Official Name: | Aakirkeby |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Denmark Bornholm#Denmark |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location on Bornholm |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Denmark |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Capital (Hovedstaden) |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Bornholm |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Urban Km2: | 1.71 |
Population As Of: | 2024 |
Population Urban: | 2,117 |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Aakirkebybo Åkirkebybo |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 55.0706°N 14.9167°W |
Aakirkeby or Åkirkeby is a town in Denmark with a population of 2,117 (1 January 2024).[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]