Holsted
Holsted | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 The hotel "Centralhotellet" | |
  Holsted Location in Denmark  Holsted Holsted (Region of Southern Denmark) | |
| Coordinates:55°30′37″N8°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)[1] | |
| •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 |
Holstedis arailway townlocated inVejen Municipality,Region of Southern DenmarkinDenmark.It is situated at thestreamof Holsted Å,[2]8 km west ofBrørup.
Holsted was previously the seat ofHolsted Municipalityuntil 1 January 2007.
Holsted consist of two districts, 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.[3]
Transportation
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Holsted is located near the Esbjerg Motorway, a part of theEuropean route E20,34 km fromEsbjergand 39 km fromKolding.It is served byHolsted railway station,on theLunderskov–Esbjerg railway line.
Sport
[edit]Holsted Speedway Klubknown as the Holsted Tigers race in the Danish Super League and are based at theHolsted Speedway Center,south of Holsted at Hedevejen 1, 6670.[4][5]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″N8°53′03″E/ 55.50472°N 8.88417°E).[6]
Notable people
[edit]- Kræsten Iversen(1886 in the parish of Holsted - 1955) a Danish artist of paintings and painted glass windows; a member of theBornholm school of paintersand a professor at theRoyal 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 theEurovision Song Contest 1999[7]
- Patrick Egelund(born 2000 in Holsted) a Danish footballer.
References
[edit]- ^BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population densityThe Mobile Statbank fromStatistics Denmark
- ^Holsted ÅVisitVejen
- ^Click on the coordinates to see the map of Holsted
- ^"Find Us".Holsted Speedway Klub.Retrieved9 April2023.
- ^"Holsted Speedway Center".City Seeker.Retrieved9 April2023.
- ^"Holsted at Goerklint".Speedway Life.Retrieved17 February2024.
- ^IMDb Databaseretrieved 30 April 2020
External links
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