Aarhus Vest (lit.: Aarhus West) or Aarhus V, is a postal district in the city of
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...
, consisting of Hasle, Herredsvang, Møllevangen and Frydenlund.
Quarters and neighborhoods
Møllevangen
Built primarily in the 1940s, Møllevangen has many four-storey apartment blocks in red or yellow brick, but also larger
detached house areas and several
townhouse
A townhouse, townhome, town house, or town home, is a type of Terraced house, terraced housing. A modern townhouse is often one with a small footprint on multiple floors. In a different British usage, the term originally referred to any type o ...
s. The area is situated close to
Aarhus Botanical Gardens and the shopping mall of Storcenter Nord. Møllevangen has two churches, a school and a nursing and retirement center.
Charlottehøj
The skyline of Møllevangen, is dominated by one of the only brick-constructed highrises in the country; a 16-story red apartment block in the neighbourhood of Charlottehøj. In the northwest, lies the residential area of Finnebyen; a well defined neighbourhood of 122 colourful wooden houses from Finland, established in 1947-48 to address the increased housing needs after
World War II
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. Finnebyen will perhaps be granted a local conservation status in the near future. In the west, there are large playing fields for
association football
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and
athletics and beyond that, a large association of
allotments.
Fuglebakken
This is a
detached housing area from the 1920s, south of Charlottehøj. In the east there are two
dormitories, one of which is dedicated to descendants of members of the
Danish resistance movement during the German occupation. There is a public memorial grove for Danish
Nazi Concentration Camp
From 1933 to 1945, Nazi Germany operated more than a thousand concentration camps (), including subcamp (SS), subcamps on its own territory and in parts of German-occupied Europe.
The first camps were established in March 1933 immediately af ...
prisoners in association with the dormitory grounds here.
Business Academy Aarhus is situated on the outskirts of the neighbourhood, at the heavily trafficked meeting point of Viborg Vej and the
Ring 1 ring road
A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist in reducin ...
.
Frydenlund
Frydenlund is a residential area southwest of Møllevangen, mainly consisting of the characteristic
high rise concrete apartments from the 1960s and 70s, constructed of large,
prefabricated concrete slabs. Approximately 2,500 people live in Frydenlund and they represent a diverse social and ethnic background. 58% are ethnic Danes and 42% are immigrants or descendants of immigrants. There is a large youth and child center (an
adventure playground), with playgrounds, animal farms, facilities for sports, etc.
Herredsvang
This neighbourhood is located northwest of Møllevangen and consists mainly of apartment blocks in various designs, but with a diverse mix of townhouses, detached houses and a dormitory as well. Around 5,000 citizens are living here, with 50% of foreign heritage. There is a church in Herredsvang and easy access to several recreational nature sites such as
Marienlyst Park,
Brendstrup Skov and
Vestereng. There are many community activities in Herredsvang, with institutions such as a
culture house and several youth and child centres, including a small farm with livestock and
forest kindergartens.
File:Frydenlund 8.jpg, One of the apartment blocks in Frydenlund.
File:Blue wooden house.jpg, Finnebyen in Møllevangen, comprise many colourful wooden houses.
File:Rydevænget 1.jpg, From Rydevænget in Herredsvang. The strong colours are visible from afar, across the skyline of Aarhus V.
File:Marienlystparken 5.jpg, Marienlystparken is one of the biggest parks in Aarhus and is offering many recreational activities in both summer and winter.
File:Brendstrup Skov 4.jpg, From Brendstrup Skov beyond Marienlystparken.
Hasle
Hasle, with its 21,700 inhabitants, is by far the biggest part of Aarhus V and is divided into Hasle Vest and Gamle Hasle (Old Hasle).
Hasle Vest is located west of the main road Viborgvej and was developed from 1954 and built in the 1960s. The area consists primarily of suburban houses and
Marienlyst Park. In the middle of the area and in the northern parts,
high rise concrete apartments characterise several
public housing
Public housing, also known as social housing, refers to Subsidized housing, subsidized or affordable housing provided in buildings that are usually owned and managed by local government, central government, nonprofit organizations or a ...
programs and projects, many of which are homes to immigrants. The public housing area of
Bispehaven, is designated as an immigrant "ghetto" in Aarhus V; approx. 70% of the inhabitants are immigrants. Hasle ends east of the ring road Ring 2, as there was uncertainty about where the planned Jutland-Interstate
E45 was to be located, when the area was in the planning phase.
''Gamle Hasle'' (Old Hasle) extends east and south, with detached houses and some apartments. The center of the area is Hasle Torv, a square at the very busy junction of Viborgvej and Ryhavevej.
Music and culture
The
hip hop culture
Hip-hop culture is an art movement that emerged in New York City, in the borough of The Bronx; Primarily within the black community. Hip Hop as an art form and culture has been heavily influenced by both male and female artists. It is charac ...
has been strongly represented in Aarhus V, in particular in the 2000s, when the milieu here gave rise to the so-called Aarhus-V style. The most famous rappers in or from the district includes
L.O.C. (Liam O'Connor,),
Johnson
Johnson may refer to:
People and fictional characters
*Johnson (surname), a common surname in English
* Johnson (given name), a list of people
* List of people with surname Johnson, including fictional characters
*Johnson (composer) (1953–2011) ...
and
U$O, creators of the group B.A.N.G.E.R.S, the
Pimp-A-Lot crew and the two rappers Kajser A and Ham Den Lange comprising the Haven Morgan group.
Break dance and hip hop schools are numerous in Aarhus V, including ''Rap Akademiet'' (the Rap Academy).
See also
Other postal districts in Aarhus includes:
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Aarhus C
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Aarhus N
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Viby J
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Højbjerg
Højbjerg is a postal district of Aarhus, Denmark.
Højbjerg originated as a coastal suburb to the south of Aarhus, but has now completely merged with the city. Højbjerg is located 5 km from the city centre and had a population of 22,000 i ...
*
Brabrand
References
Sources
Map of Århus V from www.krak.dkÅrhus V: DanishHerredsvang: Danish*https://web.archive.org/web/20080404002410/http://www.llgruppen.dk/side4464.html
External links
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