Ringsted is a city located centrally in the

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island of

Zealand Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020. It is the 1 ...

. It is the seat of a municipality of the same name. Ringsted is situated approximately 60 km from

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Tourism and transport

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

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of Skjoldenæsholm, near

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. * Ringsted Station, served by both

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domestic trains and international (

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) services to

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: frequent services to

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and

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, although not all trains to Jutland stop at Ringsted — the bus station is in front of the railway station. * St. Bendt's Church — a Romanesque, former

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, abbey church containing numerous tombs of medieval Danish royalty.

History

Ringsted was the site of ''Sjællands Landsting'' (lit. ''Zealand's county

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'') during the

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, which in 1584 moved to St. Bendt's church and became known as ''Sjællandsfar Landsting''. In 1805 it moved to Copenhagen and was renamed

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, and is still active under this name. In 1131,

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was killed in Haraldsted forest, leading to outbreaks of

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. 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

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with

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surrounded by three figures that worship her. The city officially interprets the three figures as Saint

, King Eric Plovpenning, and Saint

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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

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Christmas elves, which later became Fantasy World.

Notable people

Jørgen Roed Jørgen Roed, (13 January 1808 – 8 August 1888), Danish portrait and genre painter associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting, was born in Ringsted to Peder Jørgensen Roed and wife, Ellen Hansdatter. Biography Growing up His father, ...

(1808–1888) a portrait and genre painter of the

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P. C. Skovgaard Peter Christian Thamsen Skovgaard (known as P. C. Skovgaard; 4 April 1817 – 13 April 1875) was a Danish national romantic landscape painter. He is one of the main figures associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting. He is especially known ...

(1817–1875) a Danish national romantic landscape painter *

Frederik Vermehren Johan Frederik (Frits) Nikolai Vermehren, also known as Frederik Vermehren (12 May 1823 – 10 January 1910), a genre and portrait painter in the realist style. His artistic career took place during the period of Danish art known as the Golden ...

(1823–1910) a genre and portrait painter in the realist style *

Sophus Schandorph Sophus Christian Frederik Schandorph (or Skamdrup), known simply as Sophus Schandorph, (8 May 1836 – 1 January 1901), Danish poet and novelist, was born at Ringsted in Zealand. He was one of the men of "the Modern Break-through." Biography Scha ...

(1836–1901) a poet and novelist, with the '' Modern Break-through'' *

Edith von Bonsdorff Edith Helena von Bonsdorff (née Anderson; 24 April 1890 – 19 April 1968) was a Danish-Finnish ballet dancer and choreographer. Biography Edith von Bonsdorff was born Edith Anderson on 24 April 1890 in Ringsted, Kingdom of Denmark. In 1909 ...

(1890–1968) a Danish-Finnish ballet dancer and choreographer *

Jette Baagøe Jette Baagøe (née Svendsen, born 1946) is the director of the Danish Museum of Hunting and Forestry in Hørsholm where she has worked since 1984. She headed the steering group that began work on the nomination of The par force hunting landscap ...

(born 1946) the director of the

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Poul Ruders Poul Ruders (born 27 March 1949) is a Danish composer. Life Born in Ringsted, Ruders trained as an organist, and studied orchestration with Karl Aage Rasmussen. Ruders's first compositions date from the mid-1960s. Ruders regards his own compositi ...

(born 1949) a Danish organist and composer * Werner Knudsen (born 1953) a computer scientist, composer and author *

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(born 1975) Danish vocalist and guitarist.

Sport

* Fritz Tarp (1899–1958) a Danish football player, with 250 caps with B.93 and 44 caps for

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, 26 as captain * Omar Hermansen (1913–1998) a Danish boxer who competed in the

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* Helle Sørensen (born 1963) a former cyclist, competed at the

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* Trine Hansen (born 1973) a retired female rower, team bronze medallist at the

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Ulrich Vinzents Ulrich Vig Vinzents (born 4 November 1976) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Club career In Denmark Born in Ringsted, Vinzents started his professional career at Lyngby Boldklub however with a limited amount ...

(born 1976) a Danish retired footballer, over 450 team caps * Henrik Hansen (born 1977) a Danish cricketer * Anders Oechsler (born 1979) a retired Danish handball player *

Kristian Pedersen Kristian Majdahl Pedersen (born 4 August 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln and the Denmark national team. He plays predominantly at left back but can also play at centre back. He ...

(born 1994) a Danish footballer who plays for

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Sister cities

References

External links

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