Holeby
Town
CountryDenmark
RegionRegion Zealand
MunicipalityLolland Municipality
Coordinates54°42′46″N 11°27′29″E
Area urban1.36 km²
Population as of2025
Population urban1343
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
Time zone (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Postal codesDK-4960 Holeby

Holeby is a small town in Lolland Municipality, in Region Zealand, Denmark. It was the seat of Holeby Municipality. Holeby is located 6 kilometers north of the planned Lolland South railway station,[1] set to open in 2028 on the line to Germany via the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link.[2]

Notable people

  • Erhard Frederiksen (1843-1903) a Danish agronomist and sugar manufacturer; he co-founded a sugar factory at Holeby in 1872-74
  • Ole Søltoft (1941–1999) a Danish actor, an icon of the 1970s wave of Danish erotic feature film comedies; he grew up in Holeby [3]

References

  1. ^ "Navne-forvirring om ny station: DSB kommer med svaret" (in Danish). Folketidende. 2023-11-09.
  2. ^ Femern.com. If you live on Lolland-Falster. Retrieved 28 October 2020
  3. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 10 June 2020