Aarhus County

Aarhus Amt
Basic Facts
County seat	Aarhus
Area	4,561 km²
Inhabitants	661,370 (2006)
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Aarhus County or Århus County (Danish: Århus Amt) is a former county of Denmark (Danish: amt) on the Jutland peninsula. It was created in 1970 by the fusion of the Aarhus, Randers and Skanderborg counties. The county was abolished effective 1 January 2007, when almost all of it merged into Region Midtjylland (i.e. Region Central Jutland). A very small portion was merged into Region Nordjylland (Region North Jutland). At the time of its abolishment, more than 20,000 people worked for the county.

Municipalities (1970-2006)

Counties (amter) of Denmark, 1970–2006
Amter	Århus Copenhagen Frederiksborg Funen North Jutland Ribe Ringkjøbing Roskilde South Jutland Storstrøm Vejle Viborg West Zealand
Municipalities (kommuner) with county privileges	Bornholm¹ Copenhagen Municipality Frederiksberg Municipality
¹ Local county abolished in 2003.

Coordinates: 56°09′N 10°12′E / 56.15°N 10.20°E / 56.15; 10.20

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