Højby
Place in Zealand, Denmark
Højby
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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
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• Mayor | Finn Madsen |
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1.14 km 2 (0.44 sq mi) |
Population
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1,409 |
• Urban density | 1,200/km 2 (3,200/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 2023 was 1,409. [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]
See also
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
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55°54′40″N 11°35′46″E / 55.91121°N 11.59603°E / 55.91121; 11.59603
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