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Lystrup
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Lystrup is a suburb of Aarhus, Denmark. It is located 9 km north of Aarhus city centre, west of Egå and the Bay of Aarhus. It had a population of 10,153 (1 January 2025), and is the second most populous urban area of Aarhus Municipality.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Lystrup
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
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Montage of Lystrup.png
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Lystrup Station, Elsted Church, Health Center Kirstinelund, Æblehaven, Elsted-Girl
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Denmark#Aarhus
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y
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Location in Denmark
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Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Region Midtjylland
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Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Aarhus Municipality
Settlement.area_urban_km2
5.3
Settlement.population_as_of
2025
Settlement.population_urban
10153
Settlement.population_density_urban_km2
auto
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Gender

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • The name Lystrup (Etymology)
  • Schools
  • Shopping
  • Sports
  • Public transport
  • Light Rail
  • Buses
  • Recreational areas
  • Churches
  • Industry
  • Media
  • Notable people
  • Neighbouring towns
  • References

Lystrup is a suburb of Aarhus, Denmark. It is located 9 km north of Aarhus city centre, west of Egå and the Bay of Aarhus. It had a population of 10,153 (1 January 2025), and is the second most populous urban area of Aarhus Municipality.

The larger local community of Lystrup-Elsted-Elev had a population of 12,034 as of 1 January 2023. Including Hjortshøj, with which the town has gradually merged, the total population of the combined urban area was 15,653.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lystrup” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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