Aakirkeby

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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.

Aakirkeby
Town
NaturBornholm museum in Aakirkeby
NaturBornholm museum in Aakirkeby
Coat of arms of Aakirkeby
Aakirkeby is located in Bornholm
Aakirkeby
Aakirkeby
Location on Bornholm
Aakirkeby is located in Denmark
Aakirkeby
Aakirkeby
Aakirkeby (Denmark)
Coordinates: 55°04′14″N 14°55′00″E / 55.07056°N 14.91667°E / 55.07056; 14.91667
CountryDenmark
RegionCapital (Hovedstaden)
MunicipalityBornholm
Area
 • Urban
1.71 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
 • Urban
2,117
 • Urban density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
DemonymAakirkebybo Åkirkebybo
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websiteaakirkeby.tidende.dk/aakirkeby/

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]

References

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  1. ^ BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ "Myreagre Mølle", Den Store Danske. (in Danish) Retrieved 5 November 2012.
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