Settlement Type: | Town |
Rødvig | |
Pushpin Map: | Denmark#Denmark Region Zealand |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Denmark |
Coordinates: | 55.2547°N 12.3783°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Denmark |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Region Zealand |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Stevns Municipality |
Area Urban Km2: | 1.72 |
Population As Of: | 2024 |
Population Urban: | 1860 |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 4673 Rødvig Stevns |
Rødvig is a town and fishing harbour, with a population of 1,860 (1 January 2024),[1] in Stevns Municipality, Region Zealand in Denmark.
The town is situated on the south east coast of Zealand just south of Stevns Klint.
Rødvig Harbour is a combined marina and fishing harbour. It is the second largest active fishing harbour on Zealand.[2]
Rødvig Flint oven stands at the harbour, as a landmark for Rødvig.It is a 3.5 meter tall square building, with a 5 meter high chimney brick on top. The current oven is a replica of a flint oven build in 1870 for production of flint floure used for fajance.[3]
Rødvig Ship Motor Museum, located at Havnevej 7, near the harbour, has a collection of approximately 400 different ship engines.
Rødvig Beach is a sandy beach stretching more than 1 kilometer west of the harbour.
Rødvig is served by Rødvig railway station. The station is the southern terminus of the Hårlev-Rødvig branch of the Østbanen railway line which connects Rødvig with and the rest of the Danish rail network.