Holeby

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Holeby

Total population

1,436

Elevation5 m

Land area89192 km²

Coordinates54.71°, 11.47°

Demographic figures from Statistics Denmark. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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, set to open in 2028 on the line to Germany via the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Henrik Nicolai Clausen

Danish statesman and theologian (1793-1877)

Eric V of Denmark

King of Denmark

Kaj Munk

Danish playwright (1898–1944)

Niels Hemmingsen

Danish theologian

M

Michael Hoppenhaupt

Danish sculptor

P

Poul Åge Rasmussen

Danish association football player (1925-2000)

J

Jens Bjerre

Danish author, filmmaker and adventurer (1921-2020)

C

Carl Christensen

Danish botanist (1872–1942)

C

Claes Kronberg

Danish footballer

F

Frits Carl Joachim Hansen Møller

Danish mycologist (1887–1962)

M

Moses Hansen

Danish preacher (born 1941)

Agnes Rehni

Danish actress (1887-1966)

H

Hanne Budtz

Danish politician

Nicolai Edinger Balle

Danish university teacher (1744-1816)

F

Frederik Sneedorff Birch

Danish poet (1805-1869)

Gunnar Börjeson

Swedish painter (1877-1945)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Zealand

• Hillested
  3 mi away · pop. 259
• Errindlev
  3.2 mi away · pop. 310
• Rødby
  3.2 mi away · pop. 2,143
• Maribo
  4.8 mi away · pop. 5,936
• Rødbyhavn
  5.2 mi away · pop. 1,669
• Hunseby
  6.3 mi away · pop. 436
• Øster Ulslev
  6.5 mi away · pop. 293
• Nørreballe
  6.8 mi away · pop. 532
• Store Musse
  8 mi away
• Bandholm
  8.7 mi away · pop. 650
• Sakskøbing
  9.1 mi away · pop. 4,565
• Stokkemarke
  9.6 mi away · pop. 450

Browse all places in Zealand →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Mallow

Larentia clavaria

Seen 2026-09-25

Red Kite

Milvus milvus

Seen 2026-09-25

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Seen 2026-09-25

Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Seen 2026-09-25

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Seen 2026-09-25

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

Seen 2026-09-25

Queen of Spain Fritillary

Issoria lathonia

Seen 2026-09-25

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Seen 2026-09-25

Eurasian Red Squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers