Aakirkeby

Aakirkeby
—  Town  —
NaturBornholm museum in Aakirkeby

Seal
Aakirkeby
Location on Bornholm
Coordinates:
Country  Denmark
Region Capital Region of Denmark
Municipality Bornholm
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,090
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Aakirkeby or Åkirkeby is a town in Denmark with a population of 2,100 (1 January 2011).[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.

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, it is separated into two words: Aa Kirke.

References

  1. ^ BEF44 Population 1st January, by urban areas database from Statistics Denmark

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Aakirkeby Aakirkeby] at Wikimedia Commons
Towns of Bornholm
Aakirkeby · Aarsdale · Allinge-Sandvig · Gudhjem · Hasle · Klemensker · Nexø · Nyker  · Østermarie · Rønne (seat) · Snogebæk  · Sorthat-Muleby  · Svaneke · Tejn