Tingsted is a village northeast of Nykøbing on the Danish island of

Falster Falster () is an island in south-eastern Denmark with an area of and 43,398 inhabitants as of 1 January 2010.

. Tingsted played an important role in early Danish history as a venue for lawmaking and diplomatic agreements. 1. January 2025 it had a population of 228.

History

Tingsted is first mentioned in the

Danish Census Book The Danish Census Book or the Danish book of land taxation (, ) dates from the 13th century and consists of a number of separate manuscripts. The original manuscripts are now housed in the Danish National Archives (''Rigsarkivet'') in Copenhage ...

as ''Tingstathæ'' (c. 1250). Built in the Romanesque style, Tingsted Church dates from c. 1200. As the name Tingsted implies, the place was originally associated with early lawmaking in the area. In 1329, King Christopher II concluded an agreement with Marsk Ludvig Eberstein, head of the armed forces, after his surrender at

Hammershus Hammershus is a medieval era fortification at Hammeren on the northern tip of the Danish island of Bornholm. The fortress was partially demolished around 1750 and is now a ruin. It was partially restored around 1900. History Hammershus was Sc ...

and in 1329 made peace with Count Johann of Holstein. In 1511, Falster's ''landsting'' (regional council) was held in the churchyard and the following year King Hans presided over a dispute between his

vassal A vassal or liege subject is a person regarded as having a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch, in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe. While the subordinate party is called a vassal, the dominant party is called a suzerain ...

and the bishop.Kirsten Weber-Andersen, Otto Norn, Aage Roussell, Gertrud Købke Knudsen, "Tingsted Kirke"
''Danmarks kirker: Maribo amt, Volume 8'', 1951, Nationalmuseet, pages 1309–1326. Retrieved 14 November 2012. The manor at Kirstinebjerg Gods was built in 1766 with bricks from Nykøbing Slot on a hunting estate sold by the Crown. Tingsted had a station on the Falster Railway from

Orehoved Orehoved is a small harbour town in the north of the Danish island of Falster. It grew up mainly as a result of the railway and ferry services in the late 19th century. As of 2024, it has a population of 450. Etymology The element "''ore''" stem ...

Nykøbing Falster Nykøbing Falster (; originally named Nykøbing) is a city on the island of Falster in southern Denmark. It has a population of 16,682 (1 January 2025). Including the satellite town Sundby (Lolland), Sundby on the Lolland side, with a populatio ...

which opened in 1870. It was taken out of service and demolished in 1971."Falster"
Lokalhistoriske Arkiver i Sydøstdanmark. Retrieved 19 November 2012.

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* {{Guldborgsund Municipality Falster Villages in Guldborgsund Municipality