Stensved is a

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Vordingborg Vordingborg () is a market town and old ferry town on the south coast of the island of Zealand in Denmark. Because of three large estates surrounding the town, a coherent urban development has not been possible, which is the reason why three sat ...

with a population of 1,564 (1. January 2024).BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas
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It is located 10 km east of

on southern

Zealand Zealand ( ) is the largest and most populous islands of Denmark, island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size) at 7,031 km2 (2715 sq. mi.). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 Januar ...

Vordingborg Municipality Vordingborg Municipality (, ) is a '' kommune'' in the Sjælland Region, which is on the southeast coast of the island of Zealand in south Denmark. It was established in 2007. The municipality covers an area of 621 km2. It has a total popula ...

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. The area what is now Stensved was inhabited already in the

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, 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.

References

{{Vordingborg Municipality Cities and towns in Vordingborg Municipality