Store Torv
Store Torv is a public square located in the Indre By neighborhood in Aarhus, Denmark. It is situated between Lille Torv and Aarhus Cathedral, shaped as an elongated triangle.Photo: Villy Fink Isaksen, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cathedral and The Viking Museum.
Cathedral
Church
Photo: Villy Fink Isaksen, Public domain.
Aarhus Cathedral is a cathedral in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the longest and tallest church in the country, at 93 m in length and 96 m in height. The construction of Aarhus Cathedral 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. Cathedral is situated 130 metres east of Store Torv.
The Viking Museum
Museum
Photo: RhinoMind, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Viking Museum is a small underground museum in central Aarhus, Denmark. It is located at Sankt Clemens Torv, beneath the Nordea bank building. The Viking Museum is administered by the Moesgård Museum and financed by both Aarhus Municipality and Nordea.
Gender Museum Denmark
Museum
Photo: Nico-dk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
KØN - Gender Museum Denmark, formerly Kvindemuseet, is a history museum in Aarhus, Denmark focused on the cultural history of gender and sexuality in Denmark. Gender Museum Denmark is situated 170 metres east of Store Torv.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Latin Quarter and Midtbyen.
Latin Quarter
Neighborhood
Photo: RhinoMind, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Latin Quarter in Aarhus 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.
Midtbyen
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Midtbyen, also known as Aarhus Center or City, is the inner part of Aarhus. Midtbyen is part of district Aarhus C, mainly with postal code 8000, together with Vesterbro, Nørre Stenbro Trøjborg and Frederiksbjerg and has a population of around 90000.
Nørre Stenbro
Neighborhood
Photo: Nico-dk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nørre Stenbro is a small neighborhood in the city of Aarhus, Denmark home to some 3,000 residents. The neighborhood is part of the Aarhus C district and borders the neighborhoods of Indre By south and west, Aarhus Docklands in the east and Trøjborg north.
Store Torv
- Type: Square
- Description: square in Aarhus, Denmark
- Categories: street and locality
- Location: Aarhus Municipality, Central Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
56.15729° or 56° 9′ 26″ northLongitude
10.20868° or 10° 12′ 31″ eastOpen location code
9F8G5645+WFOpenStreetMap ID
way 158676455OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q28224921
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In Other Languages
From Danish to German—“Store Torv” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Store Torv”
- German: “Store Torv”
- “Store Torv”
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