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Population: 300,000 people and with a student population of more than 40,000, Århus is Denmark´s youngest city. Venues: Atletion Stadium, Atletion Arena, Atletion Stadium Hall, Vejlby Risskovhallen, Aarhus Speed Scating Track, The Danis National Dressage Equestrian Centre at Vilhelmsborg, The Bay of Århus, Århus Swimming Stadium |
Congres Centres: There are many different opportunities to undertake conferences, from major international conventions at the Scandinavian Congress Center, through medium-sized conferences at the hotels in the city.
Hotels: Total Number of rooms/ beds within the city: 1,871/3,400
Total number of rooms/ beds within a 1 hour drive: 4,000/7,300
Total number of 3 stars hotels and more within the city: 15
Km from Copenhagen: 300 km Copenhagen
By car: 3 h
By train: 3 h
By flight: 0,30 hours
Distance from the city centre to the nearest airport:
Aarhus Airport: 42 km/ 0,40 hours
Billund Airport: 99 km/ 1,15 hours
Sports Clubs: More than 400 clubs
Up coming events:
• The European Veteran Athletics Championships Non Stadia 2009
• Freediving World Championship 2009
• World Standard Dance Championship 2009
• Dialog09, where the city in dialog with the nation and the world, wants to show what the city is able to do within culture, music, theatre, art and technology. The Event is going on the whole year. Further information at www.dialog09.dk
• Spot Festival, May 2009, The most significant display-window for Scandinavian rock music.
• Sculpture by the Sea, June, an event during the “Dialog09”
• Africa Now, August 2009, an event during the “Dialog09”
• The Århus Festival, August and September 2009, Scandinavia’s largest offering of cultural event
• GF World Cup Women’s Handball 2009-2010
• The International 505 World Championship 2010
• The Tall Ships Races in 2007 (1. million visitors) and in 2013
Previous Events:
• World Masters Games 1989
• World Masters Orienteering Championships 1999
• World Cup Final in Dressage 2001
• The Star European Sailing Championship 2001
• European Veteran Table-Tennis Championships 2001
• Manchester United versus FC Aarhus 2002
• Women’s European Handball Championship 2002
• Boris Becker versus Stefan Edberg 2002
• Football Festival Denmark 2003 - 2008
• The European Veterans´ Athletics Championship 2004
• European Latin Dance Championship 2004
• The European Table-Tennis Championships 2005
• Elton John Concert in 2005
• Denmark Open 5-star IBF badminton championships in 2003- 2006
• FC Barcelona versus AGF Football Club 2005 + 2006
• Women’s Handball GF World Cup 2005-2007
• The UCI Women’s Road Cycling World Cup 2006
• Depeche Mode Concert in 2006
• World Orienteering Championship 2006
• World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2006
• World Standard Dance Championship 2006
• European Latin Dance Championship 2007
• National soccer, volleyball and basketball matches in 2007
• George Michael Concert in 2007
• Metallica Concert in 2007
• The Police Concert in 2007
• The Bryan Adams Concert in 2007
• Bill Clinton and Kofi Annan in Aarhus in 2007
• The Tall Ships Races in 2007 (1. million visitors) and in 2013
• Euro Qualification Football 2008: Liechtenstein/DK and Spain/DK
• The ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship 2008
• The Leonard Cohen Concert in 2008
• World Youth Dance Championship 2008
• GF World Cup 2008 – Women’s handball
Contact:
Eventchef Finn Lyck
Mail: fl@aarhus.dk
Event- og elite consultant Mariann Vinding
Mail: mv@aarhus.dk
Contact:
Sport Aarhus Events
Atletion, Idraettens Hus Vest
Stadion Alle 70
DK-8000 Aarhus C
Tel: +45 89 40 48 25
Fax: +45 89 40 48 23
To go exploring in Århus is almost like balm for the soul. Break into the experience right-away by clicking your way to www.visitaarhus.com
www.sport-aarhus-events.dk