Ironing station (1; 52) - with an iron and - with a portable base for supporting the iron, which - has a depression for receiving the sole of the iron, and - a fastening facility for fastening the iron to the base, wherein the fastening facility - has a receiving element for receiving a front sole segment of the iron and - a pivotable holding element (22; 54) for encompassing a rear housing segment of the iron, - wherein the holding element (22; 54) - is embodied in the manner of a bracket, and - is spring-preloaded in the direction of its rest position, - characterised in that the holding element (22; 54) has two limbs (44a, 44b), which are connected to one another by way of an approximately horizontal body segment and are pivotably mounted on the base, - and that a transverse groove is embodied in the rear housing segment of the iron, which allows the body segment of the holding element (22; 54) to be received. - with an iron and - with a portable base for supporting the iron, which - has a depression for receiving the sole of the iron, and - a fastening facility for fastening the iron to the base, wherein the fastening facility - has a receiving element for receiving a front sole segment of the iron and - a pivotable holding element (22; 54) for encompassing a rear housing segment of the iron, - wherein the holding element (22; 54) - is embodied in the manner of a bracket, and - is spring-preloaded in the direction of its rest position, - characterised in that the holding element (22; 54) has two limbs (44a, 44b), which are connected to one another by way of an approximately horizontal body segment and are pivotably mounted on the base, - and that a transverse groove is embodied in the rear housing segment of the iron, which allows the body segment of the holding element (22; 54) to be received. - has a depression for receiving the sole of the iron, and - a fastening facility for fastening the iron to the base, wherein the fastening facility - has a receiving element for receiving a front sole segment of the iron and - a pivotable holding element (22; 54) for encompassing a rear housing segment of the iron, - wherein the holding element (22; 54) - is embodied in the manner of a bracket, and - is spring-preloaded in the direction of its rest position, - characterised in that the holding element (22; 54) has two limbs (44a, 44b), which are connected to one another by way of an approximately horizontal body segment and are pivotably mounted on the base, - and that a transverse groove is embodied in the rear housing segment of the iron, which allows the body segment of the holding element (22; 54) to be received. - has a receiving element for receiving a front sole segment of the iron and - a pivotable holding element (22; 54) for encompassing a rear housing segment of the iron, - wherein the holding element (22; 54) - is embodied in the manner of a bracket, and - is spring-preloaded in the direction of its rest position, - characterised in that the holding element (22; 54) has two limbs (44a, 44b), which are connected to one another by way of an approximately horizontal body segment and are pivotably mounted on the base, - and that a transverse groove is embodied in the rear housing segment of the iron, which allows the body segment of the holding element (22; 54) to be received. - wherein the holding element (22; 54) - is embodied in the manner of a bracket, and - is spring-preloaded in the direction of its rest position, - is embodied in the manner of a bracket, and - is spring-preloaded in the direction of its rest position, - characterised in that the holding element (22; 54) has two limbs (44a, 44b), which are connected to one another by way of an approximately horizontal body segment and are pivotably mounted on the base, - and that a transverse groove is embodied in the rear housing segment of the iron, which allows the body segment of the holding element (22; 54) to be received.