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Timeline of Aarhus

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Aarhus, a city in central Denmark.

Viking Age

  • 750–800 – Aarhus is founded by the northern shore of the Aarhus River.
  • c. 900 – The first church, the Holy Trinity Church, is built during the reign of Frode, King of Jutland.
  • c. 900 – Gorm the Old fortifies Aarhus with ramparts.
  • 10th century – Harald Bluetooth strengthens and expands the ramparts.
  • 948 – First mention of Aarhus as the bishop of Aarhus Reginbrand attends the Synod of Ingelheim.
  • 988 – Diocese of Aarhus is dissolved.
  • 1035–42 – Harthacnut coins money stamped with the original name of Aarhus: "AROS".
  • 1043
  • Svend Estridsen gains support from Aros in war against Magnus the Good and a battle between the two are fought in the Bay of Aarhus.
  • Magnus the Good becomes ruler of Aarhus for a period and coins money inscribed "Magnus Konge, Lif-sig i Aros" in Latin.
  • 1050 – Harald Hardrada attacks Aarhus and burns the settlement including the Holy Trinity Church.
  • 1060
  • Diocese of Aarhus is reestablished as Svend Estridsen divides the country into 8 bishoprics.
  • Crypt church is constructed on the site of the former Holy Trinity Church and present day Church of Our Lady.

Middle Ages

Renaissance 16th – 18th century

19th century

20th century

  • 1901 – 51,814 inhabitants.
  • 1902
  • The State Library is finished. The historicist building was later repurposed as Erhvervsarkivet (The Corporate Archives) in 1948.
  • Marselisborg Palace is established.
  • 1904 – Tivoli Friheden starts as an amusement park.
  • 1906 – Frederik Ferdinand Salling opens the store that will eventually grow to become the Salling department store.
  • 1909
  • Aarhus hosts the National Exhibition of 1909.
  • Electoral periods for the city council changed to 4 years, privileged electoral system abolished and women given voting rights.
  • 1911 – 64,607 inhabitants.
  • 1912 – Den Gamle By is established.
  • 1913 – Marselisborg Hospital opens.
  • 1919 – First publicly elected mayor.
  • 1921 – 86,197 inhabitants.
  • 1925 – Mindeparken is established.
  • 1928
  • Aarhus University is opened.
  • Aarhus Sporveje is established.
  • 1929 – The Central Station is completed.
  • 1930 – 101,423 inhabitants.
  • 1931 – Spanien Public Baths opens.
  • 1932
  • Marselisborg Deer Park is established.
  • University Park is established.
  • 1933
  • The first university buildings opens
  • Den Permanente is established.
  • 1937 – The ring road of Ring 1 is finished.
  • 1940 – 126,459 inhabitants.

World War II

  • 10 April 1940 – Aarhus occupied by invading German troops.
  • 1941
  • The Aarhus City Hall by architect Arne Jacobsen is completed.
  • The Royal Air Force bombs a viaduct in Viby.
  • 24 September 1942 – The Aarhus oil mill is bombed by the Royal Air Force.
  • 3 July 1943 – The resistance bombs and destroys the viaduct at Spanien.
  • 4 July 1944 – German barge loaded with ammunition explodes in the harbor killing 38.
  • 22 August 1944 – Aarhus Sporveje tram depot on Dalgas Avenue is blown up in an act of schalburgtage.
  • 10 October 1944 – German steamer Scharnhörn bombed by the resistance movement.
  • 30 September 1944 – Aarhus-Hallen is bombed killing 5 people.
  • 9 October 1944 – The Peter group destroys the building of the newspaper Demokraten.
  • 31 October 1944 – The Gestapo headquarters in Aarhus University is bombed by the Royal Air Force.
  • 11 November 1944 – Five buildings on Ryesgade are destroyed by the Peter group.
  • 12 November 1944 – Buildings in Søndergade 10–14, 23- 27, 29 and 58-60 are bombed.
  • 2 December 1944 – Aarhus HÃ¥ndværkerforening is bombed killing 1 person.
  • 21 January 1945 – Vennelyst Teateret (Vennelyst Theatre) in Vennelystparken is bombed.
  • 22 February 1945 – The Peter group bombs Guldsmedgade, Nørregade, Ryesgade and Aarhus Theatre killing 8 people.
  • 13 March 1945 – Risskovtoget (Risskov Train) is bombed killing two people.
  • 29 March 1945 – Editor of Århus Stiftstidende Børge Schmidt is shot and killed in a clearing murder.
  • 5 May 1945 – Fighting between resistance fighters and German forces refusing surrender claims 15 lives.
  • 8 May 1945 – British troops enter and officially liberate Aarhus from German occupation.

Post-war

  • 1945 – Aarhus Flydedok is established.
  • 1948 – Erhvervsarkivet (The Corporate Archives) opens in the building formerly housing the State Library.
  • 1950 – 153,546 inhabitants.
  • City management of Aarhus is changed to a Magistrate.
  • 1960 – 177,234 inhabitants.
  • First direct elections of county council.
  • 1963 – The landmark State and University Library tower and building in yellow brick at the university campus is finished.
  • 1965 – The first Aarhus Festuge festival is held.
  • 1968 – Construction of the Gellerup Plan, a large modernist suburban satellite city, begins.
  • 1970 – 199,427 inhabitants.
  • Aarhus Municipality is merged with a number of surrounding municipalities during the 1970 Danish Municipal Reform
  • 1975 – The anti-nuclear Smiling Sun logo is designed by the local group of Organisationen til Oplysning om Atomkraft.
  • 1977 – The first MoesgÃ¥rd Vikingetræf event is held.
  • 1979 – Machine manufacturing company Frichs, a large local employer, is declared bankrupt. Production in Aarhus was finally halted, after more than 125 years, in the 1980s.
  • 1982 – Musikhuset (Aarhus Concert Hall) is finished
  • 1983 – Gaffa is published for the first time.
  • 1987 – The ring road of Ring 2 opens.
  • 1988
  • University hospital Skejby Sygehus opens.
  • The afforestation of the New Forests of Aarhus is initiated.
  • 1989 – The first Aarhus International Jazz Festival.
  • 1990 – 200,188 inhabitants.
  • 1991
  • KaosPilots is founded by Uffe Elbæk.
  • Marselisborg Yacht Harbour opens
  • 1994 – The first SpoT Festival is held.
  • 1995 – Scandinavian Center is finished
  • 2000 – 217,260 inhabitants.

21st century

The 2000s

The 2010s

The 2020s

  • 2023
  • Lighthouse highrise is finished; the tallest residential building in Denmark at the time (143 m).

See also

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