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| Residents | 2.066 (2019) | |
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Rodby is a danish Place on the island Lolland.
background
Rødby is very close to Germany. Only the Baltic Sea separates Rødby and the German one Puttgarden. On the Danish side is Nykøbing Falster the closest city.
The village has been under the name since about 1200 Ruthby known. It has been a ferry station since the Middle Ages. In 1682 Rødby was granted town charter and eight years later as a patch again under commercial law.
In 1912 the Rødbyhavn was completed and connected to the railway network. The former Rødbyfjord was diked in 1930 and drained until 1966. In 1988 the Lalandia holiday center was opened.
getting there
By plane
There are no airports in Rødby. The nearest airport is Copenhagen-Kastrup (160 km away; approx. 1½ hours by car or at least 2:40 hours by bus and train).
By train
Rødby can be reached by train from Copenhagen and Hamburg reach out. Eurocity trains run four times a day from Hamburg via the “Vogelfluglinie”. The train is loaded onto the ferry between Puttgarden and Rødby (Trajekt). Passengers have to leave the train during the crossing, but their luggage can remain in the locked train. The journey from Hamburg takes 2:45 hours, from Lübeck 2:07 hours
On the Danish side, trains run every two hours from Copenhagen to Rødby. These are alternately shown as Eurocity or regional trains, but this makes no difference in terms of travel time. The journey from Copenhagen Central Station takes a good 2 hours, from Roskilde 1:40 hours, from Nykøbing to Falster 21 minutes.
The station 1 Rødby Færge
is located at the ferry port, a good 5 km south of the town center. The 720R bus runs every hour from the train station to the town center; the journey takes 20 minutes.
The Lollandsbanen (Nykøbing Falster – Nakskov) stops 12 km away 2 Maribo train station. There you can also change to the 720R bus and get to Rødby in 20 minutes.
By bus
The 720R bus line connects Rødby with the neighboring town of Maribo every hour. The journey from one town center to the other takes just under 20 minutes and costs 16.40 kr.
In the street
Rødby is on the E47 European route from / to Copenhagen. For the 160 km you need about 1:45 hours driving time with favorable traffic conditions. From Puttgarden /Fehmarn you can take the car with you on the ferry.
By boat
Rødby can be reached by ferry from Puttgarden: Rødby-Puttgarden ferry (Scandlines), Færgestationsvej 5, Tel .: 45 3315 1515. The ferries run all day every half hour. The journey takes about 45 minutes.
By bicycle
Rødby is on Baltic Sea Cycle Route, the European long-distance cycle route EuroVelo 10 and the Danish national cykelrute 8 corresponds to. In addition, the 240 km is long national cykelrute 7 from Sjællands Odde, a headland in the north of the island of Zealand) across Zealand, Falster and Lolland (across Næstved, Vordingborg, Storstrøms Bridge, Sakskøbing and Maribo) to Rødby and Rødbyhavn.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Churches
- 1 Rødby Kirke.
Late Romanesque brick church, built around 1255.
Buildings
- Old town center. With merchants and stores.
- 2 Willers Gård, Vestergade 1.
The baroque merchant's house dates from 1729 and is now the seat of the tourist information office.
Museums
- Amber Museum, Østergade 5C (in Ravgården). Tel.: 45 5460 1272. Open: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., 2 p.m. - 5 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
activities
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- Lalandia, Lalandia Center 1. Tel.: 45 5461 0505.Leisure park with tropical water world ("Aquadome").Price: Entry to Aquadome 240 DKK, children (3–11 yrs) 190 DKK.
shop
kitchen
- Café Langelinie, Vestre Kaj 64. Tel.: 45 5460 3420.
nightlife
accommodation
Campsites
Hotels
- 3 Stop’n Sleep Hotel, Færgestationsvej 4. Tel.: 45 5460 6066, Fax: 45 5416 1310, Email: [email protected].
health
Practical advice
In addition to Danish, almost all residents speak English. Due to the geographical proximity to Germany, it is also possible that some residents of Rødby also speak German. However, the question whether he speaks German should be in Danish (“Taler De / Du Tysk"; say: "taäler die / you tüüsk") Or in English.
trips
- Maribo, Small town with a brick Gothic cathedral church (12 km northwest, 20 minutes by bus)
- Nakskov, Port city at the west end of Lolland with Gothic St. Nicholas Church, Sugar Museum and Ship and Maritime Museum (27 km northwest)
- Nykøbing Falster (37 km east, 21 minutes by train)
literature
Web links
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