Aarup is a
railway town in central Denmark with a population of 3,259 (1 January 2022),
[BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density](_blank)
The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
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located in
Assens municipality on the island of
Funen in
Region of Southern Denmark.
Aarup can trace its history back to 1500, but it did not become a town until the 1860s. It was located in ''Skydebjerg-Orte'' municipality until 1966 and was the municipal seat of
Aarup Municipality until 2007.
Notable people
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Thorvald Andersen (1883 in Aarup - 1935 in Frederiksberg) a Danish architect
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Lydmor a Danish singer
References
Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark
Populated places in Funen
Assens Municipality
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