Kolt is a south-western
suburb
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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, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...
in
Denmark
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. It is located about 9 km from the city centre.
Kolt has largely merged with neighbouring area
Hasselager in modern times, and the two are collectively known and referred to as Kolt-Hasselager, with a shared postal code of 8361. The area is predominantly residential, but with a large industrial park as well.
History
A settlement is believed to have existed at Kolt since the 14th century, when records refer to the area as ''Koltee''. Over the years, church records called the settlement ''Koldt'', ''Kolte'', ''Kolt Skovhus'', and simply ''Kolt''. This name is possibly derived from the word "knold", meaning ''knob,'' in reference to the settlement's slight elevation above the surrounding area.
References
Neighbourhoods in Aarhus
Populated places in Central Denmark Region
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