Midtbyen, Aarhus

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Midtbyen (lit. English, "Town Centre"), also known as Aarhus Center or City, is the inner part of Aarhus City and has postal code 8000. It is a part of Århus C, together with Vesterbro and Frederiksbjerg and has a population of 55.000

1 History
2 Infrastructure
3 Attractions
4 Gallery

[edit] History

See also: Aarhus History

Midtbyen is the oldest part of Aarhus and was where the town originated. Midtbyen dates back to at least late 700AD to the Viking times. Midtbyen is just the old part of Aarhus inside the old walls, which is not there anymore. The town grow up around the old Canal, Århus Å.

[edit] Infrastructure

This part of town has heavy traffic during rush hours which, because of the old small roads, can be a problem. Midtbyen is surrounded by Nørre alle, Vester alle and Sønder alle, servig as ring roads, following the old walls. This helps to lead much of the inner traffic around the most narrow and difficult streets. Many roads are closed to traffic, and instead serves as walking shopping streets. Most city busses go through Midtbyen, while county, and Inter-city busses terminates at Aarhus Bus Terminal. Main bus route and stop, serving as a bus hub is Park alle, where most bus lines go through.