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Also known as Åkirkeby

Aakirkeby or Åkirkeby is a town in Denmark with a population of 2,091 (1 January 2025). 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.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Aakirkeby
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
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NaturBornholm aakirkeby 002.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
NaturBornholm museum in Aakirkeby
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Coat of arms of Aakirkeby.svg
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Denmark Bornholm#Denmark
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bottom
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Location on Bornholm
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Capital (Hovedstaden)
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Municipality
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Bornholm
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Metric
Settlement.area_urban_km2
1.71
Settlement.population_as_of
2025
Settlement.population_urban
2,091

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Named after
Aa Church
Country
Denmark
Population
2100
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Official website
www.aakirkeby.dk
Image
Aakirkeby 1900 (cropped).jpg
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located in/on physical feature
Bornholm
postal code
3720
Commons category
Aakirkeby
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Aakirkeby or Åkirkeby is a town in Denmark with a population of 2,091 (1 January 2025). 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, which dates from the mid-12th century, it is separated into two words: Aa Kirke.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aakirkeby” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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