Aarup

Aarup is a railway town in central Denmark with a population of 3,237 (1 January 2025), located in Assens municipality on the island of Funen in Region of Southern Denmark.

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Settlement.name: Aarup
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: AarupMølle3.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Aarup windmill
Settlement.pushpin_map: Denmark#Denmark Region of Southern Denmark
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Southern Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Assens Municipality
Settlement.area_urban_km2: 2.3
Settlement.population_as_of: 2025
Settlement.population_urban: 3237
Settlement.population_density_urban_km2: auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Gender
Settlement.population_blank1: 1531 males and 1706 females

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Aarup is a railway town in central Denmark with a population of 3,237 (1 January 2025), located in Assens municipality on the island of Funen in Region of Southern Denmark.

Aarup can trace its history back to 1500, but it did not become a town until the 1860s. It was located in Skydebjerg-Orte municipality until 1966 and was the municipal seat of Aarup Municipality until 2007.