The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Aarhus, a city in central

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Viking Age

* 750–800 – Aarhus is founded by the northern shore of the

Aarhus River Aarhus River ( da, Århus Å) is a long river or stream, in eastern Jutland, Denmark. The river flows through the large river valley of Aarhus Ådal. The valley itself, stretches from Silkeborg to the coastal city of Aarhus, but the Aarhus Riv ...

. * c. 900 – The first church, the Holy Trinity Church, is built during the reign of Frode, King of Jutland. * c. 900 –

Gorm the Old Gorm the Old ( da, Gorm den Gamle; non, Gormr gamli; la, Gormus Senex), also called Gorm the Languid ( da, Gorm Løge, Gorm den Dvaske), was ruler of Denmark, reigning from to his death or a few years later.Lund, N. (2020), p. 147

fortifies Aarhus with ramparts. * 10th century –

Harald Bluetooth Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson ( non, Haraldr Blátǫnn Gormsson; da, Harald Blåtand Gormsen, died c. 985/86) was a king of Denmark and Norway. He was the son of King Gorm the Old and of Thyra Dannebod. Harald ruled as king of Denmark from c. ...

strengthens and expands the ramparts. * 948 – First mention of Aarhus as the

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

of Aarhus ''Reginbrand'' attends the

Synod of Ingelheim The Universal Synod of Ingelheim began on June 7, 948 in the then church of Saint Remigius in Ingelheim. Being summoned by Pope Agapetus II its primary goal was to resolve a long running Schism concerning the archiepiscopal see of Reims. The synod ...

. * 988 –

Diocese of Aarhus In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

is dissolved. * 1035–42 – Harthacnut coins money stamped with the original name of Aarhus: "AROS". * 1043 **

Svend Estridsen Sweyn Estridsson Ulfsson ( on, Sveinn Ástríðarson, da, Svend Estridsen; – 28 April 1076) was King of Denmark (being Sweyn II) from 1047 until his death in 1076. He was the son of Ulf Thorgilsson and Estrid Svendsdatter, and the grandson o ...

gains support from Aros in war against

Magnus the Good Magnus Olafsson (Old Norse: ''Magnús Óláfsson''; Norwegian and Danish: ''Magnus Olavsson''; – 25 October 1047), better known as Magnus the Good (Old Norse: ''Magnús góði'', Norwegian and Danish: ''Magnus den gode''), was King of Norwa ...

and a battle between the two are fought in the

Bay of Aarhus The Bay of Aarhus, or Aarhus Bay, is a Danish waterway by Aarhus in eastern Jutland. The Bay of Aarhus is bounded by Kalø Vig in the north, Sletterhage and Helgenæs in the east, Samsø and Tunø to the south and the east Jutland coast to the w ...

. **

becomes ruler of Aarhus for a period and coins money inscribed "Magnus Konge, Lif-sig i Aros" in

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. * 1050 – Harald Hardrada attacks Aarhus and burns the settlement including the Holy Trinity Church. * 1060 ** Diocese of Aarhus is reestablished as

divides the country into 8 bishoprics. ** Crypt church is constructed on the site of the former Holy Trinity Church and present day Church of Our Lady.

Middle Ages

* 1080 – The crypt church is expanded and dedicated to Saint Nicholas. * 12th century ** The bishopric begins collecting

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. ** The defensive ramparts are strengthened and a cobbled ring road built along it. * 1134 – The bishop of Aarhus Ulkil is killed at the

Battle of Fotevik Battle of Fotevik ( da, Slaget ved Fodevig) was fought between forces of King Niels of Denmark and his son Magnus Nilsson, against those of Erik Emune on 4 June 1134 at the bay of Fotevik in Skåne. At his death, King Eric I of Denmark h ...

in support of King Niels. * 1180 ** Saint Nicholas Church mentioned as the first cathedral of Aarhus. **

Niels of Aarhus Saint Niels of Aarhus or Niels the Holy ( da, Niels den Hellige; before 1157 - 1180) was a Danish prince who lived an ascetic life and was revered as a saint in Aarhus until the 18th century even though he was never canonized. Biography Born N ...

dies and is buried in Aarhus. * 1191 – Peder Vognsen is appointed bishop by King Canute VI. * c. 1192 – Construction begins on

Aarhus Cathedral Aarhus Cathedral ( da, Århus Domkirke) is a cathedral in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the longest and tallest church in the country, at in length and in height. The construction of Aarhus Cathedral began in the 12th century and it is the main edific ...

on the burial site of

. * 1195 – Aarhus Cathedral School is mentioned for the first time. The school possibly predates the Aarhus Cathedral. * 13th century –

Valdemar II Valdemar (28 June 1170 – 28 March 1241), later remembered as Valdemar the Victorious (), was the King of Denmark (being Valdemar II) from 1202 until his death in 1241. Background He was the second son of King Valdemar I of Denmark and Soph ...

builds a grain mill at

and hand grinders are made illegal. * c. 1250 – Dominican friars are given Saint Nicholas Church which they tear down and begins construction on Church of Our Lady. * 1298 – King Eric VI grants the

rent from the peasantry enlisted in

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. * 1441 –

Christopher of Bavaria Christopher of Bavaria (26 February 1416 – 5/6 January 1448) was King of Denmark (1440–48, as Christopher III), Sweden (1441–48) and Norway (1442–48) during the era of the Kalmar Union. Biography Coming to power He was the son of John, ...

ratifies existing

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privileges. * 1477 – **

Christian I Christian I (February 1426 – 21 May 1481) was a Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union. He was king of Denmark (1448–1481), Norway (1450–1481) and Sweden (1457–1464). From 1460 to 1481, he was also duke of Schleswig (within ...

grants citizens of Aarhus rights to fisheries in Lillebælt,

Kalø Vig Kalø Vig (English: ''Kalø Cove'') is a cove in the north end of the Bay of Aarhus, Denmark. It stretches in a semicircle from Skæring in the North West to Kalø Castle below Rønde in the North to the peninsula Skødshoved in the East. The ar ...

and

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. ** The defensive ramparts ringing the town since the Viking age are removed. * 1483 –

King Hans John (Danish language, Danish, Norwegian language, Norwegian and sv, Hans; né ''Johannes'') (2 February 1455 – 20 February 1513) was a Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union. He was king of Kingdom of Denmark, Denmark (1481–1513 ...

ratifies that citizens of Aarhus are free of

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and may trade in all markets in

. * 1496 –

ratifies that citizens of Aarhus may use all fisheries in Jutland.

Renaissance 16th – 18th century

* 1505 –

establishes a four-mile

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around Aarhus within which only citizens may trade with farmers. * 1542 – Large fires break out destroying parts of present

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. * 1546 – Parts of the city burns down as fires breaks out. * 1556 – Large fires breaks out. * 1627-1629 – Aarhus is occupied by

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's troops on behest of Ferdinand II during the

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. * 1637 – Thors Mølle is constructed as a

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. * 1644-1645 – Occupation by Swedish troops during the

Torstenson War The Torstenson war, Hannibal controversy or Hannibal War ( no, Hannibalsfeiden) was a short period of conflict between Sweden and Denmark–Norway from 1643 to 1645 towards the end of the Thirty Years' War. The names refer to Swedish general ...

* 1657 – Wooden city walls erected as

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is introduced. * 1657-1659 – Aarhus is occupied during the Dano-Swedish wars of 1657–58 and 1658–60. * 1659 ** Aarhus is bombarded by 13 Swedish warships during the Dano-Swedish War of 1658–60. ** Plague breaks out in the city. Nationwide a third of the population is killed. * 1662 – The medieval

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reformed into

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and

Aarhus County Aarhus County or Århus County ( da, Århus Amt) is a former county of Denmark ( Danish: ''amt'') on the Jutland peninsula. It was created in 1970 by a merger of three counties: Århus, Randers and Skanderborg. The county was abolished effectiv ...

is established. * 1672 – 3,474 inhabitants. * 1740 – New citizens council established, composed of the wealthiest citizens. * 1794 –

Århus Stiftstidende ''Århus Stiftstidende'' (colloquially ''Stiften'') is a Danish newspaper based in Aarhus, Denmark, focusing largely on local topics. History and profile First published by Niels Lund on 3 January 1794, ''Århus Stiftstidende'' is among the ol ...

is published for the first time.

19th century

* 1801 – 3,837 inhabitants. * 1830 ** Regular steamship links with Copenhagen begins. **

Vennelystparken Vennelystparken is the oldest park in the city of Aarhus, constructed in the years 1824 to 1830 between the streets ''Vennelyst Boulevard'' and ''Nørrebrogade''. Through the 19th century up to the Second World War the park was a social focal poin ...

opens for the first time. * 1838 – Electoral rules changed to allow voting for the city council. * 1840 – 7,087 inhabitants. ** Harbor moved from the

Aarhus river Aarhus River ( da, Århus Å) is a long river or stream, in eastern Jutland, Denmark. The river flows through the large river valley of Aarhus Ådal. The valley itself, stretches from Silkeborg to the coastal city of Aarhus, but the Aarhus Riv ...

to the coast. * 1849 ** Occupied by

Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an ...

n troops during the

First Schleswig War The First Schleswig War (german: Schleswig-Holsteinischer Krieg) was a military conflict in southern Denmark and northern Germany rooted in the Schleswig-Holstein Question, contesting the issue of who should control the Duchies of Schleswi ...

. ** The skirmish known as Rytterfægtningen is fought in the area of present-day

Trøjborg Trøjborg is a neighborhood in the city of Aarhus, Denmark in Skt. Johannes parish with about 11,000 residents as of 2015. The neighborhood is part of the district Aarhus N and borders the neighborhoods Nørre Stenbro to the South West, Risskov to ...

. ** Denmark gets constitution and new electoral laws. The greater half of citizens representatives to be elected by all citizens while the other half is elected by the highest taxed citizens. * 1850 – The psychiatric hospital of Jydske Asyl opens. * 1851 – 11,009 inhabitants. **Octroi abolished and the city walls removed. * 1854 –

Frichs Frichs is a Danish company based in Horsens, founded in 1854 in Aarhus. Frichs today produce ship engines but started out in the 19th century producing a long range of farm and industry equipment, ships, church bells, cranes and later through th ...

company is established. * 1856 – The

Ceres Brewery The Ceres Brewery was a beer and soft drink producing facility in Århus, Denmark, that operated from 1856 until 2008. Although the brewery was closed by its owner Royal Unibrew the Ceres brand continues, with the product brewed at other faciliti ...

is established. * 1862 – Jutland's first railway established between Aarhus and

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).Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an ...

n troops during the

Second Schleswig War The Second Schleswig War ( da, Krigen i 1864; german: Deutsch-Dänischer Krieg) also sometimes known as the Dano-Prussian War or Prusso-Danish War was the second military conflict over the Schleswig-Holstein Question of the nineteenth century. ...

. * 1869 – Citizen Representation reformed to a city council with 19 members elected for 6 years. 10 members elected by all citizens, 9 by the highest taxed. * 1871 **

Aarhus Oliefabrik A/S Aarhus Oliefabrik A/S ( Colloq.: Oliemøllen) was a company and oil mill in Aarhus, Denmark. Established in 1871 it was one of the largest employers and exporters in the city through the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In 2005, the compan ...

is established. **

Jyllands-Posten ''Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten'' (; English: ''The Morning Newspaper "The Jutland Post"''), commonly shortened to ''Jyllands-Posten'' or ''JP'', is a Danish daily broadsheet newspaper. It is based in Aarhus C, Jutland, and with a weekday circula ...

publishes its first paper. * 1873 – Cholera kills 213. * 1874 –

Frederiksbjerg Frederiksbjerg is a borough in Aarhus, Denmark. Frederiksbjerg is part of the postal district Aarhus C and is located just south of the historical city centre, separated from it by a broad railway yard and connected by three bridges. Despite bein ...

annexed. * 1875 –

Aarhus Botanical Gardens Aarhus Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in Aarhus, Denmark. It is located north of the Old Town open-air village museum and was founded in 1875. Nowadays it covers an area of , with for the Old Town. The park was originally created primar ...

is constructed. * 1876 – The

Grenaa Line The Grenaa Line ( da, Grenaabanen) is a long standard gauge single track railway line in Denmark which runs between Aarhus and Grenaa through the peninsula of Djursland. The railway opened in 1876–1877. It is owned and maintained by Rail Net ...

opens; connecting Aarhus to

Grenå Grenaa (or Grenå) is a Danish town and seaport on the east coast of the Jutlandic peninsula. Tourism, education and commerce are important sectors in the economy of Grenaa. It is the only larger town on Djursland. Grenaa is the municipal seat, a ...

by rail. * 1880 – 24,831 inhabitants. * 1882 – Aarhus County Hospital founded. * 1883 ** Aarhus Butterine Company is established. ** First public transportation in the form of horse drawn carriages. * 1884 – The rail line

Odderbanen The Odder Line ( da, Odderbanen), also known formerly as the Hads-Ning Herreders Jernbane (HHJ), is a long standard-gauge single-track light-rail line which connects the city of Aarhus to the town of Odder in the Central Denmark Region. The O ...

opens, connecting Aarhus to

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 ...

. * 1893 – Aarhus Municipal Hospital is founded. * 1896 ** Korn- og Foderstof Kompagniet is established. ** Marselisborg estate purchased. ** Construction on

begins. * 1900 –

Aarhus Theatre The Aarhus Theatre (Danish: ''Aarhus Teater'') in Aarhus, is the largest provincial theatre in Denmark. The present theatre house was constructed in the late 19th century, as a replacement for the old theatre, nicknamed "''Svedekassen''" (The Swe ...

is completed.

20th century

* 1901 – 51,814 inhabitants. * 1902 ** The State Library is finished. The historicist building was later repurposed as '' Erhvervsarkivet'' (The Corporate Archives) in 1948. **

Marselisborg Palace Marselisborg Palace, ( da, Marselisborg Slot, ) is a royal residence of the Danish Royal Family in Aarhus. It has been the summer residence of Queen Margrethe II since 1967. There is a Palace Park in connection to the palace itself and outside ...

is established. * 1904 –

Tivoli Friheden Tivoli Friheden is an amusement park located in Aarhus, Denmark. The park was visited by more than 365,000 visitors in 2009, and the figure is rising. The park is situated about 2 km to the south of the city centre. It has several themed ...

starts as an amusement park. * 1906 – Frederik Ferdinand Salling opens the store that will eventually grow to become the

Salling Salling is a peninsula located in the north-west of the larger Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The largest city in Salling is Skive, and smaller towns and villages includes Jebjerg, Roslev and Glyngøre. The Sallingsund Bridge connects the penins ...

department store. * 1909 ** Aarhus hosts the National Exhibition of 1909. ** Electoral periods for the city council changed to 4 years, privileged electoral system abolished and women given voting rights. * 1911 – 64,607 inhabitants. * 1912 –

Den Gamle By Den Gamle By, or The Old Town in English, is an open-air town museum located in the Aarhus Botanical Gardens, in central Aarhus, Denmark. In 1914, the museum opened as the world's first open-air museum of its kind, concentrating on town culture ...

is established. * 1913 –

Marselisborg Hospital Marselisborgcentret, formerly Marselisborg Hospital, is a rehabilitation hospital in Aarhus, situated on ''P. P. Ørums Gade'' in the borough of Marselisborg. The original hospital was established in 1913 and has been repurposed for rehabilitation, ...

opens. * 1919 – First publicly elected mayor. * 1921 – 86,197 inhabitants. * 1925 – Mindeparken is established. * 1928 ** Aarhus University is opened. ** Aarhus Sporveje is established. * 1929 – The

Central Station Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the ...

is completed. * 1930 – 101,423 inhabitants. * 1931 – Spanien Public Baths opens. * 1932 ** Marselisborg Deer Park is established. ** University Park is established. * 1933 ** The first university buildings opens ** Den Permanente is established. * 1937 – The ring road of Ring 1 is finished. * 1940 – 126,459 inhabitants.

World War II

* 10 April 1940 – Aarhus occupied by invading German troops. * 1941 ** The

Aarhus City Hall Aarhus City Hall is the city hall of Aarhus, Denmark. The decision to build a new city hall was taken during a city hall meeting in 1937. The new building was inaugurated 2 June 1941, designed by architects Arne Jacobsen and Erik Møller. On the ...

by architect

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is completed. ** The

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bombs a viaduct in Viby. * 24 September 1942 – The Aarhus oil mill is bombed by the

. * 3 July 1943 – The resistance bombs and destroys the viaduct at ''Spanien''. * 4 July 1944 – German barge loaded with ammunition explodes in the

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killing 38. * 22 August 1944 – Aarhus Sporveje tram depot on ''Dalgas Avenue'' is blown up in an act of

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. * 10 October 1944 – German steamer ''Scharnhörn'' bombed by the

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. * 30 September 1944 – ''Aarhus-Hallen'' is bombed killing 5 people. * 9 October 1944 – The

Peter group The Peter group ( Danish: ''Petergruppen'') was a paramilitary group created in late 1943 during the occupation of Denmark by the German occupying power. The group conducted counter-sabotage, also known as Schalburgtage, in response to the Dani ...

destroys the building of the newspaper ''Demokraten''. * 31 October 1944 – The

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headquarters in Aarhus University is bombed by the Royal Air Force. * 11 November 1944 – Five buildings on Ryesgade are destroyed by the Peter group. * 12 November 1944 – Buildings in ''Søndergade'' 10-14, 23- 27, 29 and 58-60 are bombed. * 2 December 1944 – ''Aarhus Håndværkerforening'' is bombed killing 1 person. * 21 January 1945 – ''Vennelyst Teateret'' (Vennelyst Theatre) in

is bombed. * 22 February 1945 – The

bombs ''Guldsmedgade'', ''Nørregade'', Ryesgade and

killing 8 people. * 13 March 1945 – ''Risskovtoget'' (Risskov Train) is bombed killing two people. * 29 March 1945 – Editor of

Børge Schmidt is shot and killed in a clearing murder. * 5 May 1945 – Fighting between resistance fighters and German forces refusing surrender claims 15 lives. * 8 May 1945 –

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troops enter and officially liberate Aarhus from German occupation.

Post-war

* 1945 –

Aarhus Flydedok Aarhus Flydedok ( Colloquially.: Flydedokken) was a company and floating dry dock in Aarhus, Denmark. The company was established in 1945 based on installations left by occupying German forces. From the mid to late 20th century it became one of t ...

is established. * 1948 – ''Erhvervsarkivet'' (The Corporate Archives) opens in the building formerly housing the State Library. * 1950 – 153,546 inhabitants. ** City management of Aarhus is changed to a

Magistrate The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judic ...

. * 1960 – 177,234 inhabitants. ** First direct elections of county council. * 1963 – The landmark State and University Library tower and building in yellow brick at the university campus is finished. * 1965 – The first Aarhus Festuge festival is held. * 1968 – Construction of the Gellerup Plan, a large modernist suburban satellite city, begins. * 1970 – 199,427 inhabitants. ** Aarhus Municipality is merged with a number of surrounding municipalities during the

1970 Danish Municipal Reform The 1970 Danish Municipal Reform was an extensive administrative reform in Denmark which on 1 April 1970 reduced the number of Danish municipalities from 1,098 to 277 and the number of counties from 25 to 14. The reform also abolished the last le ...

* 1975 – The anti-nuclear Smiling Sun logo is designed by the local group of ''Organisationen til Oplysning om Atomkraft''. * 1977 – The first Moesgård Vikingetræf event is held. * 1979 – Machine manufacturing company

, a large local employer, is declared bankrupt. Production in Aarhus was finally halted, after more than 125 years, in the 1980s. * 1982 –

Musikhuset ''Musikhuset Aarhus'' (Aarhus Concert Hall) is a large concert hall complex in Aarhus, Denmark. Located in the city centre, Musikhuset is Aarhus' main venue for music and with seating for more than 3,600 people in total, it is the largest concert ...

(Aarhus Concert Hall) is finished * 1983 –

Gaffa ''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...

is published for the first time. * 1987 – The ring road of

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opens. * 1988 ** University hospital Skejby Sygehus opens. ** The afforestation of the New Forests of Aarhus is initiated. * 1989 – The first Aarhus International Jazz Festival. * 1990 – 200,188 inhabitants. * 1991 ** KaosPilots is founded by

Uffe Elbæk Uffe Elbæk (born 15 June 1954) is a Danish politician, social worker, author, journalist, entrepreneur. In 2013 he founded the green political party The Alternative, which he led until February 2020. He is an independent member of the Folketin ...

. ** Marselisborg Yacht Harbour opens * 1994 – The first

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is held. * 1995 –

Scandinavian Center Scandinavian Center is a convention center in Aarhus, Denmark situated in the Midtbyen neighborhood at the city square of ''Margrethepladsen''. Scandinavian Center was finished in 1995 by designs of the architect practice Friis & Moltke in a mo ...

is finished * 2000 – 217,260 inhabitants.

21st century

* 2002 ** Louise Gade becomes the first woman and non- Social Democratic mayor of Aarhus. ** The re-establishment of Årslev Engsø begins. * 2003 ** The dockyard of

closes after 58 years, following a bankruptcy. ** Bruun's Galleri shopping mall opens. * 2004 – ARoS art museum opens * 2005 – The nature sites of

Hasle Hills Hasle Hills ( da, Hasle Bakker) is a landscape and recreational area of in Aarhus, Denmark. It is located in the borderland between Hasle and the neighbourhood of Gellerup in the district of Aarhus V in the western parts of the city. Hasle Hi ...

and Skjoldhøjkilen are inaugurated. * 2006 – 228,674 inhabitants. ** The lake of

Egå Engsø Egå Engsø is an artificial lake and wetland site located in the north of the town of Aarhus between Vejlby, Risskov and Lystrup. Engsø means 'meadow lake' and Egå means 'oak stream', referring to the stream that drains the lake into the Aar ...

is created. * 2007 ** Construction begins on Aarhus Ø. **

is dissolved and Aarhus becomes part of

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 mu ...

. * 2008 – The

closed production in Aarhus after 152 years. * 2009 ** Sculpture by the Sea is held for the first time. ** The first Northside Festival is held. * 2011 **City council elects to change spelling from "Århus" to "Aarhus". ** Aarhus University Hospital is created. * 2012 ** Aarhus Pride is held for the first time. ** Construction begins on CeresByen. * 2013 – 256,018 inhabitants. ** Construction begins on Aarhus Letbane (Aarhus light rail) * 2014 ** The new

Moesgård Museum Moesgaard Museum (MOMU) is a Danish regional museum dedicated to archaeology and ethnography. It is located in Beder, a suburb of Aarhus, Denmark. MOMU cooperates with the Institute of Prehistoric Archaeology, Medieval and Renaissance Archaeology ...

(MOMU) opens. ** The New University Hospital (DNU) partly opens to become fully operational in 2020. **

Aarhus City Tower Aarhus City Tower (formerly HL Huset) is a building on Værkmestergade in Aarhus, Denmark and it is one of the tallest buildings in both the city and Denmark at large. At 94 meters it is the second tallest building in Aarhus after Aarhus Cathedral ...

, the second tallest building in the city at 94 metres, opens. * 2015 **

Dokk1 Dokk1 or Dokken is a government building, public library and culture center in Aarhus, Denmark. It is situated on '' Hack Kampmanns Plads'' in the city center by the waterfront next to the Custom House. Dokk1 is part of the much larger developmen ...

opens. ** Redevelopment of Frederiks Plads begins. * 2017 ** Aarhus is European Capital of Culture ** The inner harbour front and two squares of Hack Kampmanns Plads and Havnepladsen are finished. ** Aarhus Letbane opens * 2018 – 273,077 inhabitants ** The harbour baths of Havnebadet opens ** The New University Hospital (DNU) is finished ** Aarhus County Hospital is closed after 136 years of service ** Risskov Psychiatric Hospital (Jydske Asyl) is closed after 168 year of service * 2019 ** Aarhus Municipal Hospital is closed after 125 years of service

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