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'''Præstø''' is a town with a population of 3,821 (1 January 2015)<ref>[http://www.statistikbanken.dk/statbank5a/SelectVarVal/Define.asp?Maintable=BEF44&PLanguage=1 BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas] database from [[Statistics Denmark]]</ref> and a former municipality ([[Danish language|Danish]], ''[[Municipalities of Denmark|kommune]]'') in [[Vordingborg Municipality]] in [[Region Sjælland]] on the east coast of the island of [[Zealand (Denmark)|Zealand]] (''Sjælland'') |
'''Præstø''' is a town with a population of 3,821 (1 January 2015)<ref>[http://www.statistikbanken.dk/statbank5a/SelectVarVal/Define.asp?Maintable=BEF44&PLanguage=1 BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas] database from [[Statistics Denmark]]</ref> and a former municipality ([[Danish language|Danish]], ''[[Municipalities of Denmark|kommune]]'') in [[Vordingborg Municipality]] in [[Region Sjælland]] on the east coast of the island of [[Zealand (Denmark)|Zealand]] (''Sjælland''). |
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The islands of ''Maderne'', ''Storeholm'' and ''Lilleholm'' are part of the Præstø Fjord |
The islands of ''[[Maderne]]'', ''Storeholm'', and ''Lilleholm'' are part of the [[Præstø Fjord]][[Wildlife reserve]]s (''Præstø Fjord Vildtreservat''). |
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As of January 1, 2007, Præstø municipality ceased to exist as the result of [[Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal Reform 2007|''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007)]]. It was merged with |
As of January 1, 2007, Præstø municipality ceased to exist as the result of [[Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal Reform 2007|''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007)]]. It was merged with [[Langebæk]], [[Møn]], and Vordingborg municipalities to form an enlarged Vordingborg municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 615 km² and a total population of 46,307 (2005). The municipality belongs to the new Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region"). |
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The former Prøstø municipality covered an area of 107 km², and had a total population of 7,608 (2005). Its last mayor was Ole Møller Madsen, a member of the [[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre]] (Liberal Party) [[Politics of Denmark|political party]]. |
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Revision as of 19:05, 23 March 2019
Præstø | |
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 Præstø Church - seen from west | |
 Seal  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Gøngernes By | |
  Præstø Location in Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 55°11′N 12°05′E / 55.183°N 12.083°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Zealand (sjælland) |
| Municipality | Vordingborg |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 3,821 |
| • Municipal | 45,295 |
| • Municipal density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Præstøer |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central Europe Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 |
| Postal codes | 4720 |
| Area code | (+45) 9 |
Præstø is a town with a population of 3,821 (1 January 2015)[1] and a former municipality (Danish, kommune) in Vordingborg Municipality in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland).
The islands of Maderne, Storeholm, and Lilleholm are part of the Præstø FjordWildlife reserves (Præstø Fjord Vildtreservat).
As of January 1, 2007, Præstø municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Langebæk, Møn, and Vordingborg municipalities to form an enlarged Vordingborg municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 615 km² and a total population of 46,307 (2005). The municipality belongs to the new Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region").
The former Prøstø municipality covered an area of 107 km², and had a total population of 7,608 (2005). Its last mayor was Ole Møller Madsen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.
Education
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Bosei Sports High School, a folk high school, is located in Præstø, in the former Tokai University Boarding School in Denmark campus.[2] The Tokai school was a Japanese boarding school.[3]
Notable people
- N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783–1872) a Danish pastor, author, poet, philosopher, historian, teacher and politician. In 1821 he was granted the country living of Præstø and stayed a year.
- Pauline Worm (1825–1883) a Danish writer, poet, schoolteacher and feminist. From 1847 she worked as a private tutor in Præstø.
- Henry Johnson (1854 in Amendrup near Præstø – 1941) an American farmer, logger, businessman and politician, emigrated 1873.
- Karl Adolph Gjellerup (1857 in Roholte vicarage at Præstø – 1919) a Danish poet and novelist, shared the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1917.
- Knud Olsen (1919 in Præstø – 2010) a Danish builder and designer of boats, who designed the OK Dinghy.
- Poul Thomsen (1922 in Præstø – 1988) a Danish film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1944 and 1985.
See also
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Præstø.
References
- ^ BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas database from Statistics Denmark
- ^ "English." Bosei Sports High School. Retrieved on 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Tokai University Boarding School in Denmark (Senior High Divisions)" (Archive). Tokai University. Retrieved on March 1, 2015. "Address: Evensoe lundvej5,4720 Praestoe, DANMARK"
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
55°07′N 12°03′E / 55.117°N 12.050°E
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