| Holsted | |
| Native Name Lang: | dk |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Denmark#Denmark Region of Southern Denmark |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Denmark |
| Coordinates: | 55.5103°N 8.9178°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Denmark |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Region of Southern Denmark |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vejen Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Urban Km2: | 2.9 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Urban: | 3029 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | DK-6670 Holsted |
Holsted is a railway town located in Vejen Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. It is situated at the stream of Holsted Å,[2] 8 km west of Brørup.
Holsted was previously the seat of Holsted Municipality until 1 January 2007.
Holsted consist of two districts, the original village of Holsted on the north at Holsted Å and Holsted Stationsby on the south at the railway station. Now the two district have merged together making Holsted a very elongated town with a distance of 4 km from north to south.[3]
Holsted is located near the Esbjerg Motorway, a part of the European route E20, 34 km from Esbjerg and 39 km from Kolding. It is served by Holsted railway station, on the Lunderskov–Esbjerg railway line.
Holsted Speedway Klub known as the Holsted Tigers race in the Danish Super League and are based at the Holsted Speedway Center, south of Holsted at Hedevejen 1, 6670.[4] [5] The Center opened on 4 June 1989, replacing the old Holsted Gørklint speedway track, which was located next to the Holsted Å at (55.5047°N 8.8842°W).[6]