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Explore Purhus in Denmark

Purhus in the region of Central Jutland is a town in Denmark - some 119 mi or ( 192 km ) North-West of Copenhagen , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Purhus

Current time in Purhus is now 02:04 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Copenhagen " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Vaeth, Viborg, Vejle, Ulstrup, and Rejstrup. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Vaeth . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Purhus ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Coupling

0:24 min by emdcale
Views: 1729 Rating: 5.00

Coupling the steamengine to the train before leaving the station,perfect. ..

OL Theme Video for Slovakia Missiontrip 2008

3:21 min by mariagerbiblecollege
Views: 392 Rating: 5.00

This is a video we made in MH Production for a mission trip we had in Slovakia, November 2008. ..


Fireworks New Years Eve 08-09

0:52 min by 5150Madman
Views: 75 Rating: 0.00

Just a quick sample of the fireworks in Hobro Denmark on New Years 2009. This is a short clip, and doesnt really show the full scope of how they roll. It gets much busier, but this is all I got, cuz I ..

Denmark v4

3:00 min by electricchuck
Views: 50 Rating: 0.00

Shows some photo's in the town "Silkeborg" in Denmark, plenty to see in this region, for visitors. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Purhus Municipality

Until January 1, 2007 Purhus municipality was a municipality in the former Aarhus County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 169 km², and had a total population of 8,547 (2005). Its last mayor was Berner Nielsen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Fårup.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 56.54 9.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Denmark, Randers Municipality

Glenstrup Abbey

Glenstrup Abbey was a Benedictine monastery occupied briefly at various points during its history by the Carthusians as Glenstrup Charterhouse and by the Bridgettines. The abbey was located at Glenstrup near Randers, Denmark.

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Located at 56.58 9.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Benedictine monasteries in Denmark, Carthusian monasteries

Hobro

Hobro with a population of 11,710 (1 January 2012) is an old market and railway town in northern Denmark. Hobro is the seat of Mariagerfjord municipality in Region Nordjylland on the Jutland peninsula. The town is situated in a hilly terrain at the head of Mariager Fjord, close to the former Viking fortress of Fyrkat.

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Located at 56.63 9.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in North Denmark Region, Former municipalities of Denmark, Mariagerfjord Municipality, Municipal seats of North Denmark Region

Fyrkat

Fyrkat might be the oldest of Denmark's former Viking ring castles. It is located near the town of Hobro some distance from the end of the Mariager Fjord in North Jutland. It is built on a narrow piece of land with a river on one side and swampy area on the others. It could have controlled the traffic on the main land route between Alborg and Aarhus.

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Located at 56.62 9.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Denmark, Former populated places in Denmark, Forts in Denmark, Viking Age

AutoC Park Randers

AutoC Park Randers (former Randers Stadion and Essex Park Randers) is a football stadium, located in Randers, Denmark and is the home ground of Randers FC.

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Located at 56.47 10.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Central Denmark Region, Football venues in Denmark, Randers, Randers FC