Højby

Højby
Højby
	Højby Church
	Højby Location in DenmarkShow map of DenmarkShow map of Denmark Region ZealandShow all
	Coordinates: 55°54′40″N 11°35′46″E / 55.91121°N 11.59603°E
Country	Denmark
Region	Zealand (Sjælland)
Municipality	Odsherred
Government
• Mayor	Finn Madsen
Area
• Urban	1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Urban	1,450
• Urban density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (Central Europe Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2

Højby is a Danish town, seat of the Odsherred Municipality, in the Region Sjælland. Its population on 1 January 2021 was 1,450.^[1]

Geography[]

Højby is located in the north-central side of the Zealand island.

Notable people[]

Nielsine Petersen (1851 in Nyrup – 1916) a Danish sculptor
Ib Nielsen (1919 in Højby – 1994) a Danish fencer, competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics^[2]
Gerhardt Sørensen (1921 in Højby – 2002), Olympic rower, competed at the London 1948 Summer Olympics^[3]
Mark Haastrup (born 1984 in Højby) is a Danish professional golfer^[4]
Stina Lykke Petersen (born 1986 in Højby) a Danish football goalkeeper who plays for Danish club Kolding Q and the Denmark women's national football team^[5]

References[]

^ BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
^ "Ib Nielsen Olympic Results". Archived from sports-reference.com Retrieved 2 August 2018
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerhardt Sørensen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
^ Mark Haastrup at the Official World Golf Ranking official site Retrieved 2 August 2018
^ Stina Lykke Petersen at Soccerway Retrieved 2 August 2018

External links[]

Media related to Højby (Odsherred) at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 55°54′40″N 11°35′46″E / 55.91121°N 11.59603°E / 55.91121; 11.59603

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[1] BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark

[2] "Ib Nielsen Olympic Results". Archived from sports-reference.com Retrieved 2 August 2018

[3] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerhardt Sørensen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

[4] Mark Haastrup at the Official World Golf Ranking official site Retrieved 2 August 2018

[5] Stina Lykke Petersen at Soccerway Retrieved 2 August 2018

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v t Odense
Neighborhoods and suburbs	Agedrup Allesø Åløkke Anderup Åsum Bolbro Bullerup Bellinge Blommenslyst Bregnør Fiskerleje Bullerup Bymidten Dyrup Ejlstrup Fraugde Hauge Hjallese Holmstrup Hunderup Korup Lumby Munkebjerg Neder Holluf Næsby Paarup Rosengård Sanderum Seden Skibhusene Snestrup Stige Tarup Tornbjerg Ubberud Villestofte Vollsmose
Landmarks	Ansgars Church Arena Fyn City Hall Fyn Power Station Hans Christian Andersen Airport Hans Christian Andersen Museum Marienlystcentret Odense Palace Odense Stadium Odense station Odense Steel Shipyard Odense University Hospital Odense Zoo Odinstårnet Port of Odense Radisson SAS HC Andersen Hotel St. Alban's Church Saint Hans Church St. Canute's Abbey St. Canute's Cathedral
Museums	Hans Christian Andersen Museum Hans Christian Andersen's Childhood Home Hans Christian Andersen's Birthplace Brandts Museum of Photographic Art Carl Nielsen Museum Danish Railway Museum The Funen Village Møntergården Odense City Museums
Education and culture	Funen Art Academy Funen Opera Odense Central Library Odense Teater Odense University Teater Momentum University of Southern Denmark
Geographical features	King's Garden Odense Fjord Odense River Tusindårsskoven Vigelsø
Sports	Boldklubben 1909 Boldklubben 1913 Dalum IF FC Fyn H.C. Andersen Marathon Næsby BK Odense Boldklub Odense Bulldogs OKS RC Odense Tennis Club Odense
Media	Fyens Stiftstidende TV 2 TV 2/Fyn University Press of Southern Denmark
Category See also: Template:Funen

v t Municipal seats of Denmark
Capital Region	Albertslund Ballerup Brøndbyvester Buddinge Charlottenlund Copenhagen Dragør and Store Magleby Frederiksberg Frederikssund Frederiksværk Glostrup Helsinge Helsingør Herlev Hillerød Holte Hørsholm Hvidovre Ishøj Kokkedal Kongens Lyngby Ølstykke Lillerød Rønne Rødovre Taastrup Tårnby Værløse Vallensbæk
Central Denmark Region	Aarhus Grenå Herning Hadsten, Hinnerup, Hammel and Hvorslev Hedensted Holstebro Horsens Ikast Lemvig Odder Randers Ringkøbing and Skjern Rønde Silkeborg Skanderborg Skive Struer Tranebjerg Viborg
North Denmark Region	Aabybro Aalborg Aars Brønderslev Byrum Frederikshavn Hjørring Hobro Nykøbing Mors Støvring Thisted
Region Zealand	Greve Strand Haslev Højby Holbæk Hvalsø Kalundborg Køge Maribo Næstved Nykøbing Falster Ringsted Roskilde Slagelse Solrød Strand Sorø Store Heddinge Vordingborg
South Denmark Region	Aabenraa Assens Bogense Esbjerg Fredericia Grindsted Haderslev Kerteminde Kolding Marstal Middelfart Nyborg Nordby Odense Ringe Rudkøbing Svendborg Sønderborg Tønder Varde Vejen Vejle

Højby

Contents

Geography[]

Notable people[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

Højby
Højby Church
Højby Location in Denmark Højby Højby (Denmark Region Zealand) Show map of DenmarkShow map of Denmark Region ZealandShow all
Coordinates: 55°54′40″N 11°35′46″E / 55.91121°N 11.59603°E / 55.91121; 11.59603
Country	Denmark
Region	Zealand (Sjælland)
Municipality	Odsherred
Government
• Mayor	Finn Madsen
Area
• Urban	1.14 km² (0.44 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Urban	1,450
• Urban density	1,300/km² (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (Central Europe Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2