Hjortshøj is a small railway town in Aarhus Municipality, Denmark. The town is located about 14 kilometres north of Aarhus, and has a population of 3,619 (1 January 2023).[1]
The town is named after the round barrow of Hjortshøj, one of two in the area. Hjortshøj translates as "Barrow of Deers". The barrows has not been dated with certainty, but are thought to have been constructed in the Nordic Bronze Age. Along with Jelshøj - the highest natural point in Aarhus municipality -, these pre-historic barrows are among the rare few left in the municipality, but are now all protected by law.[3]
Hjortshøj has its own soccer team called Virup IF.
Andelssamfundet i Hjortshøj (AiH) is a co-owned ecovillage in the outskirts of Hjortshøj.[4] The association was initiated in 1987 and the first constructions began in 1992. AiH is now home to c. 300 people.
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Hjortshøj church
Hjortshøj train station
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^ abBY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
^BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
^"Hjortshøj og Loddenhøj gravhøje v. Århus". Danske Fortidsminder (in Danish). Danmarks KulturarvsForening. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
hjortshøj, list, people, with, surname, surname, small, railway, town, aarhus, municipality, denmark, town, located, about, kilometres, north, aarhus, population, january, 2023, town, historic, round, barrowlocation, denmarkshow, denmark, denmark, central, den. For a list of people with the surname see Hjortshoj surname Hjortshoj is a small railway town in Aarhus Municipality Denmark The town is located about 14 kilometres north of Aarhus and has a population of 3 619 1 January 2023 1 HjortshojTownHjortshoj a pre historic round barrowHjortshojLocation in DenmarkShow map of DenmarkHjortshojHjortshoj Denmark Central Denmark Region Show map of Denmark Central Denmark RegionCoordinates 56 14 52 N 10 15 53 E 56 24778 N 10 26472 E 56 24778 10 26472CountryDenmarkRegionRegion MidtjyllandMunicipalityAarhus MunicipalityArea Urban1 34 km2 0 52 sq mi Population 2023 1 Urban3 619 Urban density2 700 km2 7 000 sq mi Gender 2 1 709 males and 1 910 femalesTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal codeDK 8530 Hjortshoj Hjortshoj has a limited infrastructure including a primary school a post office in the local Brugsen a bank and other ancillary businesses It is served by Hjortshoj railway station located on the Grenaa railway line Hjortshoj Church is a typical Danish white village church building dating back to 1100 CE rebuilt in 1492 The town is named after the round barrow of Hjortshoj one of two in the area Hjortshoj translates as Barrow of Deers The barrows has not been dated with certainty but are thought to have been constructed in the Nordic Bronze Age Along with Jelshoj the highest natural point in Aarhus municipality these pre historic barrows are among the rare few left in the municipality but are now all protected by law 3 Hjortshoj has its own soccer team called Virup IF Contents 1 Ecovillage AiH 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External linksEcovillage AiH editAndelssamfundet i Hjortshoj AiH is a co owned ecovillage in the outskirts of Hjortshoj 4 The association was initiated in 1987 and the first constructions began in 1992 AiH is now home to c 300 people Gallery edit nbsp Hjortshoj church nbsp Hjortshoj train stationReferences edit a b BY3 Population 1 January by rural and urban areas area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark BY1 Population 1 January by urban areas age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark Hjortshoj og Loddenhoj gravhoje v Arhus Danske Fortidsminder in Danish Danmarks KulturarvsForening Retrieved 24 February 2016 andelssamfundet dkExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hjortshoj local information local ecological community Andelssamfundet i Hjortshoj AiH nbsp This article about a location in the Central Denmark Region is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hjortshoj amp oldid 1164852686, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
