Arden is a

railway town A railway town, or railroad town, is a settlement that originated, or was expanded, as a result of a railway line being constructed there. North America During the construction of the First transcontinental railroad in the 1860s, temporary, ...

situated in the

Himmerland Himmerland is a peninsula in northeastern Jutland, Denmark. It is delimited to the north and the west by the Limfjord, to the east by the Kattegat, and to the south by the Mariager Fjord. The largest city is Aalborg; smaller towns include Hobro, ...

peninsula south of the city of

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Jutland Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...

, Denmark. Arden was originally named Hesselholt but changed its name when the East Jutland railroad reached the city in the 1870s. Today the town has a population of 2,610 (2024).BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density
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The town is situated on the southern outskirt of Denmark's largest forest,

Rold Skov Rold Skov (Rold Forest) is a forest in Himmerland, Denmark. At 8,000 ha (19700 acres), it is the second largest forest in the country, after the Silkeborg Forests. The forest is named after the village of Rold which lies in the southern outskirt ...

(Rold Forest). Arden is served by Arden railway station, located on the

Randers–Aalborg railway line The Randers–Aalborg railway line () is an long standard gauge double track railway line in Jutland, Denmark which runs through the historical region of Himmerland between the cities of Randers and Aalborg. It constitutes a section of the East ...

References

External links

Mariagerfjord municipality's official website (Danish only)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arden Cities and towns in the North Jutland Region Mariagerfjord Municipality