Holsted
Holsted
Town in Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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.
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Holsted | |
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Town | |
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 |
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Holsted is served by Holsted railway station, located on the Lunderskov–Esbjerg railway line.
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] 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).[4]
- 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[5]
- BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- "Holsted Speedway Center". City Seeker. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- "Holsted at Goerklint". Speedway Life. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- IMDb Database retrieved 30 April 2020
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