Rødekro
Rødekro | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Rødekro railway station | |
| Coordinates: 55°4′10″N 9°19′58″E / 55.06944°N 9.33278°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark |
| Municipality | Aabenraa Municipality |
| Parish | Rise Parish |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2025) | |
| • Urban | 6,189 |
| • Urban density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| • Gender | 2,960 males and 3,229 females |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | DK-6230 Rødekro |
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Rødekro (German: Rothenkrug) is a railway town, with a population of 6,189 (1 January 2025), in Aabenraa Municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. It is located 33 km north of the Denmark-Germany border, 37 km northeast of Tønder, 28 km southwest of Haderslev and 8 km northwest of Aabenraa.
Rødekro was the seat of the former Rødekro Municipality (Danish, kommune) until 1 January 2007.
The town is served by Rødekro station on the Fredericia–Padborg railway line.
Hotel Røde-Kro is a hotel and inn located in the centre of the town just north of the railway station. The hotels history dates back to 1649 and it was this Inn who named the town (Rødekro means Red Inn in Danish).