Aabyhøj , or Åbyhøj, is a neighborhood 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. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...

, Denmark. It is part of the postal district of Aarhus V and has a population of approximately 11,000 people and is home to

Aabyhøj IF Aabyhøj Idrætsforening (; commonly known as Aabyhøj IF), is a sports club based in Aabyhøj, Jutland, Denmark. Founded in 1919 as Aabyhøj Idrætsforening "Thrott" by a group of local young men, the club mainly features association football. T ...

football club and

Aabyhøj Basketball Aabyhøj , or Åbyhøj, is a neighborhood of Aarhus, Denmark. It is part of the postal district of Aarhus V and has a population of approximately 11,000 people and is home to Aabyhøj IF football club and Aabyhøj Basketball. History Aabyhøj li ...

History

Aabyhøj literally means ''Aaby-hill'' and the name reflects that it sprawled on the hillsides of the old village of Aaby at the

Aarhus River Aarhus River ( da, Århus Å) is a long river or stream, in eastern Jutland, Denmark. The river flows through the large river valley of Aarhus Ådal. The valley itself, stretches from Silkeborg to the coastal city of Aarhus, but the Aarhus River ...

. Aabyhøj comprise relatively modern buildings from or after the

Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain, continental Europe, and the United States, that occurred during the period from around 1760 to about 1820–1840. This transition included going f ...

, but the old village charm can still be seen around Aaby, at the river banks in the southeast of Aabyhøj.

Gallery

Åby Park (maj 03).jpg, Åby Park Åbyhøj Kirke (front).jpg, Åbyhøj Church File:Åbyhøj Administrationsbygning.jpg, ''Aabyhøj Administrationsbygning'' (1937), former municipal administrative building Åbyhøj Torv.jpg, Åbyhøj town square Åbyhøj (Silkeborgvej).jpg, Silkeborgvej, an important gateway to Aarhus, cuts through Åbyhøj File:Bifrostgade, Åbyhøj.jpg, Åbyen, a new residential neighbourhood under construction

Notable people

Just Betzer Just Betzer (11 June 1944 – 6 November 2003), was a Danish Oscar-winning film producer, born in Åbyhøj, Denmark. Betzer began his career managing the candy concession and as an alternate projectionist at his father's theater in Aarhus, Denmar ...

, film producer *

Niels Brinck Niels Brinck Kristensen (born 24 September 1974) is a Danish singer and songwriter. Brinck won the ''Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009'' with the song "Believe Again (Niels Brinck song), Believe Again" which was written by Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin ...

, singer-songwriter *

Tina Dickow Tina Dico (born Tina Dickow Danielsen on 14 October 1977) is a Danish singer-songwriter. She founded her own record label and releases her music independently, enjoying large success with her albums in her home country as well as critical acclai ...

, singer-songwriter and guitarist *

Jacob Vinjegaard Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jac ...

Hans Ranum Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi a ...

Frederik Krabbe Frederik Krabbe (born 10 March 1988) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Career Krabbe started playing professional football with AGF in 2005, initially playing as a centre-back. Due to injuries to teammates ...

, football player

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Aarhus V Neighborhoods of Aarhus {{CentralDK-stub

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