Næstved Municipality

Næstved Municipality
Næstved Kommune
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Denmark
Region Region Zealand
Seat Næstved
Government
  Mayor Carsten Rasmussen (S)
Area
  Total 681 km2 (263 sq mi)
Population (1 January 1, 2012)
  Total 80,967
  Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Island Zealand
Municipal code 370
Website naestved.dk

Næstved is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) 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 80,732 (2008). 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 January 1, 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 urban area population to more than 80,000.

Urban areas

The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:

# Locality Population
1 Næstved 41.857
2 Fensmark 4.976
3 Fuglebjerg 2.160
4 Glumsø 2.138
5 Mogenstrup 1.861
6 Karrebæksminde 1.708
7 Tappernøje 1.554
8 Gelsted 1.296
9 Herlufmagle 1.286
10 Holme-Olstrup 1.184

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Coordinates: 55°15′00″N 11°40′00″E / 55.25°N 11.6667°E