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Rødvig

Coordinates: 55°15′17″N 12°22′42″E / 55.25472°N 12.37833°E / 55.25472; 12.37833
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Rødvig
Town
Evening at Rødvig Harbour
Evening at Rødvig Harbour
Rødvig is located in Denmark
Rødvig
Rødvig
Location in Denmark
Rødvig is located in Denmark Region Zealand
Rødvig
Rødvig
Rødvig (Denmark Region Zealand)
Coordinates: 55°15′17″N 12°22′42″E / 55.25472°N 12.37833°E / 55.25472; 12.37833
CountryDenmark
RegionRegion Zealand
MunicipalityStevns Municipality
Area
 • Urban
1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Urban
1,860
 • Urban density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
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

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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

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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

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Rødvig railway station

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.

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