Lystrup

Lystrup
Town
A view towards Sønderskovvej from the East Side
A view towards Sønderskovvej from the East Side
Lystrup is located in Denmark
Lystrup
Lystrup
Location in Denmark
Lystrup is located in Denmark Central Denmark Region
Lystrup
Lystrup
Lystrup (Denmark Central Denmark Region)
Coordinates: 56°14′07″N 10°14′15″E / 56.23528°N 10.23750°E / 56.23528; 10.23750
CountryDenmark
RegionRegion Midtjylland
MunicipalityAarhus Municipality
Area
 • Urban
5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Urban
10,259
 • Urban density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
 • Gender [2]
4,970 males and 5,289 females
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-8520 Lystrup

Lystrup is a suburb to Aarhus, Denmark. It is located 10 km north of Aarhus city centre, west of Egå and the Bay of Aarhus. It had a population of 10,259 (1 January 2024),[1] and is the second most populous urban area of Aarhus Municipality.

Locally, the town is known by its unfavourable nickname "Gun City", which it was labelled during the 1990s, where the town saw a rise in shootings due to housing a biker chapter during Great Nordic Biker War.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  3. ^ Skovrup Andersen, Kim (12 August 2014). "Endelig: Farvel til forbandet fabriksruin". aarhus.lokalavisen.dk. Lokalavisen. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. ^ El-Jabri, Niddal (23 August 2014). "Pia Kjærsgaard, du er indkaldt til møde med virkeligheden". information.dk. Dagbladet Information. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

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