NAESTVED

city, Storstrm amtskommune (county commune), southern Sjlland (Zealand), Denmark, on the Sus River. Nstved originated around a Benedictine monastery, founded in 1135. The monks moved at the end of the 12th century, and the town developed as a market centre for southern Sjlland (chartered 1426). Chief among its medieval landmarks are Sankt Peder Church, the only survival of the monastery; the later Gothic St. Morten's Church; and the Helligndshuset, the remains of a medieval hospital, now a museum. North of Nstved is the Herlufsholm school for boys (founded in 1565), resembling an English public (i.e., private) school, with a 12th-century chapel. The city's industries include the manufacture of paper, glass, pottery, and textiles. A small harbour supports fishing. Pop. (1988 est.) city, 38,282; (1990 est.) mun., 45,175.