Næstved Municipality

Municipality in Zealand, Denmark

Næstved Municipality Næstved Kommune (Danish)
Municipality

Coat of arms

Coordinates: 55°15′00″N 11°40′00″E / 55.25°N 11.6667°E / 55.25; 11.6667
Country	Denmark
Region	Zealand
Established	1 January 2007
Seat	Næstved
Government
• Mayor	Carsten Rasmussen (S)
Area
• Total	681 km² (263 sq mi)
Population (1. January 2023)^[1]
• Total	84,574
• Density	120/km² (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Island	Zealand
Municipal code	370
Website	www.naestved.dk

Næstved Municipality (Danish: Næstved Kommune is a kommune in the Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand 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 84,574 (2023). Its mayor is Carsten Rasmussen, 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 1 January 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 population to more than 80,000.

Locations

The ten largest locations in the municipality are:

Næstved	43,800
Fensmark	5,100
Fuglebjerg	2,200
Glumsø	2,100
Mogenstrup	2,000
Karrebæksminde	1,800
Tappernøje	1,600
Gelsted	1,300
Herlufmagle	1,400
Holme-Olstrup	1,200

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.

Election	Party							Total seats	Turnout	Elected mayor
Election	A	B	C	F	O	V	Ø	Total seats	Turnout	Elected mayor
2005	17	1	2	1	1	9		31	69.0%	Henning Jensen (A)
2009	11	2	2	4	3	9			64.5%	Henning Jensen (A)
2013	14	1	3	1	3	8	1		74.0%	Carsten Rasmussen (A)
2017	13	2	2	1	2	9	2		71.2%	Carsten Rasmussen (A)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

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.
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 (1796 in Fensmark – 1876) a Danish lyric poet ^[2]
Malthe Conrad Lottrup (1815 in Holmegaard – 1870) a Danish merchant, politician and brewer
Matilde Bajer (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 symbolism and social realism
Bodil Hellfach (1856 in Hyllinge – 1941) a pioneering Danish nurse
Charlotte Munck (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 (born 1979 in Tappernøje) a Danish auto racing driver

Image gallery

St. Peter's Church in Næstved
Rønnebæksholm
Gavnø
HerlufmagleKirke Church

References

^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
^ "Winther, Christian" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). 1911.

Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map