Næstved Municipality
Næstved Kommune (
Danish) | |
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Coordinates: 55°15′00″N 11°40′00″E / 55.25°N 11.6667°E | |
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 |
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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.
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 |
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 | |||||||||
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A | B | C | F | O | V | Ø | |||||||
2005 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 69.0% | Henning Jensen (A) | ||||
2009 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 64.5% | ||||||
2013 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 74.0% | Carsten Rasmussen (A) | ||||
2017 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 71.2% | |||||
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 |