Svaneke

Svaneke is a small town on the eastern coast of the Baltic island of , . It lies mainly in Svaneke parish and partly in Ibsker parish. It is Denmark's easternmost town.
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  • Type: Village with 1,070 residents
  • Description: coastal town on Bornholm, Denmark
  • Postal code: 3740

Places of Interest

Highlights include Svaneke Church and Gyldenås stone.

Church
is located in the small town of Svaneke on the Danish island of . It stands above the harbour at a height of 18 metres on the site of a small chapel which appears to have existed for quite some time before the town received its charter in the 16th century.

Runestone
is a runestone.

Windmill
is a wooden smock mill located just west of Svaneke on the island of . Built in 1857, it remained in service until the 1950s. Since 1960, it has been a listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Listed and Aarsdale.

is a little fishing village on the island of , 2 kilometres northwest of Svaneke. As of 2015, it has a population of 217. Fishermen have used the harbour since at least 1379.

Village
is a village on the eastern coast of the Baltic island of , . Located between Svaneke and , it has a population of 266. Once a prosperous fishing village, its economy now relies mainly on tourism thanks to its half-timbered houses, its harbour and its windmill. is situated 3½ km south of Svaneke.

Hamlet
is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Svaneke.

Svaneke

Latitude
55.13623° or 55° 8′ 10″ north
Longitude
15.14111° or 15° 8′ 28″ east
Population
1,070
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
United Nations Location Code
DK SVA
Open location code
9F7Q44PR+FC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8557534223
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2612078
Wiki­data ID
Q605001
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Svaneke” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Svaneke
  • Bulgarian: Сванеке
  • Cebuano: Svaneke
  • Danish: Svaneke
  • Dutch: Svaneke
  • Estonian: Svaneke
  • Finnish: Svaneke
  • French: Svaneke
  • German: Svaneke
  • Hungarian: Svaneke
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Svaneke
  • Norwegian: Svaneke
  • Polish: Svaneke
  • Romanian: Svaneke
  • Russian: Сванеке
  • Spanish: Svaneke
  • Swedish: Svaneke
  • Turkish: Svaneke
  • Svaneke

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dram & Dialekt and Svaneke Library.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Svaneke”. Photo: A.Savin, FAL.