Højby Explained

Højby
Pushpin Map:	Denmark#Denmark Region Zealand
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Denmark
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Denmark
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Zealand (Sjælland)
Subdivision Type2:	Municipality
Subdivision Name2:	Odsherred
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Finn Madsen
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Urban Km2:	1.14
Population As Of:	2024
Population Urban:	1418
Population Density Urban Km2:	auto
Timezone:	Central Europe Time
Utc Offset:	+1
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Coordinates:	55.9112°N 11.596°W

Højby is a Danish town, seat of the Odsherred Municipality, in the Region Sjælland. Its population on 1 January 2024 was 1,418.^[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]
• Stina Lykke Petersen (born 1986 in Højby) a Danish football goalkeeper who plays for Danish club Kolding Q and the Denmark women's national football team^[5]

See also

• Højby Church

Notes and References

1. https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726140926/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/ib-nielsen-1.html "Ib Nielsen Olympic Results". Archived from sports-reference.com
3. Gerhardt Sørensen . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103355/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/gerhardt-sorensen-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 17 March 2018 .
4. http://www.owgr.com/en/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerID=7952 Mark Haastrup at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
5. https://int.soccerway.com/players/stina-lykka-petersen/98158/ Stina Lykke Petersen at Soccerway