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Holsted

Coordinates: 55°30′37″N 8°55′4″E / 55.51028°N 8.91778°E / 55.51028; 8.91778
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Holsted
Town
The hotel "Centralhotellet" [1]
The hotel "Centralhotellet" [1]
Holsted is located in Denmark
Holsted
Holsted
Location in Denmark
Holsted is located in Region of Southern Denmark
Holsted
Holsted
Holsted (Region of Southern Denmark)
Coordinates: 55°30′37″N 8°55′4″E / 55.51028°N 8.91778°E / 55.51028; 8.91778
CountryDenmark
RegionRegion of Southern Denmark
MunicipalityVejen Municipality
Area
 • Urban
2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Urban
3,029
 • Urban density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-6670 Holsted

Holsted is a railway town located in Vejen Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. It is situated at the stream of Holsted Å,[3] 8 km west of Brørup.

Holsted was previously the seat of Holsted Municipality until 1 January 2007.

Holsted consist of two districts, the original village of Holsted on the north at Holsted Å and Holsted Stationsby on the south at the railway station. Now the two district have merged together making Holsted a very elongated town with a distance of 4 km from north to south.[4]

Transportation

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Holsted railway station.

Holsted is located near the Esbjerg Motorway, a part of the European route E20, 34 km from Esbjerg and 39 km from Kolding. It is served by Holsted railway station, on the Lunderskov–Esbjerg railway line.

Sport

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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.[5][6] 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 / 55.50472°N 8.88417°E / 55.50472; 8.88417).[7]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Centralhotellet in Holsted VisitVejen
  2. ^ BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  3. ^ Holsted Å VisitVejen
  4. ^ Click on the coordinates to see the map of Holsted
  5. ^ "Find Us". Holsted Speedway Klub. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Holsted Speedway Center". City Seeker. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Holsted at Goerklint". Speedway Life. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  8. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 30 April 2020
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