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Højbjerg is a postal district of Aarhus,
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. Højbjerg originated as a coastal suburb to the south of Aarhus, but has now completely merged with the city. Højbjerg is located 5 km from the city centre and had a population of 22,000 in 2005. Skåde, Holme and Fredensvang are neighbourhoods within and subdivisions of Højbjerg. The historic manor of
Moesgård Moesgård is a former manor house and a listed building in Aarhus Municipality. The current buildings were completed in 1778 and was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places by the Danish Heritage Agency on 17 July 1918. ...
and the related estate, including the
Moesgård Museum Moesgaard Museum (MOMU) is a Danish regional museum dedicated to archaeology and ethnography. It is located in Beder, a suburb of Aarhus, Denmark. MOMU cooperates with the Institute of Prehistoric Archaeology, Medieval and Renaissance Archaeology ...
and parts of the
Marselisborg Forests Marselisborg Forests ( da, Marselisborgskovene), or simply Marselisborg Forest, is a forest to the south of Aarhus City in the Kingdom of Denmark. Many present day sources now includes the forest of Fløjstrup, as part of the Marselisborg Fores ...
are all situated in Højbjerg.
IF Lyseng Idrætsforeningen Lyseng Fodbold (), commonly known as IF Lyseng, is an association football club based in the suburb of Højbjerg, Aarhus Municipality, Denmark, that competes in the Danish 3rd Division, the fourth tier of the Danish football l ...
, one of Denmark's largest sports clubs in terms of membership, is also located in Højbjerg.


Gallery

File:Jydsk Væddeløbsbane 2.jpg, The racecourse of Jydsk Væddeløbsbane. File:Ole Rømer Observatoriet.JPG, The Ole Rømer Observatory. File:Hørhaven 3.jpg, Hørhaven, a parklike area in the
Marselisborg Forests Marselisborg Forests ( da, Marselisborgskovene), or simply Marselisborg Forest, is a forest to the south of Aarhus City in the Kingdom of Denmark. Many present day sources now includes the forest of Fløjstrup, as part of the Marselisborg Fores ...
. File:Moesgaard set fra taget.jpg, View from the Moesgård Museum across the Moesgård estate. File:Jelshøj by night!.JPG, Jelshøj, the highest point in Aarhus Municipality at 128 m.


See also

Other postal districts of Aarhus includes: *
Viby J Viby J (or just Viby) is a former town and now a district, in the southwestern part of Aarhus in Denmark. The district has almost 30,000 inhabitants. The "J" stands for Jutland, as there is another town called Viby on the island of Zealand, offici ...
* Brabrand *
Aarhus V 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 ...
*
Aarhus N Aarhus N is a postal district in the city of Aarhus, consisting of Trøjborg, Risskov, Vejlby, Skejby, Vorrevangen and Christiansbjerg, all with postal code 8200. Aarhus N is an abbreviation for Aarhus Nord (lit. "Aarhus North") and is located nort ...
* Aarhus C


Sources

* Børge Møller-Madsen, ''Billeder af Højbjergs historie''. Aarhus Universitetsforlag 1997. .
Højbjerg Holme Lokalhistoriske Arkiv
Archive on local history


External links

Neighborhoods of Aarhus {{CentralDK-stub