Højby
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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]
- Kolding Q and the Denmark women's national football team[5]
See also
- Højby Church
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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