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Århus, also spelled Aarhus, is the principal
port and bishop's seat of its area of Denmark, on the east coast of Jutland.
It is the second largest city in the kingdom, and capital of the amt (county)
of Aarhus. The municipality of Århus has 291,258 inhabitants (2003), of
which 220,217 (2003) live in the city itself.
The district is low-lying, fertile and well wooded. The town is the junction
of railways from all parts of the country. To the southwest (13 miles by
rail), a picturesque region extends west from the railway junction of
Skanderborg, including several lakes, through which flows the Gudenå, the
largest river in Denmark, and rising ground exceeding 500 feet in the
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The railway traverses this pleasant district of moorland and
wood to Silkeborg, a modern town having one of the most attractive
situations in the kingdom. The harbour is good and safe, and agricultural
produce is exported, while coal and iron are among the chief imports. The
bishopric of Århus dates at least from 951. Århus' 13th century cathedral is
the largest church in Denmark.
One major tourist
attraction in Århus is The Old Town (Danish: Den Gamle By), which is not
actually an old part of the city but a collection of old buildings from
Danish history gathered from all around the country.
The mayor of Århus is Louise Gade from Venstre.
Some suburbs of Århus are:
Risskov
Viby J
Åbyhøj
Skejby
Brabrand
Gellerup
Højbjerg
Holme
Tranbjerg
Århus is the home of University of Aarhus.
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