Rødvig

Rødvig
Town
Evening at Rødvig Harbour
Rødvig Location in Denmark Show map of Denmark Rødvig Rødvig (Denmark Region Zealand) Show map of Denmark Region Zealand
Coordinates: 55°15′17″N 12°22′42″E
Country	Denmark
Region	Region Zealand
Municipality	Stevns Municipality
Area
• Urban	1.72 km^2 (0.66 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Urban	1,860
• Urban density	1,100/km^2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4673 Rødvig Stevns

Rødvig is a town and fishing harbour, with a population of 1,860 (1 January 2024),[1] in Stevns Municipality, Region Zealand in Denmark.

The town is situated on the south east coast of Zealand just south of Stevns Klint.

The harbour

Rødvig Harbour is a combined marina and fishing harbour. It is the second largest active fishing harbour on Zealand.[2]

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.[3]

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 railway station

Rødvig is served by Rødvig railway station. The station is the southern terminus of the Hårlev-Rødvig branch of the Østbanen railway line which connects Rødvig with Køge and the rest of the Danish rail network.

References

1. BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
2. Rødvig Fiskerihavn Havneguide.dk
3. Roedvig Flint oven