Søllested

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. The town lies 9 km east of Nakskov. Søllested has a population of 1,356 (1 January 2025).^[1]

Søllested
town
The small town Søllested located on the island of Lolland in east Denmark.
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Coordinates: 54.81162°N 11.26987°E / 54.81162; 11.26987
Country	Denmark
Region	Zealand (Sjælland)
Municipality	Lolland
Area
• Urban	1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Population  (2025)
• Urban	1,356
• Urban density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	DK-4920 Søllested

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