Stensved

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The former Stensved barracks, now parish hall
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Stensved
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Stensved
Stensved (Denmark)
Coordinates: 54°59′43″N12°01′28″E / 54.99538°N 12.02445°E / 54.99538; 12.02445
Country Denmark
Region Region Sjælland
Municipality Vordingborg
Area
  Urban
1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2024) [1]
   Urban
1,564
  Urban density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
DK-4773 Stensved

Stensved is a satellite town to Vordingborg with a population of 1,564 (1. January 2024). [1] It is located 10 km east of Vordingborg on southern Zealand in Vordingborg Municipality, Region Zealand in Denmark.

The area what is now Stensved was inhabited already in the Iron Age, which stretched from 500 BC to 500 AD in Denmark.

Community

Kulsbjerg Skole, is a middleschool located in Stensved, which is named after the peak "Kulsbjerg", situated 5 km northeast from Stensved. Kulsbjerg is the highest point of the southern Zealand, reaching up 107m.

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