Søllested
Søllested | |
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town | |
Søllested located on the island of Lolland | |
Søllested The location of Søllested on Lolland Søllested Søllested (Denmark Region Zealand) Søllested Søllested (Denmark) | |
| Coordinates: 54°48′42″N 11°16′12″E / 54.81162°N 11.26987°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Zealand (Sjælland) |
| Municipality | Lolland |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2025) | |
| • Urban | 1,356 |
| • Urban density | 1,080/km2 (2,790/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | DK-4920 Søllested |
Søllested is a small railway town on the island of Lolland in south Denmark. The town lies 9 km east of Nakskov. Søllested has a population of 1,356 (1 January 2025).[1]
Søllested was the administrative centre of the former Højreby Municipality in Denmark. Since 1 January 2007, it has been a part of the new Lolland Municipality in Region Sjælland.
Søllested is served by Søllested railway station, located on the Lolland railway line between Nakskov and Nykøbing Falster.[2] The town is located at the intersection of secondary roads 275 and 291, c. 4 km (2.5 mi) south of Danish national road 9, which connects Odense and Nykøbing Falster.
Notable people
- Peter Erasmus Christian Kaalund (1844 in Søllested – 1919) a Danish philologist who specialized in Scandinavian studies
- Torben Tryde (1916 – 1998 in Søllested) a Danish lieutenant colonel, writer, Olympian, resistance fighter and the last person to be appointed kammerjunker by the Danish Court.
- Poul Popiel (born 1943 in Søllested) a Danish-American former professional ice hockey defenceman
References
- ^ BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ "Søllested Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 20 October 2025.