Ringsted

Saint Bendt's Church (Skt. Bendts Kirke) in Ringsted, Denmark, April 2007.

Coat of arms

Ringsted is a city in Ringsted municipality located in the middle of the Danish island of Zealand. The municipal population is about 31,000^[1] and the city population is 20,575 (1st January 2009)^[2].

Ringsted is located approximately 60 km from Copenhagen.

Modern Hotspot

Downtown Ringsted

Today Ringsted is a modern town, and a commercial hotspot on Zealand, located near the E20 highway, towards Copenhagen and Jutland, making Ringsted a traffical hotspot as well.

Various cultural activities, based primarily around the Ringsted Kongrescenter, attracts visitors from all of Denmark. Big names are playing here - both Danish and foreign.

In 2007 the construction of a new shopping mall was completed, adding to the status of one of Zealands hottest shopping-places outside Copenhagen. Today Ringsted is a modern mid-size town, with numerous shoppingstreets and a vibrant nightlife, as well as many small cafés.

The easy-to-reach location of the town, has made it an attractive place to live during recent years. Especially the within 35 minutes reach of Copenhagen, combined with relatively low property pricing, has seen Ringsted grow and evolve in the new millennium.

Sister cities

• Vammala - Finland
• Gyöngyös - Hungary
• Skövde - Sweden
• Halden - Norway
• Kutná Hora - Czech Republic
• Ringsted, Iowa, USA

Tourism and transport

• St. Bendt's Church — a Romanesque, former Benedictine abbey church containing numerous tombs of medieval Danish royalty.
• The Danish Tramway Museum of Skjoldnæsholm[1] is near Jystrup
• Ringsted railway station is served by both DSB domestic trains and international (EuroCity) services to Hamburg. There are frequent services to Copenhagen, Nykøbing Falster and Odense, although not all trains to Jutland stop at Ringsted. The bus station is in front of the railway station.

History

Ringsted was the site of Sjællands landsting.

In 1137, Canute Lavard was killed in Haraldsted forest, leading to outbreaks of civil war.

The town arms goes back to 1421. There have been a lot of discussion about what it portray. 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.^[1]

References

External links

• Statistics and Figures
• Ringsted municipality

Coordinates: 55°27′N 11°49′E / 55.45°N 11.817°E / 55.45; 11.817