Holeby

Holeby
Town
Holeby Church
Holeby Church
Holeby is located in Lolland
Holeby
Holeby
Holeby is located in Denmark Region Zealand
Holeby
Holeby
Holeby is located in Denmark
Holeby
Holeby
Coordinates: 54°42′46″N 11°27′29″E / 54.71278°N 11.45806°E / 54.71278; 11.45806
CountryDenmark
RegionRegion Zealand
MunicipalityLolland Municipality
Area
 • Urban
1.36 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Urban
1,358
 • Urban density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
DK-4960 Holeby

Holeby is a small town in Lolland Municipality, in Region Zealand, Denmark. It was the seat of Holeby Municipality. Holeby is located 6 kilometers north of the planned Lolland South railway station,[2] set to open in 2028 on the line to Germany via the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link.[3]

Notable people

  • Erhard Frederiksen (1843-1903) a Danish agronomist and sugar manufacturer; he co-founded a sugar factory at Holeby in 1872-74
  • Ole Søltoft (1941–1999) a Danish actor, an icon of the 1970s wave of Danish erotic feature film comedies; he grew up in Holeby [4]

References

  1. ^ BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ "Navne-forvirring om ny station: DSB kommer med svaret" (in Danish). Folketidende. 2023-11-09.
  3. ^ Femern.com. If you live on Lolland-Falster. Retrieved 28 October 2020
  4. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 10 June 2020


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