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687:"Fritlægning af Aarhus Å"
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260:54 m (177 ft)
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502:Jeksendalen
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230:10°5′37.9″E
227:56°1′47.8″N
198:Astrup Mose
116:Native name
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855:Categories
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825:56°09′16″N
574:References
540:Along the
466:fish farms
439:Viking Age
350:Basin size
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287:Aarhus Bay
727:6 January
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671:6 January
648:"Ă…rhus Ă…"
454:ecosystem
417:close to
407:sea level
391:Silkeborg
721:Archived
665:Archived
650:p. 39-48
528:Kayaking
403:Kattegat
161:District
136:Location
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740:Sources
544:pathway
484:Gallery
425:History
411:bogland
380:Denmark
376:Jutland
368:Ă…rhus Ă…
155:Jutland
145:Denmark
141:Country
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599:(PDF)
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470:trout
372:river
270:Mouth
751:ISBN
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