Aalborg
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Aalborg is a Dens industrial an university ceety in North Jutland. The ceety o Aalborg haes a population o 102,312 [2] makin it the fowert lairgest ceety in Denmark in terms o population. The municipality o Aalborg haes a population o 201,142 (2012)[3] makin it the third maist populous municipality in the kintra efter Copenhagen an Århus.[4] The earliest settlements date back tae aroond AD 700. Its location bi the Limfjord made it an important harbour durin the Middle Ages, an an industrial centre later. The day, the ceety is in transition frae a wirkin-class, industrial ceety tae a knowledge-based ane.
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Ceety | |
Aalborg | |
Nytorv Square in Aalborg, Denmark | |
Eik-name(s): "Paris of the North", locally "Double A" | |
Motto(s): "Seize The Warld" , In Dens "Vild med Verden" | |
Coordinates: 57°3′N 9°55′E | |
Kintra | Denmark |
Region | North Denmark Region |
Municipality | Aalborg Municipality |
First mention | "Alabu" written at coins frae 1035 |
Offeecial birthday | Trade richts 16 Juin 1342 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Henning G. Jensen (S) |
Area | |
• Urban | 139 km2 (54 sq mi) |
• Municipal | 1144 km2 (442 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population (2012)[2] | |
• Ceety | 126,556 |
• Density | 888/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
• Municipal | 201142 |
• Municipal density | 174/km2 (450/sq mi) |
• Demonym | Aalborggenser |
Time zone | UTC+1 (Central Europe Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 |
Postal codes | 9000, 9008, 9020, 9100, 9200, 9210, 9220, 9400 |
Website | http://www.aalborgkommune.dk/ |
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