Aarup is the name of several localities in Denmark

Denmark

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 and Sweden

Sweden

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The largest is Aarup, - a town in central Denmark with a population of 3,014 (1 January 2011), located in Assens municipality

Assens municipality

Assens Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 513 km² and a total population of 42,054...

 on the island of Funen

Funen

Funen , with a size of 2,984 km² , is the third-largest island of Denmark following Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy, and the 163rd largest island of the world. Funen is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 454,358 inhabitants . The main city is Odense, connected to the...

 in Region of Southern Denmark.

This Aarup can trace its history back to 1500, but it would be 1860's before it would become a town. Until 1966 it was located in Skydebjerg-Orte municipality.