Pedersker is a little village in the southeast of the Danish island of Bornholm, southeast of Aakirkeby and southwest of Nexø. As of 2024, it has 230 inhabitants.[1]
Pedersker is a quiet Danish village surrounded by farmed fields. To the north, beyond the former railway, the Lynggårdsskoven woods are managed by the State. The populated area is mainly in a triangular section between the main road and the railway, some 64% of the houses dating to before 1950. To the south of the village, the little fishing village of Bakkerne Havn has become an important summer house development. There is a private school in the village and the old dairy is considered to be of importance to the local heritage.[2] The old railway station at 51 Pedersker Hovedgade served the Rønne–Nexø railway which ran from 1900 to 1968.[3] Not far from the church to the west of the village (at 208 M Søndre Landevej), there is a Dutch windmill, Kirkemøllen, built in 1861. It was renovated and repainted in 2010.[4]
See main article: St Peter's Church, Bornholm. The village gets its name from St Peter's Church as Peders ker simply means "Peter's church" in Bornholm dialect.[5] Built in the Romanesque style, the church is thought to be the oldest on Bornholm, dating from the 10th or the 11th century.[6]
See main article: Rispebjerg. The archeological site of Rispebjerg is located some east of the village. Open to visitors, it contains the remains of a Neolithic sun temple as well as Iron Age earthworks.[7]