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 2024, it has a population of 348.[1]
Sandby | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Sandby Church | |
  Sandby Location on Lolland | |
| Coordinates: 54°52′34″N 11°5′19″E / 54.87611°N 11.08861°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Zealand (Sjælland) |
| Municipality | Lolland Municipality |
| Population (2024) | |
| • Total | 348 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
editSandby 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
editDating 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
edit- August Winding (1835 in Tårs, near Sandby – 1899) was a Danish pianist, teacher and composer.
References
edit- ^ BY3: Population 1. January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ Niels Jensen, Jernbaner på Lolland-Falster og Bornholm. Clausens Forlag 1977, pp. 59-68.
- ^ "Sandby og omegn - Landsbyerne ved kysten og Nakskov Fjord", Lolland Kommune. (in Danish) Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Frederiksdal", Lolland'Falsters Herregårde". (in Danish) Retrieved 14 July 2013.