Rønne

Rønne is a city of 14,000 people (2022) in Bornholm, Denmark. With its cobbled streets, half-timbered houses and interesting museums, it attracts visitors mainly from Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Poland.

Get in


As Bornholm's capital and the only town with airport and major ferry harbour, Rønne is the only entry point for Bornholm from the rest of Denmark, Sweden or Germany (except the small passenger ferry from Kołobrzeg in Poland to Nexø at the east coast). For details, see Bornholm.

By car
By car one will reach Rønne on nearly every road from every point on Bornholm. Road 159 leads to the north (Hasle, Allinge-Sandvig, to the east one can take the road via Østerlars to Gudhjem or via Almindingen and Østermarie to Svaneke. Road 38 runs through the southern part of the island via Aakirkeby to Nexø.

By bus
All bus routes are starting and ending in Rønne. Bus service by BAT. Some routes run same tour but in opposite direction.


 * Route 1/4: Hasle - Olsker - Allinge - Gudhjem - Østerlars - Østermarie - Almindingen - Vestermarie
 * Route 2: Nyker - Klemensker - Hammershus - Allinge-Sandvig
 * Route 3/5: Østerlars - Østermarie - Listed - Svaneke - Aarsdale - Nexø - Snogebæk - Pedersker - Aakirkeby - Rønne Airport
 * Route 6: Nylars - Lobbæk - Aakirkeby - Nexø
 * Route 7/8: Rønne - Hasle - Vang - Hammershus - Sandvig - Allinge - Gudhjem - Listed - Svaneke - Joboland - Aarsdale - Nexø - Balka - Snogebæk - Pederskirke - Aakirkeby - Arnager - Flughafen Rønne.
 * Route 9: Rønne - Aakirkeby - Almindingen - Østermarie - Østerlars (Middelaldersenter) - Gudhjem - Bornholms Kunstmuseum
 * Route 10: Rønne - Nyker - Klemensker - Hasle - Bus stop to Jons Kapell - Vang - Sandvig - Allinge

By bike
There are four cycle paths stretching from Rønne over the island


 * 10 is Bornholms national cycleroute, it runs next to the coastline around the whole island (about 100 km)
 * 21 Nylars - Lobbæk - Aakirkeby - Nexø, 32 km
 * 22 Vestermarie - Almindingen - Årsdale
 * 23 Nyker - Klemensker - Helligdommen (near Gudhjem), 19 km

Get around
By foot - the old town is not far away from the harbour.

By car - parking is possible nearly everywhere in the old town, good places are Snellemarket, Store Torv or Ellekongstræde.

See
The town has some quaint cobbled streets and low-timbered houses. Two streets of particular interest are the Laksegade and the Storegade, which contain many historic houses which were once the homes and trade buildings of merchants and noblemen.
 * The Rønne Lighthouse, a slender white-painted octagonal tower in cast iron, stands on the waterfront not far from the church. Constructed in 1880, it was decommissioned in 1989.
 * Skt. Nicolaj Kirke (St Nicolas's Church), with its distinctive tower, is part of the Diocese of Copenhagen and in its present form was enlarged and fully refurbished in 1918. It stands on the site of an earlier church or chapel from the 13th century of which some sections can still be seen.
 * Store Torv, the central square, was used for military parades.
 * Several notable buildings lie in the heart of the town, including the Rønne Public Library, the Nordeabank and old merchant/noble warehouses and residences. The neo-classical Kommandantgården was built in 1846 and now a ceramics museum. The Amtmandsgårde is located at Storegade 36.
 * The Toldboden is a merchant warehouse, built in 1624, and is one of Rønne's oldest half-timbered buildings. The Torhus building, at the side of the square, was built in 1834 and is the former town hall, courthouse and jail.
 * Rønne Theatre built in 1823 is Denmark's oldest provincial theatre still in active use.
 * Hovedvagten at Søndergade 12 was built as a guard house in 1744 with bricks from Hammershus which was being demolished at the time. It is the oldest brick house in the town.
 * The Methodist Church with another distinctive tower was built 1917-1918 and consecrated 6 January 1918.
 * Another sightworthy building in the centre of Rønne is the Baptist Church which was built in 1888
 * Hovedvagten at Søndergade 12 was built as a guard house in 1744 with bricks from Hammershus which was being demolished at the time. It is the oldest brick house in the town.
 * The Methodist Church with another distinctive tower was built 1917-1918 and consecrated 6 January 1918.
 * Another sightworthy building in the centre of Rønne is the Baptist Church which was built in 1888

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