| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Rødby | |
| Pushpin Map: | Denmark Lolland#Denmark Region Zealand#Denmark |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location on Lolland |
| Coordinates: | 54.6936°N 11.3883°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Denmark |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Region Zealand |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lolland Municipality |
| Area Urban Km2: | 1.61 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Urban: | 1957 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | DK-4970 Rødby |
Rødby is a town, with a population of 1,957 (1 January 2024),[1] located on the island of Lolland in Denmark. It was the seat of the former Rødby Municipality (Danish, kommune).
The former Rødby municipality covered an area of 120 km2, and had a total population of 6,590 (2005). Its last mayor was Hans Ole Sørensen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.
On 1 January 2007 Rødby municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with the existing Holeby, Højreby, Maribo, Nakskov, Ravnsborg, and Rudbjerg municipalities to form the new Lolland Municipality. This creates a municipality with an area of 892 km2 and a total resident population of 49,469 (2005). The new municipality is part of the Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region").
See main article: Rødbyhavn. Rødbyhavn ("Rødby Harbour") is located at the coast approximately 5 km southwest of the town of Rødby. Rødbyhavn is a ferry port and is the endpoint of the Danish section of the European route E47. This endpoint is signposted "Rødby" on road signs, which is the most well-known feature of Rødby.