Editing Rønne (section)

== Economy and infrastructure ==
The economic status of Rønne grew dramatically during the Middle Ages with the development of the [[herring]] industry.<ref name="Berezin (2006)">{{Cite book|author=Berezin, Henrik|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lthm5k9LE_MC&q=R%C3%B8nne.+bornholm&pg=PA454|title=Adventure Guide to Scandinavia|publisher=Hunter Publishing,Inc|page=454|year=2006|isbn=1-58843-579-2}}</ref> However, by the late 16th century, the fishing industry had begun to decline and for the next 300 years there was practically no further growth. The [[ceramic]] industry in the town surpassed that of the fishing industry and has continued into modern times, with as many as 50 ceramics shops in Rønne today.<ref name="bip"/> However tourism is now the most important contributor to the local economy:<ref name="bip"/> There are several notable sandy beaches in the area used by tourists.<ref name="Berezin (2006)"/>

===Local heat and electricity production===
The local utility company [[BEOF|Bornholms Energi og Forsyning]]<ref>See local webpage [http://www.beof.dk "Bornholms Energi og Forsynings' webpage"]</ref> is located at the harbour of Rønne and produces electricity and heat.

===Grandfather clocks===
[[File:Bornholmerur.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.5|Bornholm longcase clock]]
Rønne also became famous for its [[longcase clock]]s or ''Bornholmerure'' which were manufactured from the middle of the 18th century until around 1900. Interest in clock-making started when a Dutch ship sailing from England ran aground off Rønne in 1744 carrying five grandfather clocks which were damaged in the accident. In view of the clocks' value, the sailors called on Poul Ottesen Arboe, a local [[turning|turner]], who was able to repair them. As a result of the experience he gained in the repair work, he was able to manufacture clocks himself, giving birth to a new local industry.

Several workshops soon began to produce Bornholm clocks which became popular as they were cheaper than the more authentic models produced elsewhere. There were probably about 30 different clockmakers in the town at the beginning of the 19th century. By the 1840s, some 2,000 clocks were made each year. Over the years, they were produced in various styles with both wooden and metal casings. The smaller pendulum clocks which were also produced became popular too. Around the end of the 19th century, production came to a halt as industrially produced clocks became far cheaper than Bornholm's handcrafted artefacts.<ref>[http://www.bornholmsmuseum.dk/ure.htm "Bornholmerure - et rigtigt eventyr"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002213152/http://www.bornholmsmuseum.dk/ure.htm |date=2 October 2011 }}, Bornholmsmuseum.dk. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 1 June 2020.</ref><ref>[http://www.tidsskrift.dk/visning.jsp?markup=&print=no&id=69783 Karl Blemsted, "En oversigt over udviklingen af Rønnes industri"], ''[[Danish Journal of Geography|Geografisk Tidsskrift]]'', Bind 52 (1952 - 1953). {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 1 June 2010.</ref>