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Title: Aarhus Street Name
Post by: stuartroxy on Thursday 27 March 25 10:51 GMT (UK)
Hi folks, I’m in Aarhus tracing my wife’s Danish family. Unfortunately, they appear to change address every 20 minutes or so!  I’m struggling to decipher this one. Any help would be most appreciated.

Title: Re: Aarhus Street Name
Post by: jnomad on Thursday 27 March 25 10:59 GMT (UK)
Rainers vej?
Title: Re: Aarhus Street Name
Post by: jnomad on Thursday 27 March 25 11:01 GMT (UK)
Sorry, missed the first bit. Ole Rainers vej. Street named after a person.
Title: Re: Aarhus Street Name
Post by: aghadowey on Thursday 27 March 25 14:59 GMT (UK)
There's a street called Ole Rømers Gade but snippet ends in vej not gade  :-\
I've found this site very useful in the past but can't find anything under R-
https://denmark-streets.openalfa.com/aarhus-municipality/streetdir/r
Title: Re: Aarhus Street Name
Post by: stuartroxy on Thursday 27 March 25 16:52 GMT (UK)
Thanks.

Our most recent Danish waiter suggested that as well. It’s in the same part of town as some of the other addresses; so we’ll have a look there.

👍
Title: Re: Aarhus Street Name
Post by: BushInn1746 on Thursday 27 March 25 18:14 GMT (UK)
The ae are joined

Ole Ræ ...

Have you tried the Old Town Museum, Aarhus?

https://www.dengamleby.dk/
Title: Re: Aarhus Street Name
Post by: jnomad on Thursday 27 March 25 19:23 GMT (UK)
I thought I saw a dot over what I took to be an i, not an e. The n or perhaps m is joined too; isn’t it just cursive handwriting?
Title: Re: Aarhus Street Name
Post by: Zefiro on Thursday 27 March 25 19:43 GMT (UK)
Which year?
Title: Re: Aarhus Street Name
Post by: stuartroxy on Thursday 27 March 25 21:01 GMT (UK)
Not yet tried the Old Town Museum - that might have to wait till the next visit!

The Danish cursive writing (and ‘different’ letters) has been awkward.

It’s taken from a Church record from 1900.

Thanks, all!
Title: Re: Aarhus Street Name
Post by: Zefiro on Thursday 27 March 25 21:06 GMT (UK)
The street you're looking for is Ole Rømers Vej. It doesn't exist anymore, and I've failed to find an old map showing its position. I did find enough information to know in which area it was.
1882
Efter Andragende fra vedkommende Grundejere og i Overensstemmelse med Brolægningsudvalgets Erklæring vedtog Byraadet at tillægge den private Vej, som skjærer Montanavej og som gaar fra Matr. Nr. 154 og 165 a Øst og Nr. 143 og 155a i Vest, Navn af "Ole Rømers Vej".
https://www.aarhusarkivet.dk/records/000188985?search=1

Following a petition from the relevant landowners and in accordance with the Declaration of the Paving Committee, the City Council decided to give the private road that intersects Montanavej and that runs from Matr. No. 154 and 165 a in the East and No. 143 and 155a in the West, the name of "Ole Rømers Vej".

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1893
Efter Indstilling af Udvalget for Byens Udvidelse og Bebyggelse vedtog Byraadet at tillægge det Stykke Vej, som paa Strækningen imellem Büllovsgade og Bruunsgade fører fra Ole Rømersvej til Brammersgade, Navn af Brammersgade, der saaledes gjælder for Gaden lige fra Marselisborg Allé til Büllowsgade, imedens ikkun Fortsættelsen fra sidstnævnte Gade til Frederiks Allé benævnes Ole Rømersvej.
https://www.aarhusarkivet.dk/records/000195393?search=6

Following a recommendation from the Committee for the Expansion and Development of the City, the City Council decided to give the section of road that, on the stretch between Büllovsgade and Bruunsgade, leads from Ole Rømersvej to Brammersgade, the name of Brammersgade, which thus applies to the street right from Marselisborg Allé to Büllowsgade, while only the continuation from the latter street to Frederiks Allé is called Ole Rømersvej.
Title: Re: Aarhus Street Name
Post by: stuartroxy on Thursday 27 March 25 21:21 GMT (UK)
Zefiro,

You are a star!

We did think that might have been an option, but thanks for the confirmation!
Title: Re: Aarhus Street Name
Post by: stuartroxy on Thursday 27 March 25 21:26 GMT (UK)
I’ve had another look and Ole Rømers Gade looks to have be in the same place.

Title: Re: Aarhus Street Name
Post by: AlanBoyd on Friday 28 March 25 08:00 GMT (UK)
Ole Rømer was a 17th century astronomer, born in Aarhus.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_R%C3%B8mer?wprov=sfti1# (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_R%C3%B8mer?wprov=sfti1#)
Title: Re: Aarhus Street Name
Post by: stuartroxy on Friday 28 March 25 11:45 GMT (UK)
Tak!

Roxy
Title: Re: Aarhus Street Name
Post by: aghadowey on Friday 28 March 25 11:51 GMT (UK)
Quote from: aghadowey on Thursday 27 March 25 14:59 GMT (UK)
There's a street called Ole Rømers Gade but snippet ends in vej not gade  :-\
I've found this site very useful in the past but can't find anything under R-
https://denmark-streets.openalfa.com/aarhus-municipality/streetdir/r 

Go to that site, click on Ole Rømers Gade and you'll be able to see the location on the map. One reason I liked this site was being able to check how close different locations were from each other when researching my cousin's grandmother from Aarhus.

Looking at Google Maps the street is still there (with that name)-
https://www.google.com/maps/@56.1470315,10.1984867,3a,75y,242.41h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sc2xw1nsvPrHPNp5BmhxNAA!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D0%26panoid%3Dc2xw1nsvPrHPNp5BmhxNAA%26yaw%3D242.4083425388825!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMyNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Title: Re: Aarhus Street Name
Post by: stuartroxy on Friday 28 March 25 19:50 GMT (UK)
That’s great. Thanks!