Rønde (or Roende) is a town on the southern part of the peninsula, Djursland in
Denmark
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, Northern Europe, 23 kilometers north-east of the north end of Denmark's second largest city,
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...
. It is in part a commuter town to Aarhus, with a motorway entering Aarhus from the north. Rønde is located between Aarhus, and Aarhus Airport with a 12 kilometer drive from Rønde to the airport.
Rønde is placed in hilly country overlooking Aarhus Bay with 2.5 kilometers to the bay and the marina, Nappedam. The closest sandy beach for swimming lies in Følle Strand, 3.4 kilometers from Rønde.
Rønde has a population of 3,328 as of 1. January 2025.BY3: Population 1 January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from
Statistics Denmark
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Rønde lies in
Syddjurs Municipality
Syddjurs Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland in Denmark just north of Aarhus and is a part of the Aarhus area. It covers an area of 696.7 km² and has a population of 44,101 (1. January 2025).
On ...
. The administrative headquarters of Syddjurs Municipality is in
Ebeltoft
Ebeltoft is an old port town on the central east coast of Denmark with a population of 7,287 (1 January 2025).Syddjurs Gymnasium, a high school with boarding. Rønde also has a vocational school with a number of lines related to crafts, commerce and computer oriented specialisations.
Rønde also has a
Folk High School
Folk high schools (also ''adult education center'') are institutions for adult education that generally do not grant academic degrees, though certain courses might exist leading to that goal. They are most commonly found in Nordic countries and i ...
and an Efterskole. These are types of boarding schools that young people in Denmark can choose, typically for a year, to cultivate special interests such as sports and aspects of culture, such as theatre, or as a means of strengthening their academic skill, often as a break before continuing in the mainstream education system.
A neighboring smaller town, Ugelbølle, has a recently established private primary school, Ugelbølle Friskole. Ugelbølle also has an industrial area, and a newer residential neighborhood dominated by over the average priced housing. All of the houses have a view over Aarhus Bay. Ugelbølle lies 1.5 kilometres from the western outskirts of Rønde. The two towns are likely to merge in the coming years.
Another private primary school close to Rønde is Syddjurs Friskole 5.8 kilometres from Rønde.
Aarhus University
Aarhus University (, abbreviated AU) is a public research university. Its main campus is located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Group, the Guild, and Ut ...
has a bioscience department at the Kalø Estate just east of Rønde.
Commerce
The main road through Rønde is also a route from the city of Aarhus to residential and summer house areas on the southern part of the Djursland peninsula. Rønde is also a local shopping centre. There are a number of shops, supermarkets, trades, crafts and restaurants in the town.
Surroundings
At the southern outskirts of Rønde the recreational wood, Hestehave Wood, extends downhill to the sea at Aarhus Bay. The wood is state owned and has a network of footpaths and gravel roads used by the inhabitants of Rønde and others.http://www.visitdjursland.com/composite-716.htm Rønde tourist bureau
Next to Hestehave Wood lies the
Kalø Castle
Kalø Castle () is a ruined castle located in eastern Jutland, in Denmark, 20 km from the city of Aarhus within Mols Bjerge National Park.
History
The castle was constructed in 1313 by the Danish king Eric VI of Denmark, Erik Menved (Erik ...
Ruin 2.5 kilometres from Rønde, placed on an island with a cobbled medieval road on a dam leading to the ruin. The place is a tourist attraction.http://www.visitdjursland.com/composite-716.htm Rønde tourist bureau
Rønde lies next to the coastal Mols Bjerge National Park, covering a hilly area by the sea with many bays and coves. One of the two main roads to the tourism based coastal town, Ebeltoft in the park, passes through Rønde. Ebeltoft is 20 kilometers from Rønde to the south-east located on the southern part of the Djursland peninsula.
A road from Aarhus to another coastal town, Grenå, passes through Rønde, with 33 kilometres to Grenå. Grenå is a coastal town with part of the economy based on tourism, for a large part due to a sandy beach facing the Kattegat sea between Denmark and Sweden. Grenå is also a seaport with a ferry connection to Varberg in Sweden, as well as being a town based on industry and education.http://www.visitdjursland.com/composite-716.htm Rønde tourist bureau
There are many summer rentals and summer houses on the coastlines of the Djursland peninsula, including at the village, Følle Strand, 3.4 kilometres from Rønde.http://www.visitdjursland.com/composite-716.htm Rønde tourist bureau
Transport
From Rønde one can travel to the island of Zealand and Copenhagen, via car and ferry sailing either from Ebeltoft or Aarhus, reaching the capital in approximately two and a half hours. It is also possible to drive all the way via bridges over the island of Fyn, to Zealand. This is a three and a half hour drive.Krak.dk
Public transportation in Denmark is often comprehensive. Rønde has a recently built a bus terminal. The town is a bus-hub for southern Djursland, including regular connections to Aarhus.http://www.visitdjursland.com/composite-716.htm Rønde tourist bureau