Holbæk

Holbæk (hôlˈbĕk) [key], city (1992 pop. 21,851), Vestsjælland co., E Denmark, a seaport on Holbæk Fjord, an arm of the Isefjord; chartered 1288. It is a commercial and industrial center.

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