Holsted is a

railway town A railway town, or railroad town, is a settlement that originated or was greatly developed because of a railway station or junction at its site. North America During the construction of the First transcontinental railroad in the 1860s, temporar ...

located in the

Vejen Municipality Vejen Municipality is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 817 km2, and has a total population of 42,742 (2020). Its mayor is Egon ...

, in the

Region of Southern Denmark The Region of Southern Denmark ( da, Region Syddanmark, ; german: Region Süddänemark, ; frr, Regiuun Syddanmark) is an administrative Regions of Denmark, region of Denmark established on Monday 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Munici ...

. It was previously the seat of the

Holsted Municipality Holsted Municipality is a former municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 190 km2, and had a total population of 6,965 (2005). Its last ...

Transport

Holsted is served by Holsted station, located on the Lunderskov-Esbjerg railway line.

Sport

Holsted Speedway Klub Holsted Speedway Klub or Holsted Tigers is a speedway club from Holsted in Denmark, who compete in the Danish Speedway League. History The club was founded on 5 November 1974 by Kurt Bøgh. The original track was small and caused controversy w ...

known as the Holsted Tigers race in the Danish Super League and are based south of Holsted at Hedevejen 1, 6670.

Notable people

Kræsten Iversen Kristen "Kræsten" Iversen (, 26 January 1886 - 9 August 1955) was a Danish artist who is remembered both for his paintings and his painted glass windows. He was a member of the Bornholm school of painters and a professor at the Royal Danish Acad ...

(1886 in the parish of Holsted - 1955) a Danish artist of paintings and painted glass windows; a member of the

Bornholm school of painters The Bornholm school of painters (''Bornholmerskolen'') started to take shape towards the beginning of the 20th century on the Danish island of Bornholm when a number of artists developed a distinctive style of classic modernism, inspired by the i ...

and a professor at the

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi - Billedkunst Skolerne) has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark. History The Royal Dani ...

Trine Jepsen Trine Randbo Jakobsen (nee Jepsen)(born 29 September 1977) is a Danish singer, actress and television presenter. Trine became known when she along with Michael Teschl won Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1999 and got to represent Denmark in the Eurovisi ...

(born 1977 in Holsted) a Danish singer, actress and TV presenter, sang in a duo at the

Eurovision Song Contest 1999 The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 May 1999 at the International Convention Centre in Jerusalem, Israel. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Isr ...

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References

External links

Municipality's official website
Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark Vejen Municipality {{SouthernDK-stub