Svaneke

Svaneke (Swencke in 1410, from old Danish swan swan and *wīka inlet) is a small town on the eastern coast of the Baltic island of Bornholm, Denmark. It lies mainly in Svaneke parish and partly in Ibsker parish.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Svaneke
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Svaneke aeral view asv2024-07.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial view, 2024
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Svaneke.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Svaneke.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Denmark Bornholm
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location on Bornholm
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Capital (Hovedstaden)
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bornholm
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.area_urban_km2: 0.7
Settlement.population_as_of: 2025

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Country: Denmark
Located in: Bornholm regional municipality
Population: 1078
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Official website: bornholm.info/de
Image: Svaneke Havn asv2024-07 img1.jpg

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Commons category: Svaneke
postal code: 3740
Commons gallery: Svaneke
located in/on physical feature: Bornholm

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections

Contents

History
Tourism
Other attractions
The water tower
St Ib's Church
Windmills
Svaneke Church
Svaneke Lighthouse
Gallery
References
External links

It is Denmark's easternmost town. It is also the second smallest chartered town in Denmark, with a population of 1,090 as of 1 January 2025. Only Ærøskøbing is smaller.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Svaneke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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