Aalborg

Aalborg
Aalborg
	— Ceety —
Aalborg
	Nytorv Square in Aalborg, Denmark
; Seal	; Coat of arms
	Eik-name(s): "Paris of the North", locally "Double A"
	Motto: "Seize The Warld" , In Dens "Vild med Verden"
	; Aalborg Location in Denmark
	Coordinates: 57°3′N 9°55′E / 57.05°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)
	Aurie
- Urban	139 km2 (53.7 sq mi)
- Municipal	1,144 km2 (441.7 sq mi)
Hicht	5 m (16 ft)
	Indwallers (2011)
- Ceety	124,921
- Densitie	888/km2 (Expression error: Unrecognised word "roond"./sq mi)
- Municipal	200,076
- Municipal Densitie	174/km2 (Expression error: Unrecognised word "roond"./sq mi)
- Demonym	Aalborggenser
Time zone	Central Europe Time (UTC+1)
Postal codes	9000, 9008, 9020, 9100, 9200, 9210, 9220, 9400
Wabsteid	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 197,426 (2010)^[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.

[edit] Internaitional relations

See an aw: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Denmark

[edit] Twin touns — sister ceeties

Aalborg maintains cultural, economic an educational ties wi 27 ceeties aroond the globe.^[5] Thus, Aalborg haes the maist twin ceeties in Denmark. Ivery fower years Aalborg gathers youth frae the majority o its twin ceeties for a week o sports gemmes, kent as Ungdomslegene (The Youth Gemmes).