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Højby is a Danish town, seat of the Odsherred Municipality, in the Region Sjælland. Its population on 1 January 2022 was 1,422.


Geography

Højby is located in the north-central side of the
Zealand Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020. It is th ...
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 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...
and 1952 Summer Olympics * Gerhardt Sørensen (1921 in Højby – 2002), Olympic rower, competed at the London 1948 Summer Olympics * Mark Haastrup (born 1984 in Højby) is a Danish professional golfer * 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 The Denmark women's national football team ( da, Danmarks kvindefodboldlandshold) represents Denmark in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU) and competes as a member of UEFA in various i ...
Stina Lykke Petersen at Soccerway
Retrieved 2 August 2018


See also

* Højby Church


References


External links

Municipal seats of Region Zealand Municipal seats of Denmark Cities and towns in Region Zealand Odsherred Municipality Populated places in Funen {{ZealandDK-stub