It is located in the Aarhus C district, west of the city centre of Indre By.

[citation needed] The neighbourhood of Vesterbro is part of Midtbyen and comprise the area between the university, Indre By, the broad railway yard bordering Frederiksbjerg, Aabyhøj and Aarhus V. The oldest part of Vesterbro is located close to Indre By.

Places of interest includes the Aarhus Botanical Gardens, the open-air museum of Den Gamle By (one of Denmark's most popular attractions), the hospital of Amtssygehuset and the culture centre of Godsbanen.

[citation needed] Now it is probably the busiest junction on Vesterbro.

The inner part of Vesterbro comprise the residential quarters of Ø-gade kvarteret (lit.