Rønne
Town in Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rønne (Swedish: Rönne) is the largest town on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. It has a population of 13,759 (1 January 2024).[2] It was a municipality in its own right from 1970 until 2002, when Bornholm was a county (Danish: Bornholms Amt). It has an area of 29.11 square kilometres (11.24 square miles), and is the administrative centre of the Bornholm municipality. As of 2018[update] 11,539 inhabitants live in Rønne Parish (number 16 on the map of parishes), which is a narrow piece of land on the westernmost of the island and stretching north and southward comprising around a third of the area of the former municipality. Knudsker Parish (number 11 on the map) made up the rest of the former municipality. Not all inhabitants of either Rønne (statistikbanken.dk/(table) KM1:number 400-7552) or Knudsker (400-7553) parishes live in the city (contiguous built-up area) of Rønne.
Rønne | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 55°05′55″N 14°42′05″E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Capital Region of Denmark |
Municipality | Bornholm |
Founded | 1327 |
Area | |
• Urban | 8.12 km2 (3.14 sq mi) |
Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Population (2024) | |
• Urban | 13,759 |
• Urban density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
• Gender [1] | 6,624 males and 7,135 females |
• Municipality | 39,332 |
Demonym | Rønnebo |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 3700 |
Area code | (+45) 56 |
Website | brk |
Owing to its natural harbour and its strategic position in the Baltic Sea, Rønne has an interesting history coming under German and Swedish influence during its development as a herring fishing port. Today, with its cobbled streets, half-timbered houses and interesting museums, it attracts visitors mainly from Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Poland.