Rødby

The town centre of Rødby.

Rødby is a town and a former municipality (Danish, kommune) on the island of Lolland in Denmark. 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").
The town of Rødby has a resident population of 2,110 (1 January 2015).^[1]

The harbour at Rødbyhavn

Main article: Rødbyhavn

Rødbyhavn ("Rødby Harbour") is located approximately 5 km southwest of the town of Rødby.

References

↑ "BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas" database from Statistics Denmark

Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map

External links

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Lolland, Denmark

Towns and villages	Bandholm Birket Branderslev Dannemare Guldborg Holeby Horslunde Hunseby Kettinge Maribo Nagelsti Nakskov Nørreballe Nysted Øster Ulslev Rødby Rødbyhavn Sakskøbing Sandby Søllested Stokkemarke Sundby Toreby

Localities	Albuen

Churches	Arninge Church Avnede Church Bandholm Church Birket Church Dannemare Church Errindlev Church Fuglse Church Gloslunde Church Halsted Church Hunseby Church Maribo Cathedral Nakskov Church Olstrup Church Østofte Church Sandby Church Stokkemarke Church Tågerup Church Tillitse Church Toreby Church

Landmarks	Aalholm Berritzgaard Engestofte Halsted Priory Kattinge Windmill Knuthenborg Knuthenlund Krenkerup Oreby Mølle Pederstrup Rudbjerggaard Søllestedgård Vindeholme

Culture and attractions	Fuglsang Art Museum Fuglsang Cultural Centre Knuthenborg Safaripark Lalandia Maribo Open-Air Museum Middelaldercentret Reventlow Museum Stiftsmuseum Maribo

Geography	Guldborgsund Maribo Lakes Nature Reserve Nakskov Fjord

Transport	Danish national road 9 E47 Frederick IX Bridge Guldborgsund Bridge Lolland Falster Airport Scandlines Sydbanen

History	1872 Baltic Sea flood Maribo Abbey Nysted Friary

Other	Diocese of Lolland–Falster Guldborgsund Municipality Lolland Municipality

Towns of Lolland Municipality

Bandholm Birket Branderslev Dannemare Errindlev Hillested Holeby Horslunde Hunseby Langø Maribo (seat) Nakskov Nørreballe Rødby Rødbyhavn Sandby Stokkemarke Søllested

Municipalities in Storstrøm County (1970–2006)

Faxe Fladså Højreby Holeby Holmegaard Langebæk Maribo Møn Næstved Nakskov Nørre Alslev Nykøbing Falster Nysted Præstø Ravnsborg Rødby Rønnede Rudbjerg Sakskøbing Stevns Stubbekøbing Suså Sydfalster Vordingborg

Coordinates: 54°42′N 11°24′E / 54.700°N 11.400°E / 54.700; 11.400

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