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Sandby

Sandby is a village located some 7 km (4.3 mi) northwest of Nakskov on the Danish island of Lolland. It belongs to Lolland Municipality in Region Sjælland. As of 2025, it has a population of 336.

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Sandby
Town
Sandby Church
Sandby Church
Sandby
Location on Lolland
Coordinates: 54°52′34″N 11°5′19″E / 54.87611°N 11.08861°E / 54.87611; 11.08861
CountryDenmark
RegionZealand (Sjælland)
MunicipalityLolland Municipality
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
336
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Sandby is a village located some 7 km (4.3 mi) northwest of Nakskov on the Danish island of Lolland. It belongs to Lolland Municipality in Region Sjælland. As of 2025, it has a population of 336.1

History

Sandby has a history going back to the 13th century. From 1915 to 1967, it had a station on the Nakskov-Kragenæs Railway called Harpelunde as there was already a Sandby Station in Odsherred.2 The northern and eastern parts of the village bear traces of their agricultural history while more recent developments can be seen around the church to the south.3

Landmarks

Dating from the middle of the 13th century, Sandby Church has a Romanesque chancel and nave and a Late Gothic tower. Its auricular Baroque altarpiece and pulpit and both from c. 1635, are remarkably well carved works probably by Hans Gudewerth the Younger.4

The nearby Frederiksdal estate dates from the beginning of the 14th century. Today's manor house was completed in 1756 by Georg Dietrich Tschierske.5

Notable people

  • August Winding (1835 in Tårs, near Sandby – 1899) was a Danish pianist, teacher and composer.
References

References

  1. BY3: Population 1. January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. Niels Jensen, Jernbaner på Lolland-Falster og Bornholm. Clausens Forlag 1977, pp. 59-68.
  3. "Sandby og omegn - Landsbyerne ved kysten og Nakskov Fjord", Lolland Kommune. (in Danish) Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  4. Kirsten Weber-Andersen, Otto Norn, Aage Roussell, Gertrud Købke Knudsen, "Sandby Kirke", Danmarks kirker: Maribo amt, Volume 8, 1951, Nationalmuseet, pages 481-497. (in Danish) Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  5. "Frederiksdal", Lolland'Falsters Herregårde". (in Danish) Retrieved 14 July 2013.