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Old Little Belt Bridge
The elegant 1935 steel truss bridge linking Jutland and Funen at Middelfart. Now a quiet scenic crossing beside its motorway successor, with bridge-walking tours on its upper girders.
27 km · about 30 min drive
South Denmark, Denmark · Europe
Årup is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Gelsted, 35km from Egeskov Castle.
Årup is a town located in South Denmark, Denmark. With a population of 3,259, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Årup sits in Denmark, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Copenhagen time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Årup to your route.
Aarup is a railway town in central Denmark with a population of 3,254 (1 January 2026), located in Assens municipality on the island of Funen in Region of Southern Denmark.
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 1966Read more
and was the municipal seat of Aarup Municipality until 2007.
Aarup is served by Aarup railway station, located on the railway line across Funen.
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Årup is located in South Denmark, Denmark, Europe. The coordinates are 55.3732 latitude, 10.0413 longitude.
Årup has a population of approximately 3,259 people, making it a town in Denmark.
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bridge
The elegant 1935 steel truss bridge linking Jutland and Funen at Middelfart. Now a quiet scenic crossing beside its motorway successor, with bridge-walking tours on its upper girders.
27 km · about 30 min drive
bridge
Suspension bridge carrying the E20 motorway between Jutland and Funen, opened in 1970 alongside the older 1935 crossing.
27 km · about 30 min drive
castle
Europe's best-preserved moated Renaissance castle on Funen, rising straight from its lake amid playful gardens.
35 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
An undulating five-tower residential building on Vejle Fjord, one of Denmark's most striking pieces of contemporary architecture.
49 km · about 55 min drive
ancient ruins
Denmark's 'birth certificate': UNESCO-listed runic stones raised by Viking kings Gorm and Harald Bluetooth alongside massive burial mounds.
58 km · about 65 min drive
photogenic
Perfectly preserved 17th–18th-century merchant town on the island of Ærø, all cobbles, hollyhocks and crooked pastel houses: a Europa Nostra prize-winner reached by car ferry from Svendborg or Fynshav.
59 km · about 70 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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