Rødby is a town, with a population of 1,983 (1 January 2022),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark located on the island of Lolland in
Denmark
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. It was the seat of the former Rødby Municipality (
Danish
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The former Rødby municipality covered an area of 120 km2, and had a total population of 6,590 (2005). Its last mayor was Hans Ole Sørensen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party)
political party
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Holeby
Holeby is a small town in Lolland Municipality, in Region Zealand, Denmark. It was the seat of Holeby Municipality. Holeby is the planned location of Lolland South railway station, set to open in 2028 on the line to Germany via the Fehmarn Belt ...
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Højreby Until 1 January 2007 Højreby was a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') on the island of Lolland in Storstrøm County in south Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 128 km², and had a total population of 4,049 (2005). Its last mayor was J ...
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Maribo
Maribo is a town in Lolland Municipality in Region Sjælland on the island of Lolland in south Denmark. It was the municipal seat of the former Maribo Municipality, until 1 January 2007, and then it became the seat of the current Lolland Muni ...
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Nakskov
Nakskov is a town in south Denmark. It is situated in Lolland municipality in Region Sjælland on the western coast of the island of Lolland. The town has a population of 12,495 (1 January 2022). To the west is Nakskov Fjord, an inlet from the L ...
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Ravnsborg Until 1 January 2007 Ravnsborg was a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') on the northwest coast of the island of Lolland in the former Storstrøm County in south Denmark. The municipality, including the islands of Fejø and Femø, covered an area ...
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Rudbjerg Until 1 January 2007 Rudbjerg was a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') on the southwest coast of the island of Lolland in the former Storstrøm County, southern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 143 km², and had a total populati ...
municipalities to form the new
Lolland Municipality
Lolland municipality (on the island of Lolland) is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Sjælland in Denmark. According to ''Municipal And Regional Key Figures'' (www.noegletal.dk) it covers a total area of 885.40 km² (341.85 squ ...
. This creates a municipality with an area of 892 km2 and a total resident population of 49,469 (2005). The new municipality is part of the
Region Sjælland
Region Zealand ( da, Region Sjælland) is the southernmost administrative region of Denmark, established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional counties ("amter") and set up five larger regi ...
("Zealand Region").
The harbour at Rødbyhavn
Rødbyhavn
Rødbyhavn () is a small town and harbour on the south coast of Lolland, Denmark, with a population of 1,544 (1 January 2022).
Notable people
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Emil Vett
Emil Vett (7 November 1843 – 18 February 1911) was a Danish businessman who was a co-founder of Magasin du Nord.
Early life and education
Vatt was born on 7 November 1843 in Rødby on Lolland, the son of medical doctor Julius Theodor Emil Vett ...
(1843 in Rødby – 1911) a Danish businessman who co-founded
Magasin du Nord
Magasin is a Danish chain of department stores. It has seven department stores with its flagship store located on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. The company is a subsidiary of the German department store retailer Peek & Cloppenburg Düsseldorf, Ma ...
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Gutte Eriksen
Gudrum "Gutte" Agnete Tryde Eriksen (20 November 1918 – 8 July 2008) was a Danish ceramist whose works were influenced by the years she spent in Japan studying Asian techniques. It is above all the specially produced glaze which is the distinguis ...
(1918 in Rødby – 2008) a Danish ceramist whose works were influenced by time spent in Japan
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Knud Holscher
Knud Helmuth Holscher (born 6 May 1930 in Rødby, Denmark) is a Danish architect and industrial designer. For many years he was a partner in KHR Architects with Svend Axelsson and designed many of their works together.
Biography
Holscher studied ...
(born 1930 in Rødby) a Danish architect and industrial designer