Dysted, a member of the Social Democrats ...
, and Suså
Suså
Until January 1, 2007 Suså was a municipality in the former Storstrøm County in the southern part of the island of Zealand in south Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 145 km², and had a total population of 8,529 . Its last mayor was Poul Erik Sørensen, a member of the Social Democrats ...
municipalities to form the new Næstved municipality, increasing the total urban area population to more than 80,000.
Attractions
- Gavnø Castle on the island of Gavnø has a large, beautiful park with seasonal flower displays. A magnificent display of spring bulbs can be seen during the month of May. The castle has an extensive collection of paintings. In addition to the castle and grounds, there is a church, a live, tropical butterfly collection, and a collection of historic firetrucks. It is open annually from mid-April until the end of August.
- The boat Friheden ("Freedom") runs regular, round-trip service from May-August. The 2½ hour trip starts in the center of Næstved, and goes through the Næstved Canal, to the Gavnø Castle, and out on Karrebæk Fjord to the town of Karrebæksminde before returning to Næstved. It is possible to disembark at Gavnø and at Karrebæksminde.
- Herlufsholm School is Denmark's oldest private boarding school.
- SusåSuså RiverThe 83 km long Suså River , Zealand's largest waterway and longest river, runs into Lake Tystrup, the 8th largest lake in Denmark....
en ("The Suså River"), Zealand's largest waterway and longest river, runs through Næstved.