Historical Guide to Rønne

1. The Port of Rønne

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The Port of Rønne, Bornholm’s largest and oldest harbour, has fine approach conditions and is sheltered from storms.
The harbour was greatly enlarged in the 1800s and 1900s and is now the island’s most important port.
The cruise ship quay was built in 1993 and the two outermost sets of breakwaters are from 2005.

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2. The listed life-saving station

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2. The old listed life-saving station was built in 1928.
The functions of the old life-saving station were moved to a new one on an outermost jetty in 1989.

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3. The Wooden Boat Guild

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The Wooden Boat Guild (Træbådelauget) of Rønne aims to preserve the island’s old wooden-boat culture.
Bornholms Museum presents its collection of old wooden boats, the island’s oldest fishing vessels, on the premises.
The facility is open when work is being carried out at the shipyard; free admission.

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45. Østkraft

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Østkraft, Bornholm’s power plant, was built in 1943–45, replacing the previous power plant in Lille Madsegade (23).

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44. Slottet

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44. “Slottet”, the large grey building on the corner of Zahrtmannsvej and the Galløkken footpath, is a nursing home, built in 1920, architect: Ove Funch-Espersen.

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43. Søndre Bådehavn

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Søndre Bådehavn (South Boat Harbour) is presumably Rønne’s oldest harbour.
Small fishing vessels have docked here since the 1600s.
The wharf itself was originally closer to the shore bluff, where Munch-Petersensvej is now located.

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42. The Lighthouse and Kongen

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The Lighthouse in Havnebakken was built in 1880 by Wichmann, an iron founder in Rønne, and designed by an engineer named Berg.
A similar tower is found at Ystad Harbour, Sweden. “Kongen”, the lighthouse in the middle of the harbour next to BornholmsTrafikken’s ferry berth, is built of Bornholm granite.

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41. Johnsens Gård

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Johnsens Gård, Storegade 15, is one of the few large properties left in Rønne and originally belonged to a rich merchant and shipmaster.
The side facing the courtyard is particularly impressive with its preserved half-timbered façades with protrusions and its high foundation walls made of fieldstones.
The main building’s façade, along Storegade, was refurbished in the 1880s.
The northern wing facing the harbour has a belvedere or lookout tower. This part of the property housed a navigation school until 1883.

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40. Amtsforvaltergården

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Amtsforvaltergården, Rådhusstræde 1 – Munch-Petersensvej 9.
The yellow, three-winged property between the harbour and Rådhusstræde is also called Rosengården after its first owner,
Holger Rosenkrantz, the lord lieutenant of Hammershus from 1625–45.
The wings were designed by F. Thielemann in 1847–48 and the sandstone portal by Ove Funch-Espersen in 1938.

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39. Havnesmedjen

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Havnesmedjen was built in 1735 as an ammunition depot for the local militia. It was turned into a warehouse in 1835, but was subsequently used as a blacksmith’s forge by Bornholms Maskinfabrik. Listed.

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