Lisbjerg | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Lisbjerg church | |
 Location relative to Aarhus | |
| Coordinates: 56°13′15″N 10°10′00″E / 56.22083°N 10.16667°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Midtjylland |
| Municipality | Aarhus |
| Foundation | Nordic Bronze Age |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
| Population (1. January 2024) | |
| • Urban | 1,519 |
| • Urban density | 2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (CEST) |
| Area code | (+45) |
Lisbjerg is a village and suburb 7 km north of the city center of Aarhus, Denmark. Lisbjerg has a population of 1,519 (1 January 2024).[1]
Lisbjerg is situated on the northern slopes of the broad and flat valley of Egådalen, marking the northern limits of Aarhus. The village is cut through by the expressway of Randersvej, connecting the cities of Aarhus and Randers. East and northeast of the village lies the forest of Lisbjerg Skov and immediately north are the large camping grounds of Aarhus Camping and a large authentic Japanese garden. Lisbjerg Forbrændingen is an important incineration plant and hazardous waste treatment facility and works as a landmark for this area. Lisbjerg is an old settlement and boasts a 12th-century church, one of the oldest in Denmark, but there are also new residential quarters here and a large new residential area is under construction west of the old village center. The new quarter, known as Lisbjerg Bakke (Lisbjerg Hill), is built to accommodate 20-25,000 new residents when it is finished. Several houses, apartments and a school have already been built as of 2015 and in 2017, Aarhus light rail is intended to have its end station here.[2]
The old village church originally housed a Romanesque golden altar. The altar was removed from the church in 1867 and is now on display at the National Museum of Denmark.[3] Since 1989, Moesgaard Museum has been carrying out archaeological excavations around Lisbjerg church. They have found traces of an important late Viking Age farmstead in this area, possibly indicating continuity between the centers of importance before and after the introduction of Christianity in Denmark.[4] Egådalen was once a brackish water fjord and the slopes of the valley have been populated since the earliest Stone Age.[5]
- ^ BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ Søren Willumsen (12 January 2015). "Ny bydel i Lisbjerg skudt i gang [New neighbourhood in Lisbjerg launched". Århus Stiftstidende (in Danish). Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ Jeppesen, Jens, and Hans Jørgen Madsen. "Trækirke og stormandshal i Lisbjerg." Kuml 1995-96: 149-171. Print.
- ^ Jeppesen, Jens. "Magnate Farms and Lordship from the Viking Age to the Medieval Period in Eastern Jutland: The Excavations at Lisbjerg and Haldum Churches." Settlement and Lordship in Viking and Early Medieval Scandinavia. Ed. Bjørn Poulsen and Søren Michael Sindbæk. Turnhout: Brepols, 2011. 137-145. Print.
- ^ Excavation 12 - New Lystrup road The Archaeology beneath the Expressway (Moesgård Museum) (in Danish)