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Holbæk | |
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 June 2007 aerial photograph | |
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.svg)  Holbæk Holbæk (Denmark Region Zealand) Show map of Denmark Region Zealand | |
| Coordinates:55°42′56″N11°43′21″E / 55.71556°N 11.72250°E /55.71556; 11.72250 | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Zealand (Sjælland) |
| Municipality | Holbæk |
| Founded | 1236 |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2025)[1] | |
| • Urban | 30,903 |
| • Urban density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
| • Gender[2] | 14,761 males and 16,142 females |
| • Municipality | 74,490 |
| Demonym | Holbækker |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4300 |
| Area code | (+45) 00 |
| Website | www |
Holbæk (Danish pronunciation:[ˈhʌlˀpek]) is a town inDenmark and theseat ofHolbæk municipality with a population of 30,903 (1 January 2025).[1] It is located in the northwestern part ofRegion Sjælland, Denmark.
Holbæk is located onZealand, on the banks ofHolbæk Fjord, an inlet of the largerIsefjord. Holbæk is a commercial and industrial center for the surrounding area. By rail, Holbæk is served byDanske Statsbaner's line fromRoskilde toKalundborg, which runs through the city.Vestsjællands Lokalbaner connects Holbæk by rail toNykøbing Sjælland. The city is a major hub for theMovia bus routes. Holbæk has an active commercial seaport that serves as the harbor for the ferry toOrø (island). Near the harbor there is a substantialmarina.
Holbæk is first mentioned in official documents inAbsalon's letter of 8 June 1199, in which he granted the majority of his estates toSorø Klosterkirke inSorø. It was called Holbækgaard, a larger farm belonging to anobleman, around which the city eventually developed.
Next it appears inValdemar the Victorious's book of properties (seeKong Valdemars Jordebog on the Danish Wikipedia) in 1231. Valdmar broke ground for Holbæk Slot (Holbæk Castle) in 1236.
Holbæk grew from then on but is not mentioned again until around 1400 whenMargaret I came for a court proceeding that granted her territories inJutland. The event may have triggered the creation of the first city seal, which shows the three trees by the water that are the prominent features of the current seal.
Companies headquartered in Holbæk includeSparekassen Sjælland-Fyn andPharmacosmos
Culturally, Holbæk can be noted for Musikhus Elværket, a convertedpower station that serves as aconcert venue for modern music.
Bogart, Book-café and moreBooks gets new life and people new energy at Bogart . For more than 40 years, Bogart was a traditional antiquarian in Holbæk. In 2021 new owners transformed the place into a book café and intimate stage with a mix of concerts, lectures and open mic.
The local newspaper isNordvestnyt, which is published Monday to Saturday and is published bySjællandske Medier. In 2022, the newspaper had 39,000 weekly readers.[3]
Holbaekonline.dk is a local news website that brings news, sports, and entertainment from Holbæk and Holbæk Municipality.[4]
Holbæk Radio is a local radio station run by volunteers. It started in 2015. In addition to music, the radio station also provides local news, and citizens have the opportunity to create their own segments on the radio. Holbæk Radio can be heard on the FM band 104.7 as well as through online streaming.[5]
The city is home to theHolbæk B&I football club, who as of 2023 played in the fourth tier in the Danish football league system.[6] They have played at theHolbæk Sportsby (Sports City) football stadium since its construction in 2019.[7]
The Holbæk Sportsby (Sports City) was constructed in 2019 and has 23,000 square metres of space indoors over two floors and 47 hectares outdoors. It includes the new Sports City football stadium, athletics stadium, swimming pool, badminton hall, synthetic football pitches, tennis courts and the Padel Klub.[8]
TheHolbæk Stadium was, which existed from 1948 to 2019, when it was demolished for housing, was the former home of Holbæk B&I. It was also an athletics stadium[9] and hostedmotorcycle speedway between 1950 and 1954.[10] It held the final of theDanish Individual Speedway Championship in 1954.[11]
TheNorthwest Line connects Holbæk withKalundborg andRoskilde and the rest of theDanish rail network, and theOdsherred Line connects Holbæk withNykøbing Sjælland.Holbæk railway station is the principal railway station of the town, and offers directregional train services toCopenhagen,Roskilde andKalundborg operated by the nationalrailway companyDSB[12] andlocal train services toNykøbing Sjælland operated by the regionalrailway companyLokaltog.[13] The western part of the town is also served by therailway haltStenhus.
Holbæk istwinned with:
Celle,Germany[18]
Dorchester, Dorset,United Kingdom. resulted from a shared interest in community plays. Groups of actors from the two towns each took part in the other's community play in the early 1990s and this resulted in the formal twinning in 1992.[19]
Botevgrad,Bulgaria
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