City of Aarhus
Brief history of Aarhus
Aarhus was founded over 1,000 years ago as a Viking settlement at the mouth of the river. The city first began developing c. 1900, when industrial growth attracted rural populations. The population of Aarhus has almost doubled since 1935 and is still growing, although rather more slowly than in recent decades.
Photo of the campus area (the yellow buildings), 2005. Photo: Erik W. Olsson
Aarhus is the second-largest city in Denmark situated by the sea in the heart of Jutland. The Municipality of Aarhus covers approximately 300,000 inhabitants with an additional 1,200,000 in the surrounding region of East Jutland; this makes it the second-largest region in Denmark.
Aarhus is a “young” city due to the relatively large population of younger inhabitants. This naturally follows the location of many schools and educational institutions where young people from out-lying districts move into the city to study. However, many of them move away once their studies are completed.
Read more about the city of Aarhus at: http://aarhus.dk/english.asp