| 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.
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]