Bornholm

Basic Facts
Municipality seat	Rønne
Area	km²
Inhabitants	44,100 (2003)
Website	www.brk.dk
County Map

Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of Denmark, the south of Sweden, and the north of Poland (see map of Denmark below). The main industries on the island include pottery, using locally worked clay, clockmaking, dairy farming, and fishing. Tourism is important during the summer.

The small islands Ertholmene are located 18 km to the north-east of Bornholm.

Table of contents

1 Municipality 2 See also 3 External link

Municipality

Bornholm Regional Municipality has county privileges, it comprise the five former municipalities (Allinge-Gudhjem, Hasle, Nexø, Rønne and Aakirkeby) and the former county.

Map of Denmark, Bornholm is to the far right

See also

• Rügen, Usedom
• Wolin
• Gotland, Öland
• Saaremaa, Hiiumaa
• Åland
• Bornholm disease

• Tourist Information