Vesterbro is a neighborhood or area in the city district of Århus C

Århus C

Aarhus C is a district in the city of Aarhus, consisting of Midtbyen, Vesterbro, University of Aarhus, Frederiksbjerg and the newest part, the Docklands which the municipality recently bought from the Port of Aarhus and which will be transformed into a new modern part of town...

 located to the west of city centre. The neighborhood is not as old as Midtbyen

Midtbyen, Aarhus

Midtbyen , also known as Aarhus Center or City, is the inner part of Aarhus City and has postal code 8000. It is a part of Århus C, together with Vesterbro and Frederiksbjerg and has a population of 55.000-History:...

, the historical centre, since there wasn't much than farms and small houses here before the city walls were torn down back in 1851.

The neighborhood Vesterbro

Vesterbro is covering an area between the university

University of Aarhus

Aarhus University , located in the city of Aarhus, Denmark, is Denmark's second oldest and second largest university...

, Midtbyen

Midtbyen, Aarhus

Midtbyen , also known as Aarhus Center or City, is the inner part of Aarhus City and has postal code 8000. It is a part of Århus C, together with Vesterbro and Frederiksbjerg and has a population of 55.000-History:...

, the rail yard bordering Frederiksbjerg

Frederiksbjerg

Frederiksbjerg is a borough in Aarhus, Denmark. It is located just south of the historical city centre, and has its own character despite being part of the inner city. Frederiksbjerg has around 20,000 inhabitants, and three large shopping streets, Bruunsgade, Jægergårdsgade, and Frederiks Allé....

, Aabyhøj

Aabyhøj

Aabyhøj or Åbyhøj is a suburban area of Aarhus in Denmark. It has a population of approximately 11,000 people.-Notable people:*Just Betzer*Niels Brinck*Tina Dickow*Jacob Vinjegaard*Hans Ranum*Frederik Krabbe...

 and Århus V

Århus V

Århus Vest or just Århus V is a district in the city of Aarhus , consisting of Hasle, Herredsvang, Fuglebakken, Frydenlund, and Møllevang.-Herredsvang:...

. The area is divided into different areas itself, with different names.
The is the older part, closest to Midtbyen, with the oldest apartments. Then there is the Aarhus Botanical Gardens

Aarhus Botanical Gardens

Aarhus Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in Aarhus, Denmark. It is located north of the Old Town open-air village museum and was founded in 1875....

, there is the old brewery

Ceres Brewery

Ceres Brewery is a brewery located in Aarhus, Denmark. Today, it is part of Royal Unibrew.-History:Ceres Brewery was founded by a grocer named Malthe Conrad Lottrup, with help from the chemists A. S. Aagard and Knud Redelien, as the city's seventh brewery...

, there is the hospital to the far west of Vesterbro and then the newest part with buildings under construction.

The inner part of Vesterbro is consisting of Øgadekvarteret (lit. English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

, "the Island street quarter") where most streets are named after different Danish islands. The main square, Vesterbro Torv, used to be a market square for pigs and other animals in the 1880s. Now it is proberly the busiest junction in Vesterbro. Half a mile west to Vesterbro Torv is one of the cities most famous landmarks, Den Gamle By.