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Aarhus County

Coordinates: 56°09′N 10°12′E / 56.15°N 10.20°E / 56.15; 10.20
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Aarhus County
Århus Amt (Danish)
Coat of arms of Aarhus County
Official logo of Aarhus County
Aarhus County in Denmark
Aarhus County in Denmark
SeatÅrhus
Area
 • Total
4,561 km2 (1,761 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
661,370
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)

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 a merger of three counties: Århus, Randers and Skanderborg. 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.[1][2]

Municipalities (1970–2006)

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References

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  1. ^ "Information about the County of Aarhus". Aarhus Amt. Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Århus Amtskommune". Lex (in Danish). Retrieved 2 June 2025.

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