| Official Name: | Allinge-Sandvig |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Denmark Bornholm |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| 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: | Imperial |
| Area Urban Km2: | 1.78 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Urban: | 1457 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 55.2778°N 14.8014°W |
Allinge-Sandvig is a small town on the northern coast of the Baltic island of Bornholm, Denmark. Its population is 1,457 (1 January 2024).[1] It was part of the former municipality Allinge-Gudhjem. Sandvig is the northernmost part of the town.
Prior to Allinge and Sandvig becoming urban areas, people in the Bronze Age lived there and made rock carvings at Madsebakke.[2] Not all carvings of ships, suns, and footprints have survived, however. Late in the 19th century, stone quarries flourished in the area and some rock carvings were blown up between 1885 and 1902.[3]
Allinge and Sandvig were two separate towns, the former formed near the natural harbour on the northwestern coast,[4] while Sandvig has been a small fishing village, whose origins can be traced to the Middle Ages, its name derived from a sandy cove on the coast.[4] The port of Allinge dates from 1862, while that of Sandvig from 1831-33.
See main article: Hammershus. The Hammershus fortress, Northern Europe's largest medieval fortification dating from 13th century is located northwest of Allinge, near the Hammeren promontory, the northernmost point on the island.[5]
See main article: Allinge Church. Allinge Church stands at the centre of Allinge on a hill some 11 metres above sealevel. Initially just a small granite longhouse from the around the 14th century, in 1892 it was completely rebuilt in the Neogothic style.[6] [7]