Ormslev is a small village in

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Ormslev is located west of

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city, between the settlements of

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( southeast) and Harlev ( west), on the southern slopes of the broad and flat ''Aarhus Ådal'' river valley, overlooking the

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and

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is located northeast of Ormslev, including the historic manor of Constantinsborg. Route E45 passes by immediately west of Ormslev. Further west, about , is Aarhus Aadal Golf Club.

History

The church in Ormslev is probably very old, but a large part of it is later additions and the whole church was thoroughly reconstructed in 1739. The area around Ormslev has been cultivated as farmland a long way back, as part of the historic and influential manor of Constantinsborg. Constantinsborg has been a manor for the nobility from at least the 15th century and is also an important agricultural producer today. From 1902 to 1956 the settlement of Ormslev became a

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along the now abandoned Hammelbanen rail road line, and the village attracted some industry, including a grain mill, a dairy and some craftsmen. Half a kilometre southwest,

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was mined and transported by rail and the local farmers sent off their vegetables to market. Beginning in the 1930s, however, the small industrious village saw a decline and the rail road line was later abandoned altogether. The former train station, situated about half a kilometre northwest of the village on a lower elevation, has since been preserved and restored.

Gallery

Ormslev 2-Aarhus.JPG, The Romanesque church of Ormslev Nordenskirker ormslev(12).jpg, The nave Ormslev Denmark Station.JPG, Ormslev train station Lake, meadow and blue skies.jpg, The naturepath around Årslev Engsø lake Constantinsborg 1.jpg, From the manor of Constantinsborg Constantinsborg.jpg, Constantinsborg in 1801

References

Sources

* Asger Christiansen: ''Hammelbanen'', bane bøger 1996, s. 109 f. og s. 134 * Aarhus Kommune (2009)
Renovation of Ormslev train station
* Danmarks Kirker
Ormslev Kirke
Nationalmuseet Summary in English

External links

Ormslev Church

Aarhus Aadal Golf Club
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