Næstved Municipality

Urban areas

Notable people from the wider Municipality

• Claus Daa a Danish admiral, nobleman and landowner
• Frederik Danneskjold-Samsøe a politician, minister, admiral, chief of the Danish marine
• Jacob Holm a Danish industrialist, ship owner and merchant
• Christian Winther a Danish lyric poet
• Malthe Conrad Lottrup a Danish merchant, politician and brewer
• Matilde Bajer a Danish women's rights activist and pacifist
• Eggert Achen a Danish architect
• L. A. Ring a Danish painter, pioneered symbolism and social realism
• Bodil Hellfach a pioneering Danish nurse
• Charlotte Munck a pioneering Danish nurse
• Knud Børge Martinsen a Danish officer in the Free Corps Denmark
• Michel Nykjær a Danish auto racing driver

  Attractions

• Gavnø Castle on the island of Gavnø has a large, beautiful park with seasonal flower displays. A magnificent display of spring bulbs can be seen during the month of May. The castle has an extensive collection of paintings. In addition to the castle and grounds, there is a church, a live, tropical butterfly collection, and a collection of historic firetrucks. It is open annually from mid-April until the end of August.
• The boat Friheden runs regular, round-trip service from May–August. The 2½ hour trip starts in the center of Næstved, and goes through the Næstved Canal, to the Gavnø Castle, and out on Karrebæk Fjord to the town of Karrebæksminde before returning to Næstved. It is possible to disembark at Gavnø and at Karrebæksminde.
• Herlufsholm School is Denmark's oldest private boarding school.
• Susåen, Zealand's largest waterway and longest river, runs through Næstved.

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