Aarhus is located on the east egg of the Jutland peninsula.
 The highest natural point in Aarhus Municipality is Jelshj at 128 metres above sea level, in the southern district of Hjbjerg
 In 1850, the largest Jutland towns of Aalborg, Aarhus and Randers had no more than about 8,000 inhabitants each; by 1901, Aarhus had grown to 51,800 citizens

