{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Horbelev | other_name = | native_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | motto = | image_skyline = Nordenskirker Horbelev01.jpg | image_caption = Horbelev Church, Falster | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Denmark Falster | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_map_caption = Location on [[Falster]] | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Denmark]] | subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Denmark|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Region Zealand|Zealand (''Sjælland'')]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Municipalities of Denmark|Municipality]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Guldborgsund Municipality|Guldborgsund]] | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = | established_date = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | population_as_of = 2025 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 536 | population_density_km2 = | timezone1 = [[Central European Time|CET]] | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | coordinates = {{coord|54|49|22|N|12|03|21|E|region:DK|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Horbelev''' is a village some {{convert|16|km}} northeast of [[Nykobing Falster|Nykøbing]] on the [[Denmark|Danish]] island of [[Falster]]. [[Horbelev Church]], one of Falster's oldest, dates from the beginning of the 13th century. In January 2025 Horbelev had a population of 536.<ref>[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1. January, by urban areas]: The Mobile Statbank from [[Statistics Denmark]]</ref>
==Etymology== In the 13th century the name was ''Horbærlef'' from the man's name ''Hornbori'' coupled with ''lev'' meaning inherited land or property.<ref name=dsd>[http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_geografi/Falster/Horbelev "Horbelev"], ''Den Store Danske''. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 17 November 2012.</ref>
==History== [[Horbelev Church]], dating from c. 1200, is one of Falster's oldest. Horbelev once had a station on the Stubbekøbing–Nykøbing railway which operated from 1911 to 1966. It became an important agricultural service centre for the fertile surroundings.<ref name=dsd/> The stones around the tree at the corner of Lillegade and Stengårdsvej mark the location of the former moot, a place where administrative meetings were held.<ref>[http://historiskatlas.dk/Byst%C3%A6vnepladsen%20i%20Horbelev "Bysævnepladsen i Horbelev"], ''Historisk Atlas''. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 17 November 2012.</ref>
==The village today== The village has a food store, a "village centre", a sports hall with cafeteria, a motel and a day nursery. Associations include an active sports club and an amateur drama group. The Landbyscenter or village centre in the premises of a former school serves as a venue for activities undertaken by the people of northeast Falster as well as for meetings of local clubs. It also houses a second hand store, a flower shop and a massage parlor. The recently inaugurated New Horbelev Festival is an annual event with theatrical presentations, a market day and an arts and crafts exhibition in the village centre.<ref>[http://www.guldborgsund.dk/da/Borger/Tilflytter/Landbyportraetter/Horbelev.aspx "Horbelev"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102124355/http://www.guldborgsund.dk/da/Borger/Tilflytter/Landbyportraetter/Horbelev.aspx |date=2014-01-02 }}, Guldborgsund Kommune. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 17 November 2012.</ref>
== Notable people == * [[Jørgen Ravn (gymnast)|Jørgen Ravn]] (1884 in Horbelev – 1962) a Danish gymnast, silver medallist in the men's team, Swedish system event at the [[1912 Summer Olympics]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.marielyst.eu/index.html Marielyst, Falster] {{in lang|da}} {{Commons category|Horbelev}}
{{Falster Denmark}} {{Guldborgsund Municipality}}
[[Category:Villages in Guldborgsund Municipality]] [[Category:Falster]]