Kundby Explained

Settlement Type:Town
Kundby
Pushpin Map:Denmark Region Zealand#Denmark
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Region Zealand
Coordinates:55.7108°N 11.5228°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Denmark
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Region Zealand
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Holbæk Municipality
Population As Of:2024
Population:734
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2

Kundby is a small town, with a population of 734 (1 January 2024),[1] located in Holbæk Municipality on the northwestern part of Zealand in Region Zealand, Denmark. It is located within Kundby Church District (sogn) four km south of Gislinge and 15 km west of Holbæk. In 2016, the town became well-known for being the planning site of an unsuccessful terrorist attack.

Kundby bomb plot

See main article: articles and 2015 Kundby bomb plot. In January 2016, a 15-year-old girl from Kundby was arrested for having tried to build a bomb in order to blow up two schools. The girl had converted to Islam and become an enthusiastic supporter of holy war (jihad) and of the militant Islamist group ISIS.[2] [3] [4] The police found chemicals to create a bomb in her home in Kundby.[5] She became known as the Kundby girl (Danish: Kundby-pigen) with her true naming being Natascha Colding-Olsen.[6] In November 2017, after legal proceedings, she received her final sentence of eight years in prison on account of planning of terrorism and physical violence (legemsangreb) for stabbing a pedagogue.[7] [8] [9]

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Notes and References

  1. https://m.statbank.dk//TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1. January, by urban areas
  2. Web site: Gottschalck . Anna . 2017-04-20 . Kundby-pige tog kontakt til Islamisk Stat, fordi hun savnede et fællesskab . 2023-04-16 . Berlingske.dk . da.
  3. Web site: 2017-04-19 . Kundby-pige om Islamisk Stat: Det var spændende . 2023-04-16 . DR . da-DK.
  4. Web site: Nielsen . Christina Jul . Kundby-pigen ville kæmpe for Allah . 2023-04-16 . TV2 ØST . da.
  5. Web site: 2017-05-16 . OVERBLIK: Her er beviserne i Kundby-sagen . 2023-04-16 . DR . da-DK.
  6. Web site: 2017-11-27 . Østre Landsret idømmer Kundby-pigen otte års fængsel - TV 2 . 2023-04-16 . nyheder.tv2.dk . da-DK.
  7. Web site: 2017-04-19 . I dag begynder retssag mod 17-årig: Anklaget for at ville bombe to skoler - TV 2 . 2023-04-16 . nyheder.tv2.dk . da-DK.
  8. Web site: 2017-11-27 . Østre Landsret idømmer Kundby-pigen otte års fængsel - TV 2 . 2023-04-16 . nyheder.tv2.dk . da-DK.
  9. Web site: 2017-11-24 . Landsretten: Kundby-pige er skyldig i forsøg på terror . 2023-04-16 . DR . da-DK.