East Jutland metropolitan area ( da, Byregion Østjylland) is a potential
metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...
in
Jutland
Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...
and
Funen
Funen ( da, Fyn, ), with an area of , is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy. It is the 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 469,947 as of ...
,
Denmark
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Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...
is the most populated city in the region.
The National Planning Report of 2006, published by the Danish Environment Ministry, argued that “East Jutland is developing into a coherent area with high population growth and division of labour between the cities in the urban band that extends from Kolding to Randers” and foresaw “the contours of a future million-city”. The report recommended dialogue about future development between the state, the region and the municipalities.
In the next National Planning Report of 2013, the area was split into East Jutland North ( da, Østjylland Nord) and the Triangle Region ( da, Trekantsområdet ). The municipalities in the two subregions cooperate as Business Region Aarhus and the
Triangle Region respectively.
[See ''"Den Østjyske Millionby"'', p. 13-15.]
With about 1.4 million people living in the area, it represents approximately 25% of the population of Denmark.
The area has 19
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
as of 2016.
Economy
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The metropolitan area is a major hub for education and is home to many large companies; in particular in the sectors of food production, agriculture,
renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale. It includes sources such as sunlight, wind, the movement of water, and geothermal heat. Although most renewable energy ...
and
green tech
Environmental technology (envirotech) or green technology (greentech), also known as ''clean technology'' (''cleantech''), is the application of one or more of environmental science, green chemistry, environmental monitoring and electronic device ...
. Major companies include
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines that was founded in 1945. The company operates manufacturing plants in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Taiwan, India, Italy, Romania, the Uni ...
and
Arla Foods
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. Vestas is a
Danish
Danish may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Denmark
* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...
manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of
wind turbine
A wind turbine is a device that converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. Hundreds of thousands of large turbines, in installations known as wind farms, now generate over 650 gigawatts of power, with 60 GW added each year. ...
s and the largest in the world of its kind; and Arla is a Swedish-Danish dairy
cooperative
A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-control ...
with headquarters in
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...
and is the largest producer of
dairy
A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting or processing (or both) of animal milk – mostly from cows or buffaloes, but also from goats, sheep, horses, or camels – for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on ...
products in
Scandinavia
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion#Europe, subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, ...
and the seventh largest dairy company in the world, measured by turnover. Among cooperative dairy companies, Arla is the third largest in the world.
The primary harbour of the region is Aarhus harbour. It is the largest industrial harbour in Denmark and among largest in
Northern Europe
The northern region of Europe has several definitions. A restrictive definition may describe Northern Europe as being roughly north of the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, which is about 54th parallel north, 54°N, or may be based on other g ...
, only surpassed by the Swedish industrial harbour in
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...
in the
Kattegat
The Kattegat (; sv, Kattegatt ) is a sea area bounded by the Jutlandic peninsula in the west, the Danish Straits islands of Denmark and the Baltic Sea to the south and the provinces of Bohuslän, Västergötland, Halland and Skåne in Sweden ...
sea area. With modern facilities, it handles approximately 12 million tonnes of cargo (2006) per year and is therefore among the 100 biggest container ports in the world.
Greater Aarhus boasts a unique position in the global
wind energy
Wind power or wind energy is mostly the use of wind turbines to electricity generation, generate electricity. Wind power is a popular, sustainable energy, sustainable, renewable energy source that has a much smaller Environmental impact of wi ...
market. It is home to some of the world's biggest manufacturers of wind turbines and constitutes the world's most advanced knowledge center. An array of suppliers and subcontractors, covers the entire supply chain and the sector benefits from a solid political backing of wind energy on local, regional and national level. The wind business cluster here has a long legacy of cooperation between manufacturers, suppliers, scientific communities and public authorities. As a knowledge hub and gathering point for the wind industry, Aarhus is likely to play a vital role in developing the wind energy systems of the future:
· 87% of Denmark's combined turnover from wind energy is generated by businesses in the Greater Aarhus area
· 53% of Denmark's high-skill wind employees work in the Greater Aarhus area
· 57% of all top executives in the Danish wind industry work in the Greater Aarhus area
· 14,000 employees in the Danish wind industry work within Central Region Denmark – 11,000 of them within one hour drive from Aarhus.
Colleges and universities
Notable universities and educational institutions within the area includes:
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Aarhus University
Aarhus University ( da, Aarhus Universitet, abbreviated AU) is a public research university with its main campus located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Gr ...
*
University of Southern Denmark
The University of Southern Denmark ( da, Syddansk Universitet, lit=South Danish University, abbr. SDU) is a university in Denmark that has campuses located in Southern Denmark and on Zealand.
The university offers a number of joint programmes in ...
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Aarhus School of Architecture
The Aarhus School of Architecture (Arkitektskolen Aarhus) was founded in 1965 in Aarhus, Denmark. Along with the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in Copenhagen, it is responsible for the education of architects in Denmar ...
*
Aarhus School of Business
The Aarhus University School of Business and Social Sciences (in short Aarhus BSS) is one of four faculties of Aarhus University in Denmark. The school consists of seven departments: Economics and Business Economics, Management, Political Science, ...
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Aarhus Technical College
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Engineering College of Aarhus
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The Danish School of Journalism
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VIA University College
VIA University College is a university college ( da, professionshøjskole) organisation in Central Denmark Region, Denmark, established in January 2008. It is present in the region with a total of eight campuses.
History
The university colleges ...
Infrastructure
There are two primary commercial international airports serving the area:
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Aarhus Airport
Aarhus Airport is a civilian airport located northeast of Aarhus, Denmark.
History
The airfield was established in 1943 by German occupying forces in World War II and was later used as a Cold War military base for the Danish and other alli ...
(in the north)
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Billund Airport
Billund Airport ( da, Billund Lufthavn) is an airport in Denmark. Located northeast of Billund, Denmark, Billund, it serves as one of the country's busiest Cargo airline, air cargo centres, as well as a charter airline destination. Most major ...
(in the south)
The area has several
motorway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...
s but the
European route E45
The European route E45 goes between Norway and Italy, through Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Austria. With a length of about , it is the longest north–south European route (some east–west routes are longer).
The route passes throug ...
goes from the south to the north and is central to the area's growth.
Statistics
The core area around
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...
is the most populated area in East Jutland, and that area is much smaller in km² - 6,182 km² - (2386 sq. mi) and with a population of more than one million.
The figures below are for the core area centered on
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...
and most populous area in the East Jutland metropolitan area as of 1 January 2016.
The figures below are for the whole East Jutland metropolitan area as of 1 January 2016.
Subregions
In the National Planning Report of 2013 ( da, Landsplanredegørelse 2013), the term East Jutland metropolitan area was replaced by the two subregions of East Jutland North ( da, Østjylland Nord) and the Triangle Region ( da, Trekantsområdet).
The municipalities of the two subregions cooperate as Business Region Aarhus and the Triangle Region.
Business Region Aarhus
Business Region Aarhus is a partnership between the 12 municipalities of
Favrskov,
Hedensted
Hedensted is a Danish town in Region Midtjylland and the seat of Hedensted Municipality. Its population, including its northern neighbouring town Løsning, is 12,220. ,
Horsens
Horsens () is a city on the east coast of Jutland region of Denmark. It is the seat of the Horsens municipality. The city's population is 61,074 (1 January 2022) and the municipality's population is 94,443 (), making it the 8th largest city in De ...
,
Norddjurs,
Odder
Odder is a town in Jutland, Denmark. The town is the seat of Odder municipality, and is the biggest town in the municipality. It is located 20 km south of Aarhus and 16 km south-east of Skanderborg.
Odder is part of Business Region Aarhus, and t ...
,
Randers
Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 62,802 (as of 1 January 2022).[Samsø
Samsø (Anglicized: "Samso" or "Samsoe") is a Denmark, Danish island in the Kattegat off the Jutland Peninsula. Samsø is located in Samsø municipality. The community has 3,724 inhabitants (2017) (January 2010:4,010) called ''Samsings'' and is ...]
,
Silkeborg
Silkeborg () is a Danish town with a population of 49,747 (1 January 2022).[Skanderborg
Skanderborg is a town in Skanderborg municipality, Denmark. It is situated on the north and north eastern brinks of Skanderborg Lake and there are several smaller ponds and bodies of water within the city itself, like Lillesø, Sortesø, Døj S ...]
,
Syddjurs,
Viborg, and
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...
, all in the
Central Denmark Region
The Central Denmark Region ( da, Region Midtjylland), or more directly translated as the Central Jutland Region and sometimes simply Mid Jutland, is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish muni ...
.
The partnership began in 1994, before
the Danish municipal reform of 2007.
The region originally formed the northernmost part of the East Jutland metropolitan area and Samsø Municipality, but since 24 February 2016,
Viborg municipality
Viborg municipality is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,421.04 km2, and has a population of 94,622 (1 April 2014). Søren Pape Pou ...
was also included. The Aarhus area was classified in a 2005 ESPON (
European Spatial Planning Observation Network The European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion, ESPON for short, is a European funded programme under the objective of "European Territorial Cooperation" of the Cohesion Policy of the European Union. It is co-funded by the ...
) report as a Category 3 MEGA. MEGAs are Metropolitan European Growth Areas, of which the report identified 76 in Europe.
The term Greater Aarhus is used indistinctly in various contexts, but according to Aarhus Municipality it includes the 9 municipalities of Aarhus, Randers, Norddjurs, Syddjurs, Viborg, Silkeborg, Odder, Horsens and Samsø.
Triangle Region
The Triangle Region is a partnership between the 7 municipalities of
Billund,
Fredericia
Fredericia () is a town located in Fredericia Municipality in the southeastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Vejle. It was founded in 16 ...
,
Haderslev
Haderslev (; german: Hadersleben ) is a Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark with a population of 22,011 (1 January 2022).[Kolding
Kolding () is a Danish seaport located at the head of Kolding Fjord in the Region of Southern Denmark. It is the seat of Kolding Municipality. It is a transportation, commercial, and manufacturing centre, and has numerous industrial companies, ...]
,
Middelfart
Middelfart is a town in central Denmark, with a population of 16,277 . The town is the municipal seat of Middelfart Municipality on the island of Funen ( da, Fyn).
Etymology
The name Middelfart, first recorded as "Mæthælfar" in Valdemar's Cen ...
,
Vejen
Vejen with a population of 10,009 (1 January 2022) is the main town in Vejen Municipality, Denmark.
Geography
The town is situated in the Danish region of Syddanmark and is a railway town at the railway between the cities of Kolding and Esbjerg. ...
and
Vejle
Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and the R ...
, all in the
Southern Denmark Region
The Region of Southern Denmark ( da, Region Syddanmark, ; german: Region Süddänemark, ; frr, Regiuun Syddanmark) is an administrative region of Denmark established on Monday 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which ab ...
.
Kolding
Kolding () is a Danish seaport located at the head of Kolding Fjord in the Region of Southern Denmark. It is the seat of Kolding Municipality. It is a transportation, commercial, and manufacturing centre, and has numerous industrial companies, ...
is the most populated town in the Triangle Region.
Gallery
;Towns
File:Randers Town Hall.jpg, Randers, old city hall.
Image:Randers regnskov.jpg, Randers Tropical Zoo
Randers Tropical Zoo ( da, Randers Regnskov) is an indoor zoo in Randers, Denmark. It is located in three big domes, with the biomes of Africa, Asia, and South America. The domes contain animals from the biomes, and most of the animals live freel ...
File:Randers Bro.jpg, Randers harbour
File:Grenaa, church pic2.JPG, Norddjurs, Grenå
File:Grenaa, house at the village square.JPG, Norddjurs, Grenå
File:Grenaa harbour 2018 3.jpg, Norddjurs, Grenå harbour
File:Your rainbow panorama på taget af ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum.jpg, Aarhus
File:Århus city trafikhavn.jpg, Aarhus harbour
File:Honnørkajen, Aarhus (August).jpg, Aarhus harbour
File:Hejren ved Vandrehjemmet - panoramio.jpg, Silkeborg town, riverboat.
File:Havmosevejs ældste hus - panoramio.jpg, Silkeborg, old rural house.
File:Vejle Rådhus1.JPG, Vejle City Hall
File:Søndergade, Vejle 01.jpg, Vejle, high street
File:Bølgen (The Wave), Vejle, Denmark.jpg, Vejle, modern architecture
File:Tug JEPPE JENSEN, MMSI 219001619 at VEJLE habor.JPG, Vejle harbour
File:Legoland Indgangen.jpg, Billund, amusement park Legoland
File:Lalandia, Rødby (2009-03-29).jpg, Billund, waterworld Lalandia
File:Vejen Kunstmuseum 2015 a.jpg, Vejen, troll fountain.
;Landscapes and nature
File:Landscape seen from Ellemandsbjerg.jpg, Djursland
Djursland () is a 44 km × 33 km hilly lowland peninsula in Denmark at the entrance to the Baltic Sea, between Denmark and Sweden in Northern Europe. Djursland protrudes into the Kattegat sea, as part of the larger peninsula of Jutland, ...
, landscape.
File:Erosion-on- the-coast-of-Kattegat.jpg, Djursland, coastal landscape
File:Ebeltoft Vig fra Dragsmur2.JPG, Djursland, one of many coves
File:Kalø Slotsruin (Syddjurs Kommune).Bro og forsvarstårn.1.125359.ajb.jpg, Syddjurs, Kalø Castle ruin.
File:Risskov park 01.jpg, Aarhus Bay
File:Lake Julsø from Himmelbjerget 2017-08-19 1.jpg, Silkeborg Municipality, landscape
File:Mosen ved Sønderskovvejen - panoramio.jpg, Silkeborg Forests
File:Sejlskib på vej ind i Vejle Fjord - panoramio.jpg, Vejle Fjord
File:Grene Sande, Denmark - panoramio (10).jpg, Billund, heathland
See also
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Metropolitan areas of Denmark
This is a list of urban areas in the Nordic countries by population. The population is measured on a national level, independently by each country's statistical bureau. Statistics Sweden uses the term ''tätort'' (urban settlement), Statistics Fi ...
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Largest urban areas in the Nordic countries
Sources
* Historical account on the foundation and establishment of the region.
* Account and discussion on the idea of an East Jutland Metropolis (2006 to 2017).
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*https://web.archive.org/web/20070930143249/http://www.frinet.dk/infrastruktur2030
References
External links
, from 2010-2016
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Metropolitan areas of Denmark