Harlev is a former railway town in Aarhus Municipality in Denmark, with a population of 3,904 as of 1 January 2024.[1] It is a suburb only 13 kilometres west of central Aarhus and is located at the Danish national road 15.
Harlev | |
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Town | |
 The former station building in Harlev | |
  Harlev Location in Denmark  Harlev Harlev (Denmark Central Denmark Region) | |
| Coordinates: 56°8′41″N 9°59′49″E / 56.14472°N 9.99694°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Region Midtjylland |
| Municipality | Aarhus Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 1.81 km2 (0.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| • Urban | 3,904 |
| • Urban density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
| • Gender [2] | 1,881 males and 2,023 females |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | DK-8462 Harlev J |
History
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Harlev developed as a railway town in 1902 when a train station of the former Hammelbanen rail road line was built on a field between the villages of Gammel Harlev and Framlev. Harlev church is still situated 1½ kilometre out of town in the older settlement of Gammel Harlev (lit.: Old Harlev). Hammelbanen formerly connected the inland town of Hammel with the port city of Aarhus and was important for the transportation of agricultural products, but it was decommissioned in 1956. The former train station in Harlev has since been restored and is currently headquarters to a local scouting group.[3] Because of the position between Gammel Harlev and Framlev, the citizens of Harlev is still divided between the parishes of Harlev and Framlev.[4]
Gammel Harlev
editThe village of Gammel Harlev, situated at a bend of the Aarhus River 1½ km from Harlev, is a much older settlement. Harlev church has been dated to around 1100 AD, and is thus among the first churches in Denmark.[5] Harlev watermill from 1733 is no longer active as a watermill, but has been restored and repurposed as a conference center.[6]
The entire parish of Harlev was once part of the extensive Skanderborg Equestrian District (Skanderborg Rytterdistrikt) until 1784.[7]
Notable people
edit- Henrik Wann Jensen (born 1969 in Harlev) a Danish computer graphics researcher
References
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
- ^ "KFUM-spejderne Harlev-Framlev Gruppe". Archived from the original on 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ Harlev og Framlev Kirker
- ^ Harlev Kirke
- ^ Harlev Mølle
- ^ *Harald Nielsen: "Oversigt over udskiftningen i det forrige skanderborgske rytterdistrikt (o. 1770—1820)" (Historie/Jyske Samlinger, Ny række, Bind 3; 1954) (in Danish)
Sources
edit- Archive of local history (in Danish)
External links
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