Præstø is a town with a population of 3,821 (1 January 2015) and a former municipality (
Danish,
kommune) in
Vordingborg Municipality in
Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of
Zealand (
Sjælland) near its southwestern tip in south
Denmark. The former Præstø municipality included the islands of
Maderne,
Storeholm, and
Lilleholm which lie in Præstø Fjord. The former municipality covered an area of 107 km², and had a total population of 7,608 (2005). Its last mayor was Ole Møller Madsen, a member of the
Venstre (Liberal Party)
political party.