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he offered the gasworks to the city council for the same price or to run it personally. The city council accepted the offer and purchased it. In 1880 a dispute over unpaid taxes erupted between Broge and the city council. On 5 May 1881 the city council received a letter from Broge stating that the condition for paying the disputed amount was that two projects had to be realized. One was the construction of
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in the city, an agreement could not be reached and the company representative returned to
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in 1822 to Niels and Anna Sofie Broge. When he was six-years old his father died in a drowning accident leaving his mother alone with 4 children. Broge was married to Inger
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Hans Broge's significance was realized while he was still alive. In the 1860s the nickname "King Hans" is seen for the first time and during 25th wedding anniversary in
October 1874 flags were raised across the city. In 1901 at the age of 78 Hans Broge had a newly established road on
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the area formerly occupied by his summer residence is today known as Hans Broge's Bakker (Hans Broge's Hills) and the road that led to his house is named Hans Broge's Road. The passenger ferry between Aarhus and
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