Holbæk Marina

Marina near Holbæk

Last edited 21.02.2023 at 15:26 by NV Charts Team

Latitude

55° 43’ 27” N

Longitude

11° 45’ 38.7” E

Description

Modern marina complex south of the island of Kirsbærholm in Holbæk Fjord, about 3 km from Holbaek town centre.

NV Cruising Guide

Navigation

The approach to the fired harbour is possible day and night. The approach is via the well buoyed fairway of the Holbaek Fjord. After the fourth pair of buoys, head southeast towards the pier head, leaving the west submerged buoy to port (in the white sector of the pier light at night).

Berths

Guests lie on free places with green signs (water depth 2-3 m).

Surroundings

The well-maintained marina offers some service facilities such as fuel, crane and restaurant. Further supplies can be found in the centre of Holbaek, 3 km away. If ordered the evening before, you can get bread rolls at the harbour kiosk, where you can also buy food in limited quantities.

NV Land Guide

What makes Holbæk stand out from the crowd of small Danish towns is hard to say. Everything seems typical for a Danish town with 30,000 inhabitants - with the exception of its beautiful location on the fjord. Those who know Holbæk appreciate the relaxed attitude to life of the people in this bustling little town and explain the pleasant atmosphere in Holbæk with the big-city flair that radiates over from Copenhagen to the east. This, they claim, is especially noticeable in the nightlife, and by this they mean the large number of pubs and cosy restaurants. Holbæk's harbours, however, leave something to be desired: tanks and silos surround the eastern harbour, the large marina is more than two kilometres from the town and traffic noise is a nuisance in the central trading port.

It is likely that Holbæk "grew up" at the foot of a castle built by King Waldemar II (1202-41). (1202-41) had built. After the building of a Dominican monastery around 1270, the town received its town privileges and quickly developed into a trading centre. The flames of a great fire in 1513, which destroyed almost the entire town, dashed hopes of becoming a major metropolis. And the occupation by the Swedes (1658-1660) finally meant the economic end. Only with the settlement of the first industrial companies around 1770 did things start to look up again, with the protected fjord location being of decisive importance for trade.

In the cityscape, it cannot be overlooked that economic aspects too often took precedence over ethical ones. But around the Algade, leading to the market, something of the atmosphere of old days has been preserved, when great merchants sent their sailors to the West Indies and sailors brought their wages among the people. You can do as the sailors of yesteryear did and, for example, dine in the time-honoured and dignified restaurant "Linden" at Marktplatz 9 and enjoy a "cultivated beer".

The people of Holbæk are justifiably proud of their museum, which is housed in a whole complex of old buildings at Klosterstræde 14-16, grouped around an old merchant's yard.

In the nine historic houses, partly half-timbered, partly stone, the history of the small town and its surroundings is illustrated in 51 (!) exhibition rooms. Extensive collections of antiquities, farmhouses and workshops are on display. The jewel is the "Krambude" in the old merchant's yard, where a range of goods from the period around 1860 are on offer.

In the "Zone Museum" in Skyttensvej 2, the former accident service is the theme. A complete casualty department from 1939 has been set up here, including the ambulance. More modern is the "Æglageret" in Lindevej 6. The Holbæk Art Society exhibits new paintings and sculptures in this building, which is well worth a visit.

A "Naturskole" has been set up in the forest south of Holbæk. It consists of animal enclosures, plantings and a house where processes and relationships in nature are explained. The area south of the town is called the "Zealand Alps". At the foot of the 102-metre-high Overdrev and the Brorfelde Observatory, Lake Magle lies here in charming scenery, 55 metres above sea level.

You can get to the windmill at Holbæk just under two kilometres west of the commercial harbour. The old trestle mill stands in the beautiful beach park on the shore of the fjord. A distant but worthwhile destination is the Tadre watermill, ten kilometres southeast of the town. Dating from 1840, the mill is now renovated and listed by the National Museum.

Among the churches in the Holbæk area, the massive Tveje Merløse church with its twin towers is probably the most worth seeing. The church, built around 1100 and located three kilometres south of the commercial harbour, impresses with the peculiar shape of its towers and its frescoes inside, which are well worth seeing.

Those who want to take a look at the town, fjord and surrounding area from the air have the opportunity to do so. Around three kilometres west of Holbæk, single-engine planes take off for regular sightseeing flights during the season.

The town is also known as Holbæk's "Fjord of the Year".