Rødvig
Town in Region Zealand, Denmark
55°15′17″N 12°22′42″E / 55.25472°N 12.37833°E / 55.25472; 12.37833 (2024)[1]
4673 Rødvig Stevns
Rødvig is a town and fishing harbour, with a population of 1,860 (1 January 2024),[1] in Stevns Municipality, Region Zealand in Denmark.
The town is situated on the south east coast of Zealand just south of Stevns Klint.
The harbour
Rødvig Harbour is a combined marina and fishing harbour. It is the second largest active fishing harbour on Zealand.[2]
Rødvig Flint oven stands at the harbour, as a landmark for Rødvig. It is a 3.5 meter tall square building, with a 5 meter high chimney brick on top. The current oven is a replica of a flint oven build in 1870 for production of flint floure used for fajance.[3]
Attractions
Rødvig Ship Motor Museum, located at Havnevej 7, near the harbour, has a collection of approximately 400 different ship engines.
Rødvig Beach is a sandy beach stretching more than 1 kilometer west of the harbour.
Transportation
Rødvig is served by Rødvig railway station. The station is the southern terminus of the Hårlev-Rødvig branch of the Østbanen railway line which connects Rødvig with Køge and the rest of the Danish rail network.
References
- ^ a b BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ Rødvig Fiskerihavn Havneguide.dk
- ^ Roedvig Flint oven
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