Langenæs is a small neighborhood in the city 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 ...

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with about 6,500 residents, as of 2014. The neighborhood is part of the district Midtbyen (the town center) and borders the neighborhoods of

Frederiksbjerg Frederiksbjerg is a borough in Aarhus, Denmark. Frederiksbjerg is part of the postal district Aarhus C and is located just south of the historical city centre, separated from it by a broad railway yard and connected by three bridges. Despite bein ...

and

Marselisborg Marselisborg is a small borough of Aarhus, Denmark. Being small and situated just south of Frederiksbjerg, Marselisborg is often considered part of Frederiksbjerg. History Like most of the boroughs outside the Midtbyen (Aarhus), inner city of A ...

to the East and the district of Viby to the South. Langenæs is delimited by the streets ''Søndre Ringgade'', ''Skanderborgvej'', ''Marselis Boulevard'' and the valley of Brabrand Ådal. The neighborhood is predominantly 2-5 bedroom apartments in blocks of 5 to 7 floors. The area is characterized by the apartment towers ''Langenæshus'', ''Langenæsbo'' and Højhus Langenæs, a 55 meters tall reddish aluminium clad tower which is the tallest brick structure in the country.

History

Langenæs was built in the 1950s as a planned neighborhood of apartment complexes with the intention of testing new architectural ideals and methodologies. The neighborhood is characteristic for its time when the ideal was open city blocks with adjacent green spaces. The oldest parts of Langenæs lies along the edges as traditional and mixed early to mid 20th century developments. Archaeological excavations have shown the area was settled as far back as the

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and

Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...

. Langenæs was later part of the ''Havreballegaard'' and

estate in Viby parish for 700 years, before it was bought and annexed by Aarhus City Council in 1899. In 1966 Langenæs got its own church, ''Langenæskirken'', and today belongs to ''Langenæs Parish'', sectioned off from ''Skt. Lukas Parish''.

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Langenæs 10.jpg, Langenæsparken. Modernist high-rises situated in a large public park. Hoejhus langenaes.jpg, The red Højhus Langenæs. File:Åhavevej (Langenæsbroerne).jpg, Marselis Boulevard and the Langenæs Bridges.

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