Aarhus Vest (lit.: Aarhus West) or Aarhus V, is a postal district in the city of Aarhus, 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 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 of city residence ...

s. The area is situated close to

Aarhus Botanical Gardens Aarhus Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in Aarhus, Denmark. It is located north of the Old Town open-air village museum and was founded in 1875. Nowadays it covers an area of , with for the Old Town. The park was originally created primar ...

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

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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

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and

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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

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, 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 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.

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,

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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

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), 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 Marienlyst Park (Danish language, Danish: Marienlystparken) is a public park in Hasle, Aarhus, Hasle in the Aarhus V district, north-west Aarhus, Denmark. The park is situated west of the ''Herredsvang'' neighborhood along the street ''Fjældevæ ...

Brendstrup Skov Thorald Brendstrup (25 May 1812, Sengeløse, near Taastrup – 4 May 1883, Copenhagen) was one of Denmark's Golden Age painters. Although he is not particularly well known, he is credited above all with many well-proportioned landscapes.

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 kindergarten Forest kindergarten is a type of preschool education for children between the ages of three and six that is held almost exclusively outdoors. Whatever the weather, children are encouraged to play, explore and learn in a forest environment. The ad ...

s. 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

. In the middle of the area and in the northern parts, high rise concrete apartments characterise several

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programs and projects, many of which are homes to immigrants. The public housing area of

Bispehaven Bispehaven (English: The Bishop Garden) is a housing project and the largest department of the housing cooperative Østjysk Bolig in Aarhus, Denmark. The project is located in the western suburb of Hasle and mostly consists of concrete apartments ...

, 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 or hip-hop is a culture and art movement that was created by African Americans, Latino Americans and Caribbean Americans in the Bronx, New York City. Hip hop culture is characterized by four key elements: rapping, DJing and turntablis ...

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 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.

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and hip hop schools are numerous in Aarhus V, including ''Rap Akademiet'' (the Rap Academy).

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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