Ringsted Municipality

Ringsted Municipality Ringsted Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
A street in Ringsted
Coordinates: 55°26′43″N 11°47′20″E / 55.445276°N 11.788908°E / 55.445276; 11.788908
Country	Denmark
Region	Zealand
Established	1 April 1970
Seat	Ringsted
Government
• Mayor	Henrik Hvidesten (V)
Area
• Total	295.48 km2 (114.09 sq mi)
Population  (1. January 2024)[1]
• Total	36,356
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code	329
Website	ringsted.dk

Ringsted Municipality (Danish: Ringsted Kommune) is a kommune in the Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in east Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 295 km², and has a total population of 36,356 (2024). Its mayor is Henrik Hvidesten, a member of Venstre.

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Ringsted.

Ringsted municipality was not merged with other municipalities on 1 January 2007, during the nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).