BORNHOLM - Economy
Gross value added in the county of Bornholm accounts for just 0.6% of the total value added in Denmark (2002 data, current prices), the smallest share of all Danish counties. The services sector makes up for 76% of it, and the secondary sector for 19%, which is well below the national average of 23%. Finally the primary sector makes up for the remaining 5% share, the highest share among the Danish counties.
The productivity per person employed, calculated in terms of the gross value added produced, was equal to Euro 54 thousand in the year 2000, which was below the national average.
Agriculture is an important industry in Bornholm, characterised by few and large farms and increased mechanisation. With 606 farms in the region, the most bred animals are poultry and pigs. More and more importance has been attached in recent years to turning the raw ingredients into quality products. The Borholms Andelsmejeri dairy it is renowned for its cheeses, and especially the "Danablue".
Fishing has been the second largest industry after agriculture for centuries, but the fishing crisis have restricted the industry, which has experienced a devastating decline.
Granite and sandstone quarrying is one of the special Bornholm industries that have left spectacular marks on the landscape. Stone is currently quarried by Rønne Granitværk and RGS 90. The stone is mainly used as crushed granite in asphalt, concrete and drains, or for processing into paving stones, facing stones, flagstones and tabletops. A total of around 275 000 tonnes of stone is quarried every year, with a good half of the crushed gravel being used locally. Around 192 000 tonnes of the granite for processing are exported.
Tourism is a growing industry in Bornholm and it has been developed with great consideration for the island's nature, environment and culture.
Transport
The island, which is about 40 kilometres across at its widest point, is served by an extensive network of main and minor roads. There are 2 204 km of roads in Bornholm (2001 data). Bornholm has no motorways or traffic jams, and Bornholm's railway is a thing of the past. 18 thousand vehicles were registered in 2001, of which 15 thousand were private cars.
The island's district bus services operate from Rønne. Rønne itself is served by town buses, while local buses serve the rest of the island.
As far as sea transport is concerned, 607 thousand tonnes of goods were loaded and 707 thousand tonnes were unloaded in 2001 in the county.
Bornholm has more than 200 kilometres of signposted cycle routes made up of minor roads and cycle paths.
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