Aakirkeby Municipality is a former municipality of

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

which existed from 1970 until 2007. Its administrative region is today part of

Bornholm Municipality Bornholm () is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland. Strategically located, Bornholm has been fought over for centuries. It has usually been ruled by ...

. The municipality was created in 1970 as a result of the

1970 Danish Municipal Reform The 1970 Danish Municipal Reform was an extensive administrative reform in Denmark which on 1 April 1970 reduced the number of Danish municipalities from 1,098 to 277 and the number of counties from 25 to 14. The reform also abolished the last le ...

. In 2005, it covered an area of 186 km², and had a total population of 6,622. The main town and seat of the municipality was in

Aakirkeby Aakirkeby or Åkirkeby is a town in Denmark with a population of 2,117 (1 January 2024). It is the third largest town on the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. It was the main town of the now abolished Aakirkeby Municipality. The town is si ...

. Aakirkeby Municipality ceased to exist as a result of the Municipal reform of 2007.

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Former municipalities of Denmark Bornholm {{CapitalDK-stub