{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Søllested | native_name = | other_name = | settlement_type = town <!-- images, nickname, motto -->| image_skyline = Søllested.jpg | image_caption = Søllested located on the island of [[Lolland]] | image_flag = | image_shield = | motto = | nickname = | etymology = <!-- location --> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Denmark]] | subdivision_type1 = | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = [[Region Zealand|Zealand (''Sjælland'')]] | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = Municipality | subdivision_name4 = [[Lolland Municipality|Lolland]] <!-- maps and coordinates -->| image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Denmark Lolland#Denmark Region Zealand#Denmark | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_map_caption = The location of '''Søllested''' on Lolland | coordinates = {{coord|54.81162|N|11.26987|E|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = <!-- established --> | established_title = | established_date = <!-- area --> | area_footnotes = | area_urban_km2 = 1.26 | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = <!-- elevation --> | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = <!-- population --> | population_as_of = 2025 | population_footnotes = | population_urban = 1356 | population_density_urban_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = | population_demonym = <!-- time zone(s) --> | timezone1 = [[Central European Time|CET]] | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset1_DST = +2 <!-- postal codes, area code -->| postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = DK-4920 Søllested | area_code_type = | area_code = | geocode = | iso_code = <!-- website, footnotes --> | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Søllested''' is a small [[railway town]] on the island of [[Lolland]] in south [[Denmark]]. The town lies 9 km east of [[Nakskov]]. Søllested has a population of 1,356 (1 January 2025).<ref>[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density] The Mobile Statbank from [[Statistics Denmark]]</ref>
Søllested was the administrative centre of the former [[Højreby|Højreby Municipality]] in [[Denmark]]. Since 1 January 2007, it has been a part of the new [[Lolland Municipality]] in [[Region Sjælland]].
Søllested is served by [[Søllested railway station]], located on the [[Lolland railway line]] between {{rws|Nakskov}} and {{rws|Nykøbing Falster}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dsb.dk/trafikinformation/stationer/sollested/|title=Søllested Station|publisher=[[DSB (railway company)|DSB]]|language=da|accessdate=20 October 2025}}</ref> The town is located at the intersection of secondary roads 275 and 291, {{circa}} {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of [[Danish national road 9]], which connects [[Odense]] and [[Nykøbing Falster]].
== 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
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