Kundby

Kundby is a small town, with a population of 756 (1 January 2023),[1] located in Holbæk Municipality on the northwestern part of Zealand in Region Zealand, Denmark. It is located within Kundby Church District (sogn) four km south of Gislinge and 15 km west of Holbæk. In 2016, the town became well-known for being the planning site of an unsuccessful terrorist attack.

Kundby
Town
Kundby Church
Kundby Church
Kundby is located in Denmark Region Zealand
Kundby
Kundby
Location in Region Zealand
Kundby is located in Denmark
Kundby
Kundby
Kundby (Denmark)
Coordinates: 55°42′39″N 11°31′22″E
CountryDenmark
RegionRegion Zealand
MunicipalityHolbæk Municipality
Population
 (2023)[1]
756
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Kundby bomb plot
Main article: 2015 Kundby bomb plot

In January 2016, a 15-year-old girl from Kundby was arrested for having tried to build a bomb in order to blow up two schools. The girl had converted to Islam and become an enthusiastic supporter of holy war (jihad) and of the militant Islamist group ISIS.[2][3][4] The police found chemicals to create a bomb in her home in Kundby.[5] She became known as the Kundby girl (Danish: Kundby-pigen) with her true naming being Natascha Colding-Olsen.[6] In November 2017, after legal proceedings, she received her final sentence of eight years in prison on account of planning of terrorism and physical violence (legemsangreb) for stabbing a pedagogue.[7][8][9]

Notable people

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References
  1. BY3: Population 1. January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. Gottschalck, Anna (2017-04-20). "Kundby-pige tog kontakt til Islamisk Stat, fordi hun savnede et fællesskab". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  3. "Kundby-pige om Islamisk Stat: Det var spændende". DR (in Danish). 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  4. Nielsen, Christina Jul. "Kundby-pigen ville kæmpe for Allah". TV2 ØST (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  5. "OVERBLIK: Her er beviserne i Kundby-sagen". DR (in Danish). 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  6. "Østre Landsret idømmer Kundby-pigen otte års fængsel - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 2017-11-27. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  7. "I dag begynder retssag mod 17-årig: Anklaget for at ville bombe to skoler - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  8. "Østre Landsret idømmer Kundby-pigen otte års fængsel - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 2017-11-27. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  9. "Landsretten: Kundby-pige er skyldig i forsøg på terror". DR (in Danish). 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
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