Aars

Aars is a town in , and the largest town in west Himmerland. The town is well known for its beautiful town centre and its many monuments and artworks by Per Kirkeby.
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  • Type: Town with 8,300 residents
  • Description: town in Denmark
  • Postal code: 9600

Places of Interest

Highlights: Aars stone and Aars Church.

Runestone
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The or DR 131 is a late Viking Age…

Church
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is a Lutheran church in Aars…

School
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is a school.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hvorvarp.

Hamlet
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is a settlement in Vesthimmerland located between Aars and in Ulstrup Sogn, . is situated 4½ km northwest of Aars.

Aars

Latitude
56.8034° or 56° 48′ 12″ north
Longitude
9.5169° or 9° 31′ 1″ east
Population
8,300
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
UN/LOCODE
DK AZS
Open location code
9F8FRG38+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2259729134
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2624602
Wiki­data ID
Q303066
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Aars” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Aars”
  • Bulgarian: “Арс”
  • Catalan: “Aars”
  • Cebuano: “Aars”
  • Chinese: “奧斯”
  • Danish: “Aars”
  • Dutch: “Aars”
  • Esperanto: “Aars”
  • Faroese: “Aars”
  • Finnish: “Aars”
  • French: “Aars”
  • German: “Aars”
  • Icelandic: “Aars”
  • Italian: “Aars”
  • Italian: “Års”
  • Japanese: “アース (デンマーク)”
  • Japanese: “アース”
  • Kalaallisut: “Aars”
  • Malay: “Aars”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Aars”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Års”
  • Norwegian: “Aars”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Eorlas”
  • Persian: “آرئس”
  • Polish: “Aars”
  • Polish: “Gmina Aars”
  • Portuguese: “Aars”
  • Russian: “Орс”
  • Spanish: “Aars”
  • Swedish: “Aars”
  • Swedish: “Års”
  • Turkish: “Aars”
  • Urdu: “آرس”

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