Holsted
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![The hotel "Centralhotellet" [1]](/wiki/File:Holsted_-_Centralhotellet1.JPG?lang=en) The hotel "Centralhotellet" [1] | |
  Holsted Location in Denmark .svg?lang=en) Holsted Holsted (Region of Southern Denmark) | |
| Coordinates: 55°30′37″N 8°55′4″E / 55.51028°N 8.91778°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Region of Southern Denmark |
| Municipality | Vejen Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
| • Urban | 3,029 |
| • Urban density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | DK-6670 Holsted |
Holsted is a railway town located in Vejen Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. It is situated at the stream of Holsted Å,[3] 8 km west of Brørup.
Holsted was previously the seat of Holsted Municipality until 1 January 2007.
Holsted consist of two districts, the original village of Holsted on the north at Holsted Å and Holsted Stationsby on the south at the railway station. Now the two district have merged together making Holsted a very elongated town with a distance of 4 km from north to south.[4]
Transportation
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Holsted is located near the Esbjerg Motorway, a part of the European route E20, 34 km from Esbjerg and 39 km from Kolding. It is served by Holsted railway station, on the Lunderskov–Esbjerg railway line.
Sport
[edit]Holsted Speedway Klub known as the Holsted Tigers race in the Danish Super League and are based at the Holsted Speedway Center, south of Holsted at Hedevejen 1, 6670.[5][6] The Center opened on 4 June 1989, replacing the old Holsted Gørklint speedway track, which was located next to the Holsted Å at (55°30′17″N 8°53′03″E / 55.50472°N 8.88417°E).[7]
Notable people
[edit]- Kræsten Iversen (1886 in the parish of Holsted - 1955) a Danish artist of paintings and painted glass windows; a member of the Bornholm school of painters and a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
- Martha Christensen (1926 in Holsted – 1995) a Danish writer.
- Trine Jepsen (born 1977 in Holsted) a Danish singer, actress and TV presenter, sang in a duo at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999[8]
- Patrick Egelund (born 2000 in Holsted) a Danish footballer.
References
[edit]- ^ Centralhotellet in Holsted VisitVejen
- ^ BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ Holsted Å VisitVejen
- ^ Click on the coordinates to see the map of Holsted
- ^ "Find Us". Holsted Speedway Klub. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Holsted Speedway Center". City Seeker. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Holsted at Goerklint". Speedway Life. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 30 April 2020
External links
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