Holsted | |
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Town | |
Holsted Location in Denmark 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 (2023)[1] | |
• Urban | 3,066 |
• Urban density | 1,100/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 the Vejen Municipality, in the Region of Southern Denmark. It was previously the seat of the Holsted Municipality.
Transport
Holsted is served by Holsted station, located on the Lunderskov-Esbjerg railway line.
Sport
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.[2][3]
Notable people
- 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
- Trine Jepsen (born 1977 in Holsted) a Danish singer, actress and TV presenter, sang in a duo at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999[4]
References
- ↑ BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ↑ "Find Us". Holsted Speedway Klub. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ↑ "Holsted Speedway Center". City Seeker. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ↑ IMDb Database retrieved 30 April 2020
External links
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