Studsgade is a street in

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwes ...

which runs north to south from ''Nørreport'' to

Klostergade Klostergade ( lit.: Priory-street) is a street in Aarhus which runs east from ''Grønnegade'' to ''Studsgade'', intersecting a number of streets. Klostergade is an old street, situated in the Vesterbro neighborhood and its eastern section enters ...

and ''Graven''. The street is situated in the historic

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neighborhood and is home to four

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. The street has existed since at least the 1400s, when it was known as ''Sturisgade'' and ''Stus Gaden'', probably for councillor Jep Sture, who had a house there. It was officially given its current name in 1796. In the middle of Studsgade lies the small square ''Rykind'' from where the narrow alley ''Snævringen'' leads to

Mejlgade Mejlgade is a street in Aarhus which runs north to south from ''Østbanetorvet'' to Skolegade and intersects ''Nørrebrogade''. The street is situated in the historic Latin Quarter neighborhood and has the highest number of historic and listed ...

History

Studsgade was the northern inroad to the

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town, and like other roads leading into the town, it was built on at an early time. In the 1400s, it was a street of significance.

was established at a later time and became the thoroughfare for traffic from

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while Studsgade was turned in the direction of

Randers Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 62,802 (as of 1 January 2022). Studsgade may have had a city gate in the direction of Grenå, but in the 1700s it had been moved to the site of the current

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. In 1757, a new road was opened from Studsgade to

Christiansbjerg Aarhus N is a postal district in the city of Aarhus, consisting of Trøjborg, Risskov, Vejlby, Skejby, Vorrevangen and Christiansbjerg, all with postal code 8200. Aarhus N is an abbreviation for Aarhus Nord (lit. "Aarhus North") and is located nort ...

in the north, which funneled a lot of traffic from ''Munkegade's Port'' to Studsgade. The increased traffic made Studsgade more useful for merchants, and several merchant's houses from that time can be found along the street today.

Listed buildings

Studsgade contains four listed buildings from 1700, 1749, 1842 and 1847, situated side by side by ''Nørreport''. Three of the buildings are half-timbered, and the fourth is a 3 winged brick structure that used to house a factory. File:Studsgade 35.jpg, Studsgade 35, one of 4 listed buildings File:Snevringen 2.jpg, ''Snevringen''

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* {{Coord, 56.1598, 10.2109, region:DK_type:landmark, display=title Streets in Aarhus