_02.jpg) Vestergade is a diverse mix of buildings, representing its long history | |
| Length | 718 m (2,356 ft) |
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| Location | Latin Quarter/Vesterbro, Aarhus, Denmark |
| Postal code | 8000 |
| Coordinates | 56°09′27.1″N 10°12′04.9″E / 56.157528°N 10.201361°E |
Vestergade (lit: Westward-street) is a street in Aarhus, Denmark, which runs east to west from the central square of Store Torv to the city park of Åparken at Carl Blochs Gade, intersecting the main streets of Grønnegade and Vester Allé along its course. Vestergade begins in the Indre By neighborhood and ends in neighborhood of Vesterbro, close to CeresByen. Vestergade has some of the best preserved 18th-century merchant estates in Aarhus and a history of creativity and artistic expression.
Vestergade was the original road leading to Viborg in the old Viking Age settlement. The buildings along Vestergade were the first outside the western defensive ramparts and formed the first civilian settlement. Originally, the street ended at Grønnegade but has since been lengthened as the city grew around it. Vestergade represents most periods in the history of Aarhus.[1][2]
- ^ "Vestergade 58" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Slentretur gennem Vestergades historie" (in Danish). Aarhus State Archives. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2016.