Rinkenæs () is a small town in

Sønderborg Municipality Sønderborg Municipality (, ), is a '' kommune'' in the Region of Southern Denmark partially on the Jutland peninsula and partially on the island of Als in south Denmark, at the border with Germany. The municipality covers an area of , and has a po ...

Region of Southern Denmark The Region of Southern Denmark (, ; , ; ) is an administrative region of Denmark established on Monday 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional counties ("amter") and set up five larger regions ...

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 1,271.BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density
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Rinkenæs is situated just north of Flensborg Fjord (''Flensburg Firth'') 4 km southwest of

Gråsten Gråsten (; ) is a town with a population of 4,298 (1 January 2025) on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark by the Nybøl Nor at an inlet of the Flensburg Fjord. It belongs to the Sønderborg municipality in Region of Souther ...

. Rinkenæs Gl. Kirke (''Rinkenæs Old Church'') is located at the top of a hill 4 km north of the town. It is one of the oldest churches in Denmark, built in 1158 in the Romanesque/

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style. Rinkenæs Korskirke (''Rinkenæs Crosschurch''), built 1928-32 in the style of a traditional Danish village church, is located in the town.Rinkenæs Korskirke
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