Coordinates: 53°58′46″N 0°58′22″W / 53.97945°N 0.97280°W / 53.97945; -0.97280

Holtby is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the A166 about 5 miles (8 km) east of York.

According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 152. Prior to 1996 it had been part of the Ryedale district.

Holtby was served by Holtby railway station on the York to Beverley Line between 1847 and 1939.

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Lewis Holtby (born 18 September 1990) is a German footballer who plays for FC Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga.

Holtby began his career at age four with Sparta Gerderath. When he was eleven years old he moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach. Mönchengladbach eventually released the player for what they saw as having physical deficiencies, which included being too small and too slow. After leaving Borussia Mönchengladbach, Holtby joined Alemannia Aachen.

Holtby was promoted to the Alemannia Aachen first team squad by caretaker manager Jörg Schmadtke. He made his first appearance in the 2007–08 season when he was substituted on in the 80th minute for Mirko Casper in a 2–2 draw against FC St. Pauli. For the rest of the season he only made one more appearance, a 1–3 loss on the last match day to TuS Koblenz.

He scored his first goal for Alemannia Aachen on 5 December 2008 against 1860 Munich. On 15 February, he scored his first brace in a 6–2 home victory against 1. FC Nuremberg.

Holtby left Alemannia Aachen after five years and signed a four-year contract with Schalke 04 until 30 June 2013. On 29 January 2010, he was loaned out to VfL Bochum to get more playing experience.