Aars Municipality, Aars

Name: Aars Municipality
Address: Aars, Denmark

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Aars Municipality was formed by Kommunalreformen in 1970, which made the parishes into municipalities. Before the Kommunalreformen of 2007, it was a municipality in northern Denmark, in the county of North Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. The municipality covers an area of 223 km², and had a total population of 13,284. Its latest mayor was Knud V. Christensen, a member of the Conservative People's Party political party. On January 1, 2007 Aars municipality ceased to exist and was merged with the former Farsø, Løgstør, and Aalestrup municipalities to form the new Vesthimmerland Municipality, with an area of 815 km² and a total population of 39,176. ()

Local name: Aars Kommune Coordinates: 56°48'16"N, 9°30'37"E

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Aars Municipality – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aars stone, Aars church, Dansk Nutidsmuseum, Aars water tower.

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Stela
Aars stone, Aars
4 min walk • The Aars stone or DR 131 is a late Viking Age runestone located on a mound in the churchyard at Aars in Himmerland, Denmark. Dated to the late 10th to early 11th century, it bears an inscription in the Younger Fuþark in memory of Toke Gormsson, known as Valtoke, who died at the Battle of Fýrisvellir.
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Church
Aars church, Aars
4 min walk • Aars Church is a Lutheran church in Aars, Vesthimmerland Municipality, North Denmark Region, Denmark.
0.6 miSW
56°47'58"N • 9°29'53"E
Dansk Nutidsmuseum, Aars
15 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
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Tower
Aars water tower, Aars
12 min walk • Aars water tower is a water tower located in Aars in Himmerland, Denmark. The tower is built right in the middle of a very old water tank from where the city's original water supply went out. As it sounds, it was Aars's water tower. The building has many beautiful handicrafts.

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Which popular attractions are close to Aars Municipality?

Nearby attractions include Aars stone, Aars (4 min walk), Aars church, Aars (4 min walk), Aars water tower, Aars (12 min walk), Dansk Nutidsmuseum, Aars (15 min walk).