Place:Åkirkeby, Bornholm, Denmark

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NameÅkirkeby
Alt namesÅkirkeby Sogn
Aakirkeby
Aakirkeby Sogn
TypeParish
Coordinates55.067°N 14.933°E
Located inBornholm, Denmark
Also located inSønder herred, Bornholm, Denmark    
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Aakirkeby or Åkirkeby is a town in Denmark with a population of 2,119 (1 January 2022). 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.

Myreagre Mølle, a whitewashed windmill built in 1865, is located 3 km to the east of Aakirkeby on the road to Nexø.

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