Sandby

This article is about the Danish village. For the English artists, see Paul Sandby and Thomas 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.^[1]

Sandby
Town
Sandby Church
Sandby Location on Lolland
Coordinates: 54°52′34″N 11°5′19″E
Country	Denmark
Region	Zealand (Sjælland)
Municipality	Lolland Municipality
Population  (2025)
• Total	336
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

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.