Svaneke
Sign in to saveSvaneke (Swencke in 1410, from old Danish swan swan and *wīka inlet) is a small town on the eastern coast of the Baltic island of Bornholm, Denmark. It lies mainly in Svaneke parish and partly in Ibsker parish.
Key facts
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- Svaneke
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- Town
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- Svaneke aeral view asv2024-07.jpg
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- Aerial view, 2024
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- Flag of Svaneke.svg
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- Coat of arms of Svaneke.svg
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- Denmark Bornholm
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- bottom
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- Location on Bornholm
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- Country
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- Denmark
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- Region
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- Capital (Hovedstaden)
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- Municipality
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- Bornholm
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- Imperial
- Settlement.area_urban_km2
- 0.7
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2025
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Tourism
- Other attractions
- The water tower
- St Ib's Church
- Windmills
- Svaneke Church
- Svaneke Lighthouse
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Svaneke (Swencke in 1410, from old Danish swan swan and *wīka inlet) is a small town on the eastern coast of the Baltic island of Bornholm, Denmark. It lies mainly in Svaneke parish and partly in Ibsker parish.
It is Denmark's easternmost town. It is also the second smallest chartered town in Denmark, with a population of 1,090 as of 1 January 2025. Only Ærøskøbing is smaller.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Svaneke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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