Rørvig is a small town with a population of 1,042 (1 January 2022)BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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in the northern part of the island of

Zealand Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020. It is th ...

(Sjælland) in eastern

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Geography

Rørvig is surrounded by water on three sides: to the north is the

Kattegat The Kattegat (; sv, Kattegatt ) is a sea area bounded by the Jutlandic peninsula in the west, the Danish Straits islands of Denmark and the Baltic Sea to the south and the provinces of Bohuslän, Västergötland, Halland and Skåne in S ...

, to the east is the channel leading into the

Isefjord Ise Fjord ( da, Isefjorden) is a deeply branched arm of the sea into the Danish island Zealand. From its relatively narrow entrance from the Kattegat at Hundested and Rørvig, branches of Ise Fjord stretch 35 km inland and divide the norther ...

, and to the south is

Roskilde Fjord Roskilde Fjord is the fjord north of Roskilde, Denmark. It is a long branch of the Isefjord. Cities The cities Frederiksværk, Frederikssund, Jægerspris, Jyllinge and Roskilde (including Himmelev), (home to the famous Roskilde Festival ...

. There is a small fishing industry there, as well as a marina for pleasure craft. The pier is excellent for crabbing (take a peg, a long piece of string and a bucket; the local fish shop usually has old fish heads for bait!). A small distance from Rørvig is a site that is the centre of Denmark. The centre of Denmark is marked with a big stone. At Rørvig harbour, a fishing boat which is a boat that was used during WW2 for dearming mines out at sea. on the boat, you get a fishing rod and worms for fishing flounder and other flat fish, occasionally you can catch a puffer. There are several places where you can stay. A popular place to stay is Rørvig senter which is a set of summer houses you can rent. These houses usually have two bedrooms, a kitchen-livingroom-dining room, hall and two bathrooms. Each building is split into two. Recently they have built luxury houses which are bigger and more suitable for families. There is a grill in the centre which can be used by all. There are several shops in the centre of Rørvig including ''meny'' (a big food shop) a butcher and some clothing shops. Rørvig is located a few kilometres from

Nykøbing Sjælland Nykøbing , often referred to as Nykøbing Sjælland or Nykøbing Sj to destinguish it from Nykøbing F and Nykøbing M, is a seaside town in Denmark, located in Odsherred on the northwestern part of Zealand. Located on the Isefjord, it ha ...

. The famous ''

Solvognen The Trundholm sun chariot ( da, Solvognen), is a Nordic Bronze Age artifact discovered in Denmark. It is a representation of the sun chariot, a bronze statue of a horse and a large bronze disk, which are placed on a device with spoked wheels. ...

'' chariot from the Nordic Bronze Age has been on display at a museum in Rørvig since it was found in the bogs.

Wildlife

A popular trip is walking from Rørvig to

since there is a lot of wildlife and plant life on the way. There are many species in Rørvig since there are few cars and people. It is not uncommon to see deer and hares, this is why some people like hunting in these areas. There are also many birds but most of them are common types, like magpies, thrushes, sparrows, blue tits, great tits, blackbirds, Herring gulls, hooded gulls. Of the more rare birds are geese, grouse, and some other types of thrushes. Snails, slugs wasps and just about all other common insects are found in Rørvig.

Ferry

Th
Hundested-Rørvig vehicle ferry
runs regularly between Rørvig and the small town of

Hundested Hundested is a town with a population of 8,543 (1 January 2022) and a former municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Hovedstaden in the northern part of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The former municipality is s ...

Notable people

* Poul Petersen (1912 in Rørvig – 1959) a Danish swimmer, competed at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics ( German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad ( German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi- ...

Morten Rutkjær Morten Rutkjær (born 17 March 1974) is a Danish former football player and currently manager of the Greenland national football team. Rutkjær played professional football at B93 and represented the team in the Danish Superliga. Career Fol ...

(born 1974 in Rørvig) a Danish former football player and currently the assistant manager of

B.93 Boldklubben af 1893 is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division. They play at the 7,000 seat Østerbro Stadion in Østerbro, Copenhagen. Achievements * Danish championship titles (9): ** 1916, 1927, 1929, 1930, ...

References

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