Aalborg

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.

Aalborg
Ceety
Aalborg
Nytorv Square in Aalborg, Denmark
Seal Coat airms
Eik-name(s):  "Paris of the North", locally "Double A"
Motto(s):  "Seize The Warld" , In Dens "Vild med Verden"
Aalborg Location in Denmark
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 [1]
• 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/

History o Aalborg

Early age

Lindholm Høje, 2008

Aalborg traces its history back ower 1000 year. It wis oreeginally settled as a tradin post acause o its position on the Limfjord. The steids o wha wur twa settlements an a visible burial grund can be seen on Lindholm Høje, a hill owerleukin the ceety. The sizes o these settlements emphasise the significance o this place as a crossroads. The first mention o Aalborg unner its oreeginal name Alabu, is foond on a coin datit tae 1040. An alternative spellin is Alebu an an approximate translation o the name is The (dwellin) place bi the stream.

Aalborg panelled room, first hauf 17t century (Naitional Museum, Copenhagen)

Middle Ages

Durin the Middle Ages, Aalborg prospered an became ane o the lairgest ceeties in Denmark. This prosperity wis further enhancit when in 1516 Aalborg wis grantit a monopoly in salt herrin. The herrin fishery linkit Aalborg tae the east coast o Ingland, athort the North Sea, baith in commercial competition an cultural exchynge. The panelled interior frae an Aalborg hoose in the Naitional Museum, Copenhagen (illustration), shares mony details wi Jacobean panelled rooms.

Aalborg receivit toun privileges in 1342 an the bishopric dates frae 1554.

Warld War II

Durin the German invasion o Denmark in 1940, the Aalborg Aerodrome wis captured bi German paratroopers vera early in the action an Aalborg is said tae be the first ceety iver tae be captured bi paratroopers. The aerodrome wis crucial for German aircraft tae be able tae reach Norawa.

Geografie

Aalborg viewed frae Skovbakken, 2005

Distances

Aalborg is 120 km (74.6 mi) north o Aarhus, 82 km (51.0 mi) north o Randers an 50 km (31.1 mi) north o Hobro. Aalborg is 50 km (31.1 mi) sooth o Hjørring, 63 km (39.1 mi) sooth wast o Frederikshavn an 90 km (55.9 mi) east o Thisted. It is 414 km (257.2 mi) (bi Great Belt Fixed Link) tae Copenhagen. The distance tae Hamburg in Germany is 450 km (279.6 mi). Tae Gothenburg in Swaden, it is (bi the Frederikshavn-Göteborg ferry) 150 km (93.2 mi). Tae Oslo in Norawa, the distance is 363 km (225.6 mi) (bi the Frederikshavn-Oslo ferry).

Climate

Simmers in Aalborg hae average heich temperaturs o aroond 20 °C (68 °F) an laws o 12 °C (54 °F), but temperaturs sometimes exceed 25 °C (77 °F) an occasional heatwaves are common durin the simmer.

Winters uisually hae temperaturs o −3 tae 2 °C (27 tae 36 °F), rarely droppin belaw −10 °C (14 °F).

Climate data for Aalborg
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average heich °C (°F)	2 (36)	2 (36)	5 (41)	10 (50)	15 (59)	19 (66)	20 (68)	20 (68)	16 (61)	12 (54)	7 (45)	3 (37)	10.9 (51.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0 (32)	0 (32)	2 (36)	6 (43)	11 (52)	14 (57)	16 (61)	16 (61)	12 (54)	9 (48)	4 (39)	1 (34)	7.5 (45.5)
Average law °C (°F)	−3 (27)	−3 (27)	−1 (30)	2 (36)	6 (43)	10 (50)	12 (54)	11 (52)	9 (48)	6 (43)	2 (36)	−1 (30)	4.0 (39.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	54 (2.1)	35 (1.4)	44 (1.7)	38 (1.5)	49 (1.9)	54 (2.1)	64 (2.5)	67 (2.6)	72 (2.8)	76 (3.0)	75 (3.0)	62 (2.4)	689 (27.1)
Average precipitation days	11	8	10	8	9	8	9	10	12	13	14	12	124
Mean monthly sunshine oors	39	72	117	167	209	218	209	186	130	87	57	42	1,534
Source: DMI (Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut)[5]

Internaitional relations

Relatit page: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Denmark

Twin touns — sister ceeties

Aalborg maintains cultural, economic an educational ties wi 27 ceeties aroond the globe.^[6] Thus, Aalborg haes the maist twin ceeties in Denmark. Ivery fower year Aalborg gathers youth frae the majority o its twin ceeties for a week o sports gemmes, kent as Ungdomslegene (The Youth Gemmes).

Almere, Netherlands Antibes, Fraunce Bodrum, Turkey Büdelsdorf, Germany Edinburgh, Unitit Kinrick (syne 1991) [7] Fredrikstad, Norawa Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands Galway, Ireland Gdynia, Poland Haifa, Israel Hefei, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae Húsavík, Iceland Innsbruck, Austrick Kaliningrad, Roushie [8] Karlskoga, Swaden

Lancaster, Unitit Kinrick Nuuk, Greenland Pushkin, Roushie Racine, USA Rapperswil-Jona, Swisserland Rendsburg, Germany Riga, Latvie Riihimäki, Finland Scoresbysund, Greenland Solvang, USA Tulcea, Romanie Varna, Bulgarie Vilnius, Lithuanie Wismar, Germany

References

1. Statistik om Folketal 2009 Archived 2010-03-23 at the Wayback Machine statistics frae Aalborg Municipality
2. BEF44: Population 1 January, by urban areas database from Statistics Denmark
3. "Hypergenic WebNize Virtual Signpost - Hele Kommunen - 1 års aldersklasser". Aalborgkommune.dk. Archived frae the original on 15 Apryle 2012. Retrieved 11 Juin 2012.
4. http://www.dst.dk/Statistik/kit.aspx
5. "Weather Information for Aalborg" (in Danish). Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut. Archived frae the original on 16 Julie 2011. Retrieved 12 Mey 2009.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
6. "Aalborg Kommune – Venskabsbyer". Web.archive.org. 14 November 2007. Archived frae the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 26 Julie 2009.Archived 2007-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
7. "Edinburgh – Twin and Partner Cities". © 2008 The City of Edinburgh Council, City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1YJ Scotland. Archived frae the original on 28 Mairch 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
8. Kaliningrad information Archived 2019-10-23 at the Wayback Machine

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