Aarhus
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Population (2006-01-03) - City - Metropolitan - Density (city/met) |
295,513 Århus municipality: 468 km² urban area 661,013 Århus county: 4560 km² |
Time zone | Central European: UTC+1 |
Latitude Longitude |
56°09' N 10°13' E |
Aarhus is the second biggest city in Denmark.
It has about 300,000 inhabitants. the metropolitan area has almost 700.000 inhabitants
The settlement of Aarhus started about 770. Oldest documentation of Aarhus is from 951. It started as a trading place of the Vikings. In the 16th century the city growed. Second era of expansion was in the Industrial Revolution.