Aalborg

Aalborg
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 / 57.050°N 9.917°ECoordinates: 57°3′N 9°55′E / 57.050°N 9.917°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)
• 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/

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.

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

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).