Aarsdale

Also known as Årsdale

Aarsdale (also: Årsdale) is a village on the eastern coast of the Baltic island of Bornholm, Denmark. Located between Svaneke and Nexø, it has a population of 266 (1 January 2025). Once a prosperous fishing village, its economy now relies mainly on tourism thanks to its half-timbered houses, its harbour and its windmill.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Aarsdale
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Aarsdale harbour.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Aarsdale harbour
Settlement.pushpin_map: Denmark Bornholm
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location on Bornholm
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Capital (Hovedstaden)
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bornholm
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2025
Settlement.population_total: 266
Settlement.timezone1: CET
Settlement.utc_offset1: +1

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Population: 399
Image: Aarlsdale 2012-06.JPG

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Commons category: Aarsdale
time of earliest written record: 1410-01-01

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==History== The name Aarsdale can be traced back to 1410 in connection with herring processing when it occurred as Osdael. The fishing village has been inhabited at least since the 17th century,. The harbour built in 1870 has been extended several times since. It still has three smokehouses.