Skæring is a
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
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
. It is situated some 10 km. north-east of
Aarhus C and is one of the wealthier suburbs. Skæring Parish had a population of 4977 as of (2006) of which 4.402 were members of the
Church of Denmark. Skæring is known for good beaches, the marina ''Kaløvig Bådelaug'' and the former military shooting range
Skæring Hede which is today a public park and memorial for five resistance fighters who were executed there during the
Second World War
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.
In addition, 2 movies have been filmed in Skæring.
Neighbourhoods in Aarhus
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