Aarhus County
Aarhus County or Århus County (Danish: Århus Amt) is a former county of Denmark (Danish: amt) on the Jutland peninsula. It was created in 1970 by a merger of three counties: Århus, Randers and Skanderborg. The county was abolished effective 1 January 2007, when almost all of it merged into Region Midtjylland (i.e. Region Central Jutland). A very small portion was merged into Region Nordjylland (Region North Jutland). At the time of its abolishment, more than 20,000 people worked for the county.
| Århus Amt | |
| Basic Facts | |
| County seat | Århus |
| Area | 4,561 km² |
| Inhabitants | 661,370 (2006) |
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Municipalities (1970-2006)
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1 Abolished in 2003. 2 Abolished in 1979. | ||
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