Aars
Aars
Års | |
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Town | |
Nickname: Cimbri's town | |
Motto: Aars can the art
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Postal code | DK-9600 Aars |
Website | http://www.aars.dk/ |
Aars or Års,
History
Name
The name Aars first appears in 1345. The site name researcher Svend Aakjær's statement was that it originates from the Old Norse / Old English word árr or ármadr (Ar in old English). Which in Danish means the king's ombudsman or earl. Another explanation is that it comes from the man name Aar / Ar.[5]
Aars stone
At the church in Aars there is a
Års Herred
A herred is a form of district or county. Års herred is known to have existed in 1345 and is believed to have come out of Hornum herred and Slet herred. From 1660, it was a part of Aalborghus Amt, but from 1970 to 2007, it was a part of Aalborg Amt until Aalborg Amt melted together with Hjørring Amt and created Nordjyllands Amt (English: North Jutland amt).[11][citation needed]
Railway town
In 1875, there were 782 residents in Aars parish. In a description from around that time of the city is said "Aars with Church, Priestegaard, School and Inn with Grocery Store, Bakery and Meltyard". In 1880 there was another grocery store. The end of the 18th century was there a post office.
In 1893, the city received a state railway station on the Himmerlandsbaner from
Aars Municipality
Aars Municipality was formed by Kommunalreformen in 1970 which made the Parishes into municipalities and in the Aars municipality the town of Aars was the head city/capital/municipal seat of the municipality. The municipality covered an area of 223 km2 and had a total population of 13,284 in 2005. But in 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 768.08 km2 (2013)[13] and a total population of 38,277 (2008). The reason behind the merge was Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007) which merged many of the now former municipalities into bigger municipalities. Aars Municipality also had what is called a Municipality shield which was a Cimbrian bull (Danish:cimbrertyren) with a red background. The bull symbolized that the Cimbri were present in what was the area in Aars Municipality. Even though Aars Municipality is a thing of the past, the municipality shield can still be found around the city, for example in manhole covers and in the city entrance sign.
Excavation
The construction of a new bypass revealed 4000 year-old buildings. The archaeologists from Vesthimmerland Museum in Aars found a collection of houses they estimated to be around 4000 years old. However, there are only staggered tracks and other tracks, but overall, the findings show that the Aars area has been populated, and probably also densely populated for several thousands of years.
They have found traces of more houses. They assume that at least five of the houses are simultaneous. There is a trace of the
Buildings
The church
Aars Church is a Lutheran church. It was the church of the medieval Aars parish [da]. The original Romanesque building was extensively remodeled and was transformed into a cruciform church of considerable size in 1921. The oldest part is from around 1200. In 1937 Christian Andersen made the baptismal font.[15]
The museum
Aars is renowned for the Vesthimmerlands Museum, with various exhibits on important regional cultural history and art. The museum was initiated in 1920 by
Water tower
The tower is called Aars water tower since it is located in Aars city. 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. In the past, the tower used to have a neon logo on top showing the
Aars Cinema
Aars Cinema is the local
House of music
The Vesthimmerlands Musikhus ALFA began in 1995, when Per Kirkeby drew sketches for a house of music to be built in Aars.
As the economic conditions for such a project were not present at that time, the sketches were put away for a number of years, but in 2006, an opportunity emerged to realize the project. An
The ALFA House of Music comprise a concert hall with room for 420 guests and several teaching facilities. ALFA is an acronym for Aalestrup, Løgstør, Farsø and Aars, the four largest towns in the Vesthimmerland municipality, thus symbolizing the regional status of this cultural center.[20]
Education facilities
Aars School
Aars skole or Aars school is one of two city schools located in Aars city. The school has 574 students divided into kindergarten class to 9th grade. The school has 57 teachers employed. The school also has a SFO. Aars school has a range of offers for children with special needs in relation to language and reading, learning or social contact with other children and adults.[21]
Østermarkskolen
Østermarkskolen is one of two city schools located in Aars city. The school has 645 students divided into
Vestermarkskolen
Vestermarkskolen teaches Students with
Events
Kimbrerfesten (Cimbri festival) is an annual festival in Aars since 1946. Until 2016, the festival was arranged in Anlægget (the facility), but changed location to the Messecenter (Exhibition center) building for a few years. Today it is back at Anlægget. The festival has many things to try and see like bumper car, Trout fishing at Skøjtesøen, Tour de Aars (cycling race) and in the evening there are live music in several tents.[25] The Messecenter has many events throughout the year, including an agricultural show.
Media
Aars has its own
Mayors of Aars
Aars Municipality
Period | Name | Party |
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1970–1971 | Holger Mikkelsen | Venstre |
1971-1974 | Niels Nystrup Haugård | Venstre |
1974-1982 | Alfred Rask | Venstre |
1982-1986 | Martin Glerup | Socialdemokratiet
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1986-1990 | Ejvind Nielsen | Venstre |
1990-2002 | Per Nørgaard | Venstre |
2002-2007 | Knud Vældgaard Kristensen | Det Konservative Folkeparti
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Vesthimmerland Municipality
Period | Name | Party |
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2007–2009 | Jens Lauritzen | Venstre |
2010–2017 | Knud Vældgaard Kristensen | Det Konservative Folkeparti
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2017–present | Per Bach Laursen | Venstre |
Notable people
Notable people from Aars parish include:
- Søren Gyldendal (1742 in Aars – 1802) a Danish bookstore owner who founded Gyldendal
- Christen Christian Larsen (1816 in Stenildvad - 1891) a cripple and vagabond with enormous strength
- Børge Johannes Lauritsen (1916 in Aars – 1944) a merchant and member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power
- Jørgen Rydder (1923 in Aars – 1944) a merchant and member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.
- Per Pallesen (born 1942 in Aars), actor and theater director [27]
- Niels Holck (born 1961 in Aars) a Dane allegedly involved the Purulia arms drop case in India
Sport
- Helle Simonsen (born 1976 in Aars) a Danish handball player
- Caroline Rask (born 1994 in Aars) a Danish football midfielder, plays for Fortuna Hjørring
- Andreas Højsleth (born 1995) a professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player, brought up in Aars.[28]
Twin towns and sister cities
Former twin towns and sister cities
- Kopparberg (1945/46-2007)[29]
Gallery
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Aars Museum.
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Aars water tower.
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Aars's vocational school.
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Aars school.
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Vesthimmerlands Gymnasium.
See also
Notes
- ^ According to Retskrivningsordbogen § 3.2, both are correct.[3]
References
- ^ a b BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ "Retskrivningsordbogen § 3.2" (in Danish). Dansk Sprognævn.
- ^ "Byer i Vesthimmerland". Visitvesthimmerland.
- ^ Nudansk Ordbog. Politikens Forlag. 1989.
- ^ "AARS-STENEN". Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Boye, Anette. "Val -Toke Gormsen". www.geni.com.
- Nationalmuseet. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Aars-stenen" (in Danish). Kulturministeriet. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Aars-stenen" (in Danish). Aars church. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Amt-herred-sogn siderne".
- ^ "Himmerlandsbanerne". Nordjyllands jernbaner. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "noegletal.dk".
- ^ Hansen, Torsten. "4000 år gamle bygninger kom frem i lyset". Aars.dk.[permanent dead link]
- ^ VisitNordjylland.com: Aars Church
- ^ "Aars Vandtårn". Aars.dk. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "Hvem er vi?". aarsteaterbio.
- ^ "Aars Teater Bio". Facebook.
- ^ Vesthimmerlands Musikhus ALFA (in Danish)
- ^ Om ALFA (in Danish)
- ^ "Aars skole". aars-skole.skoleporten.dk.
- ^ Rask, Lasse. "Østermarkskolen får disc golf bane". http://aarsavis. Aars avis.
- ^ "Østermarkskolen". Ostermarkskolen.dk.
- ^ "Vestermarkskolen". Vestermarkskolen.skoleporten.dk.
- ^ Lausten, Karl. "Kimbrerfesten". kimbrerfesten. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Aars avis". Facebook. Aars avis.
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 1 May 2020
- ^ Henriksen, Christian. "Nordjyske Andreas tjener millioner på at spille computer". TV2 Nord.
- ^ Nyvold, Mads. "Venskabsbyer bryder op". nordjyske.dk. Nordjyske. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
External links
- Vesthimmerlands Museum Museumcentre Aars department for cultural history.
- Vesthimmerland municipality's official website (in Danish)
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)