Editing Præstø

{{about|the town in Denmark|the island in the Åland Islands|Prästö, Åland}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Præstø
| nickname               = Gøngernes By
| image_skyline          = Præstø Kirke - set fra vest.jpg
| image_caption          = <small>Præstø Church - seen from west</small>
| image_seal             = Præstøs segl.jpg
| image_shield           = Coat of arms of Præstø.svg
| shield_size            = 75px
| pushpin_map            = Denmark#Denmark Region Zealand
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location in Denmark
| subdivision_type       = Country
| subdivision_name       = Denmark
| subdivision_type1      = [[Regions of Denmark|Region]]
| subdivision_name1      = [[Region Zealand|Zealand (''Sjælland'')]]
| subdivision_type2      = [[Municipalities of Denmark|Municipality]]
| subdivision_name2      = [[Vordingborg Municipality|Vordingborg]]
| area_urban_km2         = 2.5
| population_urban       = 3,880
| population_as_of       = 2024
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| population_blank1_title         = Municipal
| population_blank1               = 45,751
| population_density_blank1_km2   = 73
| population_blank2_title= [[Demonym]]
| population_blank2      = Præstøer
| coordinates            = {{coord|55|7|14|N|12|2|37|E|region:DK|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code            = 4720
| postal_code_type       = Postal codes
| area_code              = (+45) 9
| timezone               = [[Central European Time|Central Europe Time]]
| utc_offset             = +1
| timezone_DST           =
| utc_offset_DST         = +2
| website                = 
| footnotes              =
}}
'''Præstø''' ({{IPA|da|ˈpʰʁæstˌøˀ}}) is a town with a population of 3,880 (1 January 2024)<ref>[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density] The Mobile Statbank from [[Statistics Denmark]]</ref>  in [[Vordingborg Municipality]] in [[Region Sjælland]] on the east coast of the island of [[Zealand (Denmark)|Zealand]] (''Sjælland'').

The islands of [[Maderne]], [[Storeholm]], and Lilleholm are part of the {{ill|Præstø Fjord|da}} [[wildlife reserve]]s (''Præstø Fjord Vildtreservat'').

==History==
Præstø became crown property in 1353. In 1304, it was incorporated as a market town.

Præstø was the seat of the former Præstø municipality ([[Danish language|Danish]], ''[[Municipalities of Denmark|kommune]]''). 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 {{convert|615|km2|abbr=on}} 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 {{convert|107|km2|abbr=on}}, 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]].

==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.<ref>"[http://www.bosei.dk/om-bosei/english/ English]." [[Bosei Sports High School]]. Retrieved on 1 March 2015.</ref> The Tokai school was a Japanese boarding school.<ref name=TokaischoolDen>"[http://www.pr.tokai.ac.jp/english/gaiyou/906061.htm Tokai University Boarding School in Denmark (Senior High Divisions)]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20050907162916/http://www.pr.tokai.ac.jp/english/gaiyou/906061.htm Archive]). [[Tokai University]]. Retrieved on March 1, 2015. "Address: Evensoe lundvej5,4720 Praestoe, DANMARK"</ref>

==Zenvo==
The supercar company [[Zenvo Automotive]] is headquartered here. They are known for making the Zenvo ST1.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

== Notable people ==
[[File:Karl Gjellerup.jpg|140px|thumb|Karl Gjellerup, 1890]]
* [[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, a private tutor in Præstø 1847–1851
* [[Henry Johnson (Wisconsin Treasurer)|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
* [[Henrik Grønvold]] (1858 in Præstø – 1940) a Danish naturalist and artist, known for his illustrations of birds
* [[Knud Olsen]] (1919 in Præstø – 2010) a builder and designer of boats, designed the [[OK (dinghy)|OK Dinghy]].
* [[Poul Thomsen]] (1922 in Præstø – 1988) a Danish film actor <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0860930/   IMDb Database] retrieved 14 June 2020</ref>

==See also==
* [[Nysø Manor]]
* [[Oremandsgaard]]

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170311005722/http://vordingborg.dk/ Vordingborg municipality's official website (Danish only)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.praesto.dk/ Præstø commune] (Archive)

==References==
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* Municipal statistics: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070812152043/http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta], delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)]
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: [https://web.archive.org/web/20061208085744/http://kommune.eniro.dk/region/media/nyekommuner.shtml Eniro new municipalities map]

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