A holding device for holding a cable comprising a. a sleeve-like base part, b. a connecting part connectable to the base part and c. an elastically tensionable clamping part which is arranged between the base part and the connecting part d. the clamping part comprises two elastically tensionable clamping struts, e. which are suitable for clamping around a cable, f. and which at a transition end merge into each other in a transition area, wherein i. the transition area is designed with a connecting surface which connects the two clamping struts at a distance from one another and ii. the transition area with the connecting surface and the ends of the clamping struts is approximately U-shaped, g. and which at one wing end each have a clamping wing i. which projects at an angle from the clamping strut and ii. which spans the clamping strut in a common plane in an arc-like manner, wherein the end of the clamping wing faces in the direction of the transition area and iii. which elastically supports the clamping part, when the clamping part is inserted into the base part, on an inner circumferential surface of the base part h. wherein the clamping struts extend at least approximately radially to the arc of the clamping wings and essentially in parallel to each other, and i. wherein an insertion slit is formed between the wing ends of the clamping struts and j. wherein a first clamping wing followed by a first clamping strut followed by the transition area followed by a second clamping strut followed by a second clamping wing merge into each other in a continuous line. a. a sleeve-like base part, b. a connecting part connectable to the base part and c. an elastically tensionable clamping part which is arranged between the base part and the connecting part d. the clamping part comprises two elastically tensionable clamping struts, e. which are suitable for clamping around a cable, f. and which at a transition end merge into each other in a transition area, wherein i. the transition area is designed with a connecting surface which connects the two clamping struts at a distance from one another and ii. the transition area with the connecting surface and the ends of the clamping struts is approximately U-shaped, i. the transition area is designed with a connecting surface which connects the two clamping struts at a distance from one another and ii. the transition area with the connecting surface and the ends of the clamping struts is approximately U-shaped, g. and which at one wing end each have a clamping wing i. which projects at an angle from the clamping strut and ii. which spans the clamping strut in a common plane in an arc-like manner, wherein the end of the clamping wing faces in the direction of the transition area and iii. which elastically supports the clamping part, when the clamping part is inserted into the base part, on an inner circumferential surface of the base part i. which projects at an angle from the clamping strut and ii. which spans the clamping strut in a common plane in an arc-like manner, wherein the end of the clamping wing faces in the direction of the transition area and iii. which elastically supports the clamping part, when the clamping part is inserted into the base part, on an inner circumferential surface of the base part h. wherein the clamping struts extend at least approximately radially to the arc of the clamping wings and essentially in parallel to each other, and i. wherein an insertion slit is formed between the wing ends of the clamping struts and j. wherein a first clamping wing followed by a first clamping strut followed by the transition area followed by a second clamping strut followed by a second clamping wing merge into each other in a continuous line.