Bornholm is the result of a merger of the five former (1 April 1970 until 2002) municipalities on the island (Allinge-Gudhjem, Hasle, Nexø, Rønne and Aakirkeby) and the former Bornholm County. Bornholm Regional Municipality was also a county in its own right during its first four years from 1 January 2003 until 31 December 2006. From 1 January 2007 all counties were abolished, and Bornholm became part of the Capital Region of Denmark whose main responsibility is the health service. The municipality still retains its name Bornholm "Regional" Municipality. The island had 21 municipalities until March 1970, of which 6 were
Bornholm Express Allinge from Simrishamn and 40 minutes to Christiansø. In May and September, "Bornholm Express" runs between Bornholm and Kolobrzeg (Poland). Update 3-Sep-2018: This vessel no longer sails between Sweden and Bornholm. Bornholm Express The Bornholm Express is a fast passenger ferry which was built in 2006 by Damen, Gorinchem, Netherlands. It is currently in active service. "Bornholm Express" was built in Singapore in 2006 by Damen Group, Gorinchem, the Netherlands as yard number 082. The ship is a 322 GT monohull design constructed of aluminium. "Bornholm Express" is long, with a beam of and a depth of . She is