Rødekro (German: Rothenkrug) is a railway town, with a population of 6,193 (1 January 2024),[1] in Aabenraa Municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark.
The town is served by Rødekro station on the Fredericia–Padborg railway line.
[3][4] The former Rødekro municipality covered an area of 202 km2, and had a total population of 11,695 (2005).
Its last mayor was Tove Larsen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.
This created a municipality with an area of 951 km2 and a total population of 60,151 (2005).