Næstved is a municipality (

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. The municipality includes the island of Gavnø. It covers an area of 681 km², and has a total population of 83,143 (2020). Its mayor is Carsten Rasmussen, a member of the

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Næstved Næstved () is a town in the municipality of the same name, located in the southern part of the island of Zealand in Denmark. Næstved has several adult education centers, five elementary schools - and has at least one of each type of the fou ...

. On 1 January 2007, ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007) merged the Næstved municipality with existing

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, and Suså municipalities to form the new Næstved municipality, increasing the total urban area population to more than 80,000.

Locations

The ten largest locations in the municipality are:

Politics

Municipal council

Næstved's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

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 Herlufsholm School ( da, Herlufsholm Skole og Gods) is a private day and boarding school by the River Suså in Næstved, about south of Copenhagen. Herlufsholm was founded in 1565 as a boarding school for "sons of noble and other honest men" o ...

is Denmark's oldest private boarding school. * Susåen ("The Suså River"), Zealand's largest waterway and longest river, runs through Næstved.

Notable people

* Claus Daa (1579 in Ravnstrup – 1641) a Danish admiral, nobleman and landowner * Frederik Danneskjold-Samsøe (1703 in Assendrup Manor – 1778) a politician, minister, admiral, chief of the Danish marine * Jacob Holm (1770 in Skafterup – 1845) a Danish industrialist, ship owner and merchant *

Christian Winther Rasmus Villads Christian Ferdinand Winther (29 July 1796 – 30 December 1876), was a Danish lyric poet. He was born at Fensmark near Næstved, where his father was the vicar. He went to the University of Copenhagen in 1815, and studied theol ...

(1796 in Fensmark – 1876) a Danish lyric poet *

Malthe Conrad Lottrup Malthe Conrad Lottrup (12 May 1815 – 21 November 1870) was a Danish merchant, politician and brewer. Biography Malthe Conrad Lottrup was born on 12 May 1815 in Holmegaard, Skals Parish, Viborg County. His father was proprietor Ole Lottrup a ...

(1815 in Holmegaard – 1870) a Danish merchant, politician and brewer *

Matilde Bajer Pauline Matilde Theodora Bajer (4 January 1840 – 4 March 1934) was a Danish women's rights activist and pacifist. Life Pauline Matilde Theodora Schlüter was born on 4 January 1840 in Frederikseg, Herlufmagle Sogn, Næstved Municipality, Denma ...

(1840 in Frederikseg – 1934) a Danish women's rights activist and pacifist * Eggert Achen (1853 in Kvislemark – 1913) a Danish architect * L. A. Ring (1854 in Ring – 1933) a Danish painter, pioneered

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* Bodil Hellfach (1856 in Hyllinge – 1941) a pioneering Danish nurse *

Charlotte Munck Charlotte Munck (born 2 December 1969) is a Danish actress. She is notable for starring in the Danish police television drama ''Anna Pihl'' as the title character, which was aired on TV2. She was born in Aarhus and raised in the Oersted Djurs ...

(1876 in Lille Næstved – 1932) a pioneering Danish nurse * Knud Børge Martinsen (1905 in Sandved - 1949) a Danish officer in the Free Corps Denmark *

Michel Nykjær Michel Nykjær (born 17 September 1979) is a Danish auto racing driver. Nykjær is a two-time European Touring Car Cup winner. Career Early years Between 1989 and 1993 he spent his early racing years in karting. After a break, he returned to m ...

(born 1979 in Tappernøje) a Danish auto racing driver

Image gallery

Image:Skt. Peders Kirke - Næstved.jpg, St. Peter's Church in Næstved Image:Roennebaeksholm1.jpg, Rønnebæksholm Image:Gavno Slot (2461557643).jpg, Gavnø Image:HerlufmagleKirke.JPG, HerlufmagleKirke Church

References

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
delivered fro
KMD
aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data) * Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map

External links

Gavnø island (Danish only)

Næstved area tourism bureau

Næstved bibliotek

Næstved municipality's official website (Danish only)

NæstvedNyt (Video news)

Sjølundkirken (Danish only)
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