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Rødvig is a town and fishing harbour, with a population of 1,844 (1 January 2025),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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Stevns Municipality Stevns Municipality () is a '' kommune'' in the Region Sjælland on the southeast coast of the island of Zealand in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 23,612 (1 January 2025). The municipality covers most ...
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Region Zealand Region Zealand () is an Regions of Denmark, administrative region of Denmark. It is one of the five classified Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, NUTS-2 statistical NUTS statistical regions of Denmark, regions of Denmark. It was es ...
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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 ...
. The town is situated on the south east coast of
Zealand Zealand ( ) is the largest and most populous islands of Denmark, island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size) at 7,031 km2 (2715 sq. mi.). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 Januar ...
just south of
Stevns Klint Stevns Klint, known as the Cliffs of Stevns in English, is a white chalk cliff located some southeast of Store Heddinge on the Danish island of Zealand. Stretching along the coast, it is of geological importance as one of the best exposed C ...
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The harbour

Rødvig Harbour is a combined marina and fishing harbour. It is the second largest active fishing harbour on Zealand. ''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.Roedvig Flint oven
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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
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of the Hårlev-Rødvig branch of the Østbanen railway line which connects Rødvig with and the rest of the Danish rail network.


References

Cities and towns in Region Zealand Populated places in Stevns Municipality {{Denmark-geo-stub