Aakirkeby

Aakirkeby
Town

NaturBornholm museum in Aakirkeby

Seal
Aakirkeby

Location on Bornholm

Coordinates: 55°04′14″N 14°55′00″E / 55.07056°N 14.91667°E / 55.07056; 14.91667Coordinates: 55°04′14″N 14°55′00″E / 55.07056°N 14.91667°E / 55.07056; 14.91667
Country Denmark
Region Capital (Hovedstaden)
Municipality Bornholm
Population (2015)
  Total 2,052
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website Official website

Aakirkeby or Åkirkeby is a town in Denmark with a population of 2,052 (1 January 2015).[1] It is the third largest town on the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. It was the main town of the now abolished Aakirkeby Municipality.

The town is situated in the middle of the southern half of Bornholm, between Rønne and Nexø. The Danish TV-station TV2 has a local office (TV2/Bornholm) in Aakirkeby. Aakirkeby could be translated to "Stream Church town", as Å or Aa is a stream. When speaking of the church alone, which dates from the mid-12th century, it is separated into two words: Aa Kirke.

Myreagre Mølle, a whitewashed windmill built in 1865, is located 3 km to the east of Aakirkeby on the road to Nexø.[2]

References

  1. BEF44: Population 1 January, by urban areas database from Statistics Denmark
  2. "Myreagre Mølle", Den Store Danske. (Danish) Retrieved 5 November 2012.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Aakirkeby.

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