It is currently the 76 largest city in Denmark just behind Ribe but in front of Helsinge on Zealand, Sjælland.

[8][9][10] It is believed to have originally stood north-east of the church, probably as part of a memorial assemblage comparable to the Jelling stones.

In a description from around that time of the city is said "Aars with Church, Clergy house, School and Inn with Grocery Store, Bakery and Meltyard".

In 1893, the city received a state railway station on the Himmerlandsbaner from Hobro / Viborg via Aalestrup to Løgstør.

The Great Rail Act of 1918 even opened the possibility that there should also be a Himmelland crossroads Aars-Arden-Bælum-Øster Hurup, but this course was never brought, like most projects in this law.

The freight traffic Viborg-Løgstør continued with the expedition station in Aars, but ended in 1999.

Nature trail Nibe-Hvalpsund uses the railway line to Nibe, but follows Løgstørvej in the first 2 km towards Havbro.

The bull symbolized that the Cimbri were present in what was the area in Aars Municipality.

The archaeologists from Vesthimmerland Museum in Aars found a collection of houses they estimated to be around 4000 years old.

The original Romanesque building was extensively remodeled and was transformed into a cruciform church of considerable size in 1921.

[15] Aars is renowned for the Vesthimmerlands Museum, with various exhibits on important regional cultural history and art.

The cinema is located in Aars hovedgade (English: Main street).

[17][18] The Vesthimmerlands Musikhus ALFA began in 1995, when Per Kirkeby drew sketches for a house of music to be built in Aars.

An EU grant of DKK 11.5 million became vacant, because the fiddle plug for the Aalborg House of Music Musikkens Hus project was waiting.

In addition, the ALFA project received a grant of DKK 3.2 million from the EU.

Musikhuset) was finished, designed by architectural firm Kjær & Richter in collaboration with Per Kirkeby.

[19] The ALFA House of Music comprise a concert hall with room for 420 guests and several teaching facilities.

ALFA is an acronym for Aalestrup, Løgstør, Farsø and Aars, the four largest towns in the Vesthimmerland municipality, thus symbolizing the regional status of this cultural center.

There are 45 teachers employed, 3 kindergarten class leaders, 15 educators, 1 school inspector, 1 deputy school inspector, 1 SFO leader, 1 SFO deputy head, 2 secretaries, 1 service manager, 1 service employee (part-time), 1 person in 50-50 job order, 5 people in flexjob, 6 cleaning assistants.

Until 2016, the festival was arranged in Anlægget (the facility), but changed location to the Messecenter (Exhibition center) building for a few years.

The festival has many things to try and see like bumper car, Trout fishing at Skøjtesøen, Tour de Aars (cycling race) and in the evening there are live music in several tents.

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[26] Notable people from Aars parish include: Former twin towns and sister cities