Aarhus

Aarhus River is a 40-kilometre long river, in eastern , . The river flows through the large river valley of Aarhus Ådal. The valley itself, stretches from to the coastal city of , but the Aarhus River only runs through the easternmost parts.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Denmark
  • Also known as: “Aarhus Aa” and “Aarhus River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aarhus Theatre and Cathedral.

Theater building
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The in , is the largest provincial theatre in .

Church
Photo: Villy Fink Isaksen, Public domain.
Aarhus is a in , . It is the longest and tallest church in the country, at 93 m in length and 96 m in height. The construction of Aarhus began in the 12th century and it is the main edifice of the diocese of Aarhus for the Church of Denmark, dedicated to the patron saint of sailors, St Clemens.

Museum
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KØN - , formerly Kvindemuseet, is a history museum in , focused on the cultural history of gender and sexuality in Denmark.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Midtbyen and Latin Quarter.

Neighborhood
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, also known as Aarhus Center or City, is the inner part of . is part of district Aarhus C, mainly with postal code 8000, together with Vesterbro, Trøjborg and and has a population of around 90000.

Neighborhood
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The in is the oldest part of the city and is itself part of the inner city. The quarter comprise the streets of Badstuegade, Klostergade, Volden, Studsgade, Borggade, Rosensgade, Mejlgade and Graven, with Pustervig Torv as the main square.

Photo: Dmitri Popov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the main city on the peninsula in . "City of Cafés" is a moniker the city wears with pride: its roster of coffeeshops exemplifies Aarhus' elegant mix of cosmopolitan city life and quaint small-town charm.

Aarhus

Latitude
56.15456° or 56° 9′ 16″ north
Longitude
10.21102° or 10° 12′ 40″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
9F8G5636+RC
Geo­Names ID
2624651
Wiki­data ID
Q301460
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Aarhus” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Århus Å”
  • Danish: “Aarhus Å”
  • Danish: “Århus Å”
  • Dutch: “Aarhus River”
  • French: “Aarhus”
  • German: “Aarhus A”
  • German: “Aarhus Å”
  • German: “Aarhuser Au”
  • German: “Arhus A”
  • German: “Århus Å”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Aarhus”
  • Italian: “Aarhus”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Århus Å”
  • Russian: “Орхус (река)”
  • Russian: “Орхус”
  • Spanish: “Rio Aarhus”
  • Spanish: “Río Aarhus”
  • Swedish: “Århus å”
  • Welsh: “Afon Aarhus”

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Localities in the Area

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