Midtbyen, Aarhus

Århus Cathedral

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

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.

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 Allé (Northern Avenue), Vester Allé (Western Avenue) and Sønder Allé (Southern Avenue), 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 buses go through Midtbyen while county and Inter-city buses terminate at Aarhus Bus Terminal. Most bus lines go through Park Allé (Park Avenue), which serves as a major bus hub.

Attractions

Århus Å (Aarhus Canal)

• Århus Domkirke, the tallest and longest cathedral in Denmark.
• Church of Our Lady, a large church .
• Århus City Hall (City Hall of Århus).
• 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
• Strøget (Main shopping street)
• Aarhus Central Station
• Åboulevarden (Canal street)
• Latin Quarter

Gallery

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  Aarhus Cathedral

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  Aarhus Canal

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  Aarhus Canal

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  Aarhus theater