Aarup
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Aarup
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = AarupMølle3.JPG
| image_caption = Aarup windmill
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Denmark#Denmark Region of Southern Denmark
| pushpin_relief =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Denmark
| coordinates = {{coord|55|22|33|N|10|2|57|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Denmark
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Southern Denmark
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Assens Municipality
| area_urban_km2 = 2.3
| population_as_of = 2025
| population_urban = 3237
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| population_blank1_title = Gender[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY1?lang=en BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex] The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
| population_blank1 = 1531 males and 1706 females
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = DK-5560 Aarup
}}
Aarup is a railway town in central Denmark with a population of 3,237 (1 January 2025),[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density] The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark 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.
Aarup is served by Aarup railway station, located on the railway line across Funen.
Notable people
- Thorvald Andersen (1883 in Aarup – 1935 in Frederiksberg) a Danish architect
- Lydmor a Danish singer
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Category:Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark
Category:Populated places in Funen
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