Højby is a Danish town, seat of the Odsherred Municipality, in the Region Sjælland. Its population on 1 January 2026 was 1,400.
Geography Højby is located in the north-central side of the Zealand 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 and 1952 Summer Olympics "Ib Nielsen Olympic Results". Archived from sports-reference.com Retrieved 2 August 2018 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 Mark Haastrup at the Official World Golf Ranking official site Retrieved 2 August 2018 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 Stina Lykke Petersen at Soccerway Retrieved 2 August 2018
See also Højby Church Højby Sjælland railway station
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