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.
Holsted | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 The hotel "Centralhotellet" | |
  Holsted Location in Denmark .svg.png.webp) Holsted Holsted (Region of Southern Denmark) | |
| Coordinates: 55°30′37″N 8°55′4″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 |
Transport
Holsted railway station
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 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
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