Århus C
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Århus C is a district in the city of Aarhus, consisting of Midt Byen, Vesterbro, University of Aarhus, Frederiksbjerg and the newest part, the harbour which the city just bought from the Port of Aarhus and are going to be developed as a modern part of the city.
Århus C is the city centre, where the name comes from. As the oldest part of the city it is probably also the most interesting.
Århus C has around 55,000 inhabitants.
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[edit] Quarters and areas
[edit] Midt Byen
This is the oldest part of Aarhus and was where the city originated and is therefor known as the historical center. This is where the streets are most narrow and you can find houses dating back hundreds of years. Many of the streets in this part is closed for traffic and are converted to pedestrian shopping streets. Here is old squares as Store Torv where there some times are festivals. This is the part of the city for shoppers. There are two big department stores, a shopping centre with 93 stores, Strøget serving as the main shopping street with hundreds of stores and several more small areas with shops.
[edit] Vesterbro
Don't confuse this part of town with Vesterbro in the capital, Copenhagen. This is a unique part of Aarhus with its own small areas, squares and markets. There was nothing else here but farms and small houses before the walls around town was tared down back in 1851. The main square, Vesterbro Torv, used to be a market square for pigs and other animals in the 1880s. Now it is probably the busiest junction in Vesterbro. Half a mile west to Vesterbro Torv is one of the cities most famous landmarks, Den Gamle By. Right across the street is, the now closet, old brewery from 1856, Ceres. The brewery took up a lot of attractive land and buildings, which now is going to be sold to the city which can develop it to a new, modern and attractive part of Vesterbro and the City of Århus.
[edit] Frederiksbjerg
Frederiksbjerg is located south of Midt Byen and Aarhus Central Station. Separated by a wide gap filled with railroad tracks, it is connected to the northern part of town by bridges and underpasses. With its approximately 20,000 inhabitants it is full of life.
Frederiksbjerg has around 400 shops of every kind mainly located in the 3 large shopping streets Bruunsgade, Jægergårdsgade, Frederiks alle. Frederiks alle is a main route leading into the City from the suburbs and is currently under reconstruction, where new bike path is added and the two lanes is being separated by concrete in the middle.
[edit] Århus Docklands
This is the newest part of Århus C, which the City bought from the Port Authority's back in 2007. It is not yet developed from its old role as a container terminal but the construction of the 144 meters tall building, Light House has begun and and is expected done in 2010 and more is to come. The city has plans to develop this area as a new modern part with canals, parks and modern architecture. And with its great location it will have a view of the Bay of Aarhus with a short distance to the Centre of Aarhus and recreational areas.
[edit] University of Aarhus
This is a very important part of the city. With its 35,000 students it is one of the biggest universities in the country and it has distributed to the growth of Aarhus. It takes up great spaces of the inner city and with its parks and spaces it is an wonderful places to relax. Thanks to the university people from all over the world comes to Aarhus to study. And with 13 out of 100 people, it has made Aarhus the city with the highest percentage of people under education in Denmark. The university is the reason of the city's high young population and with its planned expansions it helped the city to grow.
[edit] Attractions
- Århus Domkirke, the tallest and longest cathedral in Denmark.
- Church of Our Lady, a large church .
- Århus City Hall (City Hall of Århus).
- Aarhus Universitet (University of Århus).
- Statsbiblioteket (State library).
- Den Gamle By, an open air museum.
- Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium (The Juttish music conservatory).
- Botanisk Have (Botanical garden).
- ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, the main Århus arts museum.
- Aarhus Kunstbygning, an arts museum.
- Aarhus Theatre, the official theater of the city.
- Kvindemuseet i Danmark. Women's Museum in Denmark
- Light House (in construction). Expected to be completed in 2010, it will be Denmark's tallest building.
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Rail
Aarhus is connected to the rest of the country with inter-city and commuter rail, and Århus Central Station serves as a major hub for rail traffic in Denmark. Many trains terminates here while others pass through and continue to the rest of the country. The station is mainly served by DSB, but also Arriva has several lines terminate at the station.
[edit] Bus
Becouse of the city's lack of rail infrastructure to serve the city it self, like metro, S-train, or light rail, it has a tight net of bus lines. Most city bus lines go through the inner city and pass through either Park alle or Banegårdspladsen (lit. English, "Central Station Square") (German: Bahnhof Platz) or both. Many lines continue through Midt Byen, by a special road only for buses where there are several big stops. County and Inter-city buses terminate at Aarhus Bus Terminal which is located north east of the Central station. Its location has been a problem through many years and a relocation is planed.
[edit] Roads
There are several big main roads and highways going in to Aarhus. Most of them starts out as four lanes but end in the City as small narrow roads. To avoid traffic problems in the inner city, many roads are closed to traffic, and only works as pedestrian shopping streets. Other roads is blocked and has a dead end and on that way try to avoid through traffic at the smaller streets. A main road follow the path of the old city wall around Midt Byen and on that way serves as a ring road, to avoid traffic in the center. Many Roads is also one way because of the wideness of the road.
[edit] Gallery
 University of Aarhus |
 Light House |
 Immervad |
 Aarhus City Hall |
