Aalborg

Also known as Ålborg

Aalborg or Ålborg ( , ; ) is Denmark's fourth largest urban settlement (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Municipality of Aalborg had a population of 221,082, making it the third most populous in the country after the municipalities of Copenhagen (capital) and Aarhus. Eurostat and OECD have used a definition for the metropolitan area of Aalborg (referred to as a "functional urban area"), which includes all municipalities in the province () of North Jutland

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Aalborg is Denmark's fourth-largest city by population, located in the northern Jutland region, with about 120,000 residents in the city proper and over 143,000 in the greater urban area. The municipality is the third most populous in Denmark overall, making it an important urban center in the country after Copenhagen and Aarhus.

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Settlement.name: Aalborg
Settlement.other_name: Ålborg
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.nicknames: "Paris of the North", locally "Double A"
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Aalborg.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 75px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Denmark North Jutland Region#Denmark#Scandinavia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Denmark##Location within Scandinavia##Location within Europe
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Jutland Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Aalborg
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Lasse Frimand Jensen (S)
Settlement.established_title: First mention
Settlement.established_date: "Alabu" written on coins