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Rødby
Rødby
Town
	The town centre of Rødby
	Rødby Location on Lolland Rødby Rødby (Denmark Region Zealand) Rødby Rødby (Denmark)
	Coordinates: 54°41′37″N 11°23′18″E / 54.69361°N 11.38833°E
Country	Denmark
Region	Region Zealand
Municipality	Lolland Municipality
Area
• Urban	1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi)
Population (2024)
• Urban	1,957
• Urban density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	DK-4970 Rødby

Rødby is a town, with a population of 1,957 (1 January 2024),^[1] located on the island of Lolland in Denmark. It was the seat of the former Rødby Municipality (Danish, kommune).

Rødby Municipality

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.

On 1 January 2007 Rødby municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with the existing Holeby, Højreby, Maribo, Nakskov, Ravnsborg, and Rudbjerg municipalities to form the new Lolland Municipality. 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 ("Zealand Region").

The harbour at Rødbyhavn

Rødbyhavn ("Rødby Harbour") is located at the coast approximately 5 km southwest of the town of Rødby. Rødbyhavn is a ferry port and is the endpoint of the Danish section of the European route E47. This endpoint is signposted "Rødby" on road signs, which is the most well-known feature of Rødby.

Notable people

Emil Vett (1843 in Rødby – 1911) a Danish businessman who co-founded Magasin du Nord
Gutte Eriksen (1918 in Rødby – 2008) a Danish ceramist whose works were influenced by time spent in Japan
Knud Holscher (born 1930 in Rødby) a Danish architect and industrial designer
Sophus Halle (1862 in Rødby – 1924) a Danish teacher, organist and composer.

References

^ ^a ^b BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark

Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map

External links

[BY3-1] BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark

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