Søllested

Søllested
Søllested
town
	The small town Søllested located on the island of Lolland in east Denmark.
	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.

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[1] BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark

[2] "Søllested Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 20 October 2025.

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v t e Lolland, Denmark
Towns and villages	Bandholm Birket Branderslev Dannemare Guldborg Holeby Horslunde Hunseby Kettinge Maribo Nagelsti Nakskov Nørreballe Nysted Øster Ulslev Rødby Rødbyhavn Sakskøbing Sandby Søllested Stokkemarke Sundby Toreby
Localities	Albuen
Culture and attractions	Fuglsang Art Museum Fuglsang Cultural Centre Knuthenborg Safaripark Lalandia Maribo Open-Air Museum Middelaldercentret Reventlow Museum Stiftsmuseum Maribo
Churches	Arninge Church Avnede Church Bandholm Church Birket Church Dannemare Church Errindlev Church Frederiksdal Fuglse Church Gloslunde Church Halsted Church Horslunde Church Hunseby Church Købelev Church Maribo Cathedral Nakskov Church Olstrup Church Østofte Church Sandby Church Sakskøbing Church Stokkemarke Church Tågerup Church Tillitse Church Toreby Church
Manor houses	Aalholm Berritzgaard Bramsløkke Christianssæde Engestofte Fredholm Halsted Priory Højbygård Knuthenborg Knuthenlund Krenkerup Lungholm Orebygaard Pederstrup Rudbjerggaard Sæbyholm Søholt Søllestedgård Vindeholme
Other landmarks	Gloslunde Rectory Kattinge Windmill Kong Svends Høj Nakskov Old Pharmacy Oreby Mølle Reventlow Asylum Reventlow Warehouse
Geography	Guldborgsund Maribo Lakes Nature Reserve Nakskov Fjord
History	1872 Baltic Sea flood Maribo Abbey Nysted Friary
Transport	Danish national road 9 E47 Fehmarn Belt fixed link Frederick IX Bridge Guldborgsund Bridge Lolland Falster Airport Scandlines South Line
Other	Diocese of Lolland–Falster Guldborgsund Municipality Lolland Municipality