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Ærøskøbing
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Ærøskøbing

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Also known as Aeroskobing, Aroskobing, Æroskobing

Ærøskøbing () is a town on the island of Ærø, Denmark. The suffix -købing means a trade town in the languages that derive from Old Norse.

Key facts

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Ærøskøbing
Settlement.motto
"Øens købstad"
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Denmark
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Location in Denmark
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Country
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Denmark
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Region
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Southern Denmark (Syddanmark)
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Municipality
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Ærø
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Parish
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Ærøskøbing
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Earliest evidence
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12th century
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Mayor
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Jørgen Otto Jørgensen

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Tourism
  • Twin towns – Sister cities
  • References

Ærøskøbing () is a town on the island of Ærø, Denmark. The suffix -købing means a trade town in the languages that derive from Old Norse.

Ærøskøbing's houses and streets are delicately restored to retain the character of the olden days. Most of them are one story tall, and the oldest ones date back to 1645.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ærøskøbing” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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