Aalborg is a seaport in the region Nordjylland. It is the fourth largest city of the country and capital of the Nordjylland region.
The first settlements in the present city area are more than 1000 years old. At Lindholm Høje, a hill north of the city, ritual burials took place at that time.
The first record of of Aalborg dated back to the year 1040.
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Major attractions are the Aalborgschloss (Aalborghus), built in 1539 by Christian III., the Holy Spirit Monastery from 1437 and which was built in the Renaissance style of the merchant house of Jens Bangs Steinhaus. Also known is the picturesque old town Alley Jomfru Ane Gade with trendy pubs, the naval museum, the zoo and the Tivoli. Also known is the Historiske Museum, founded in 1863 a local museum of cultural history and archeology. The archaeological collection includes around 100,000 exhibits, mainly from the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Viking Age as well as the Middle Ages.
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