Præstø


Præstø is a town with a population of 3,814 in Vordingborg Municipality in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand.
The islands of Maderne, Storeholm, and Lilleholm are part of the Præstø Fjord Wildlife reserves.
Præstø was the seat of the former Præstø municipality. As of January 1, 2007, Præstø municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen. It was merged with Langebæk, Møn, and Vordingborg municipalities to form an enlarged Vordingborg municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 615 km² and a total population of 46,307. The municipality belongs to the new Region Sjælland.
The former Prøstø municipality covered an area of 107 km², and had a total population of 7,608. Its last mayor was Ole Møller Madsen, a member of the Venstre political party.

Education

, a folk high school, is located in Præstø, in the former Tokai University Boarding School in Denmark campus. The Tokai school was a Japanese boarding school.

Zenvo

The supercar company Zenvo is headquartered here. They are known for making the Zenvo STI

Notable people