Stensved is a town, with a population of 1,585 (1. January 2022),
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situated on the southern 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 ...
(Region Sjælland
Region Zealand ( da, Region Sjælland) is the southernmost administrative region of Denmark, established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional counties ("amter") and set up five larger regi ...
), in Denmark
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. It is a satellite town
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to Vordingborg
Vordingborg () is an old ferry town in Vordingborg Municipality in Denmark with around 18,000 inhabitants. Because of three large estates surrounding the town, a coherent urban development has not been possible, which is the reason why three sat ...
. The town is a part of Vordingborg Municipality
Vordingborg () is a municipality ('' kommune'') in the Sjælland Region, which is on the southeast coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in south Denmark. It was established in 2007. The municipality covers an area of 621 km2. It ha ...
. Stensved was inhabited already in the Iron Age
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, which stretched from 1200 BC to 1 BC.
Community
Kulsbjerg Skole, is a middleschool located in Stensved, which is named after the peak "Kulsbjerg", situated 5 km northeast from Stensved. Kulsbjerg is the highest point of the southern Zealand, reaching up 107m.
Stores
Even though Stensved is a small town, a lot of stores are able to survive in the small community.
There are both a Netto and a Rema 1000
REMA 1000 (Bokmål: Rema tusen) is a multinational no-frills soft-discount grocery chain owned entirely by the Reitan Group (Reitangruppen). REMA is a short for ' (Reitan Food), referring to Odd Reitan (founder of the company). ''1000'' refer ...
in Stensved.
There are 2 pizzerias, Siesta & Stensved Pizza and Grill.
There are two barbers, Salon Engelhardt & Frisør Stuen.
There is butcher and several autoshops as well.
References
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Cities and towns in Region Zealand
Vordingborg Municipality