Encyclopædia Britannica, Tenth Edition/Aalborg

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Aalborg, capital of county Aalborg, Denmark, on the S. side of Liimfjord, 87 miles by rail N. from Aarhus, a growing industrial and commercial centre. In 1899, 1532 vessels of 250,745 tons entered the port, and 1599 of 245,681 tons cleared. The iron bridge connecting Aalborg with Nörre Sundby (pop. 3000) on the N. side of the fjord, 1250 ft. long, is one of the finest pieces of engineering in the kingdom. Population, 14,152 (1880); 19,503 (1890); 31,462 (1901).