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A Brief History of Aalborg
Aalborg was founded by the Vikings more than 1,000 years ago. It gained city privileges in 1342, but exactly when the city was established is hard to say. There is documented evidence of its original name, Alabu, dating back to the 11th century.
During the Middle Ages, the port was buzzing and merchants came from all over Scandinavia and beyond. The herring business was one of the cornerstones of the economy in those days and in 1516 the king granted Aalborg a monopoly on all herring trade, which made the city even more prosperous. The first bridge across the Limfjord was built in 1865 and the railroad bridge was built shortly after. Today there is also a tunnel under the fjord, connecting the E45 Highway, east of the city.
Aalborg is now the fourth-biggest city in Denmark, with 165,000 people. Aalborg is also sometimes spelled Ålborg (Å and Aa are pronounced the same way in Danish), which is the more modern style, but the traditional way is more common.
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