Holbæk

"Holbech" redirects here. For other uses, see Holbech (disambiguation).

Holbæk

Seal

Holbæk

Location in Denmark

Coordinates: 55°42′56″N 11°43′21″E / 55.71556°N 11.72250°ECoordinates: 55°42′56″N 11°43′21″E / 55.71556°N 11.72250°E

Area

• City

578.7 km² (223.4 sq mi)

Elevation

11 m (36 ft)

Population (2015)

• City

26,961

• Density

47/km² (120/sq mi)

• Metro

69,548

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

4300

Area code(s)

(+45) 00

Website

www.holbaek.dk

Holbæk is a town in Denmark and the seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 26,961 (1 January 2015).^[1] The city is located in the northeastern part of Region Sjælland, Denmark.

Holbæk is on Zealand, on the banks of Holbæk Fjord, an inlet of the larger Isefjord. Holbæk is a commercial and industrial center for the surrounding area. By rail, Holbæk is served by Danske Statsbaner's line from Roskilde to Kalundborg, which runs through the city. Vestsjællands Lokalbaner connects Holbæk by rail to Nykøbing Sjælland. The city serves as a major hub for the Movia bus routes. Holbæk has an active commercial seaport that serves as the harbor for the ferry to Orø (island). Near the harbor there is a substantial marina.

History

City Seal ca. 1400

A street market

Holbæk is first mentioned in official documents in Absalon's letter of June 8, 1199, in which he granted the majority of his estates to Sorø Klosterkirke in Sorø. It was called Holbækgaard, a larger farm belonging to a nobleman, around which the city would eventually develop.

Next it appears in Valdemar the Victorious' book of properties (see Kong Valdemars Jordebog on the Danish Wikipedia) in 1231. Valdmar broke ground for Holbæk Slot (Holbæk Castle) in 1236.

Holbæk clearly grew from then on but is not mentioned again until around 1400 when Margaret I came for a court proceeding that granted her territories in Jutland. The event may have triggered the creation of the first city seal which shows the three trees by the water that are the prominent features of the current seal.

Economy

Companies headquartered in Holbæk include Sparekassen Sjælland.

Culture

Culturally, Holbæk can be noted for Musikhus Elværket, a converted power station that serves as a concert venue for modern music.

Sport

The city is home to Holbæk B&I the local football club.

Famous people

Agnete Hoy, potter
Mads Mensah Larsen, handballer
Inga Nielsen, opera singer
Christian Poulsen, footballer
Stefan Schmidt, footballer
Aage Stentoft, composer

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Holbæk is twinned with:

Celle, Germany^[2]
Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom. resulted from a shared interest in community plays. Groups of actors from the two towns each took part in the other's community play in the early 1990s and this resulted in the formal twinning in 1992.^[3]
Botevgrad, Bulgaria

Sources

City History (Danish)
NetBorger.dk Statistics (Danish)
Statistikbanken Statistics (Danish)

Notes

↑ "BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas" database from Statistics Denmark
↑ "Stadt Celle". www.celle.de. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
↑ http://www.dorchester-tc.gov.uk/Services/Twinning/Holbæk

External links

Official website of Holbæk municipality (Danish)
Holbæk area tourism website (Danish)

Municipal seats of Denmark

Hovedstaden	Albertslund Ballerup Brøndbyvester Buddinge Charlottenlund Copenhagen Dragør and Store Magleby Frederiksberg Frederikssund Frederiksværk Glostrup Helsinge Helsingør Herlev Hillerød Holte Hørsholm Hvidovre Ishøj Kokkedal Kongens Lyngby Lillerød Rønne Rødovre Stenløse Taastrup Tårnby Værløse Vallensbæk

Midtjylland	Aarhus Grenå Herning Hadsten, Hinnerup, Hammel and Hvorslev Hedensted Holstebro Horsens Ikast Lemvig Odder Randers Ringkøbing and Skjern Rønde Silkeborg Skanderborg Skive Struer Tranebjerg Viborg

Nordjylland	Aabybro Aalborg Aars Brønderslev Byrum Frederikshavn Hjørring Hobro and Hadsund Nykøbing Mors Støvring Thisted

Sjælland	Greve Strand Haslev Højby Holbæk Hvalsø Kalundborg Køge Maribo Næstved Nykøbing Falster Ringsted Roskilde Slagelse Solrød Strand Sorø Hårlev and Store Heddinge Vordingborg

Syddanmark	Aabenraa Assens Bogense Esbjerg Fredericia Grindsted Haderslev Kerteminde Kolding Marstal Middelfart Nyborg Nordby Odense Ringe Rudkøbing Svendborg Sønderborg Tønder Varde Vejen Vejle

30 most populous urban areas of Denmark

as of 1 January 2014, according to Statistics Denmark, see table BEF44 at statbank.dk.

1.	Copenhagen	1,246,611
2.	Aarhus	259,754
3.	Odense	172,512
4.	Aalborg	109,092
5.	Esbjerg	71,618
6.	Randers	61,163

7.	Kolding	58,021
8.	Horsens	55,884
9.	Vejle	53,230
10.	Roskilde	48,721
11.	Herning	47,765
12.	Helsingør	46,407

13.	Hørsholm	46,229
14.	Silkeborg	43,158
15.	Næstved	42,424
16.	Fredericia	39,922
17.	Viborg	38,572
18.	Køge	35,768

19.	Holstebro	34,873
20.	Taastrup	33,121
21.	Slagelse	32,005
22.	Hillerød	31,191
23.	Sønderborg	27,434
24.	Holbæk	26,942

25.	Svendborg	26,783
26.	Hjørring	25,071
27.	Frederikshavn	23,156
28.	Nørresundby	21,761
29.	Ringsted	21,620
30.	Haderslev	21,574

Note: The population figure for metropolitan Copenhagen includes Frederiksberg, Albertslund, Brøndby, Gentofte, Gladsaxe, Glostrup, Herlev, Hvidovre, Lyngby-Taarbæk, Rødovre, Tårnby and Vallensbæk municipalities; parts of Ballerup, Rudersdal and Furesø; Ishøj and Greve Strand.

Towns of Holbæk Municipality

Gislinge Holbæk (seat) Jyderup Knabstrup Mørkøv Regstrup Store Merløse Svinninge Tølløse Undløse Vipperød

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