Aarup

Aarup is a railway town in central Denmark with a population of 3,237 (1 January 2025),^[1] located in Assens municipality on the island of Funen in Region of Southern Denmark.

Aarup
Town
Aarup windmill
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Coordinates: 55°22′33″N 10°2′57″E
Country	Denmark
Region	Southern Denmark
Municipality	Assens Municipality
Area
• Urban	2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Population  (2025)[1]
• Urban	3,237
• Urban density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
• Gender[2]	1,531 males and 1,706 females
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	DK-5560 Aarup

Aarup can trace its history back to 1500, but it did not become a town until the 1860s. It was located in Skydebjerg-Orte municipality until 1966 and was the municipal seat of Aarup Municipality until 2007.

Aarup is served by Aarup railway station, located on the railway line across Funen.

Notable people

• Thorvald Andersen (1883 in Aarup – 1935 in Frederiksberg) a Danish architect
• Lydmor a Danish singer