Aakirkeby
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| Aakirkeby | |||
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 Aakirkeby
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| Coordinates: 55°4′14″N 14°55′0″E / 55.07056°N 14.916667°ECoordinates: 55°4′14″N 14°55′0″E / 55.07056°N 14.916667°E | |||
| Country |  Denmark |
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| Region | Capital Region of Denmark | ||
| Municipality | Bornholm | ||
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| • 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.
[edit] References
- ^ BEF44 Population 1st January, by urban areas database from Statistics Denmark
[edit] External links
Media related to Aakirkeby at Wikimedia Commons
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