Aakirkeby Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density
  2. http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_geografi/Bornholm/Bornholm_-_m%c3%b8ller/Myreagre_M%c3%b8lle "Myreagre Mølle"