Fensmark is the second largest town in Næstved Municipality on the south central part of the Danish island of Zealand. It is located about 6 km northeast of Næstved and has a population of 5,193 (1 January 2024)[1]

Fensmark
town
Holmegaard Glass Works in Fensmark
Fensmark is located in Denmark
Fensmark
Fensmark
Location in Denmark
Fensmark is located in Denmark Region Zealand
Fensmark
Fensmark
Fensmark (Denmark Region Zealand)
Coordinates: 55°16′40″N 11°48′18″E / 55.27778°N 11.80500°E / 55.27778; 11.80500
CountryDenmark
RegionRegion Zealand
MunicipalityNæstved Municipality
Area
 • Urban
3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Urban
5,193
 • Urban density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
 • Gender [2]
2,485 males and 2,708 females
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-4684 Holmegaard

Fensmark was the municipal seat of the former Holmegaard Municipality, until it was merged with four other municipalities to form the new Næstved Municipality on 1 January 2007.

Fensmark Church

Fensmark Church is located in the old Fensmark village by Chr. Winthersvej and the path to the Glass Works. It was consecrated in the Middle Ages to Our Lady. The church was extended in 1825 and in 1921 after the establishment of Holmegaard Glass Works.[3]

Notable people

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The Danish lyric poet Christian Winther (1796–1876) was born in Fensmark.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  3. ^ Fensmark Kirke South Zealand & Møn
  4. ^ Gosse, Edmund William (1911). "Winther, Christian" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). pp. 735–736.