Hasle is a large neighbourhood 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 northwe ...

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. It is located 3 km north-west of the Aarhus city centre and is part of postal district

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 f ...

Geography and history

Hasle is situated in a hilly moranial plateau with a maximum natural height of 78 meters above sealevel. Hasle was an independent village to the east of Aarhus, but in the 20th century the two towns gradually merged and it was incorporated as a neighborhood of Aarhus. The neighborhood contains a church that dates back to the 12th century. In the western parts is

Hasle Hills Hasle Hills ( da, Hasle Bakker) is a landscape and recreational area of in Aarhus, Denmark. It is located in the borderland between Hasle and the neighbourhood of Gellerup in the district of Aarhus V in the western parts of the city. Hasle Hill ...

, an artificial landscape and natural site created by

Aarhus Municipality Aarhus Municipality ( da, Aarhus Kommune), known as Århus Municipality ( da, Århus Kommune) until 2011, is a municipality in Central Denmark Region, on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area ...

between 2006 and 2009. It consists of three artificial landmark hills (''Spiralen'', ''Bjergkammen'' and ''Plateauet'') that can be seen from all over Aarhus. Bjergkammen is the highest point at 105 meters. In Aarhus Municipality, only Jelshøj in

Højbjerg Højbjerg is a postal district of Aarhus, Denmark. 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 ...

is higher. To the west, across the

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Ring 2, lies the neighbourhood of

Gellerup Gellerup is a neighborhood of the Brabrand district in the city of Aarhus, Denmark. The neighborhood was formerly a suburb that has now completely merged with the city and it is characterized by several natural attractions, detached house sectors ...

in the

Brabrand Brabrand () is a postal district of Aarhus Municipality, Denmark. South of Brabrand, in the Aarhus river-valley, is the largest recreational area of Aarhus Municipality, comprising the Brabrand Lake and the meadow-lake of Årslev, with surroundi ...

district.

Gallery

Hasle Kirke - Århus - 2.jpg, Hasle Church, a medieval church from the former village of Hasle Hasle Vandtårn 01.jpg, Hasle Water Tower, a landmark for the area Sommer på Bakkekammen.jpg, Hasle Hills, a recreative nature site Viborgvej (Hasle).jpg, Viborgvej, a major traffic road radiating from the city centre.

References

External links

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