Galten, Denmark
Galten | |
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Town and urban area | |
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| Postal code | DK-8464 Galten |
Galten is a former
satellite town of Aarhus. Today, Galten has almost fused with the neighbouring eastern town of Skovby into an urban area with a population of 9,177 (1 January 2023).[1]
To the west of the town of Galten, there are beautiful landscapes. The scenery between Galten and the nearby lakeside town of Ry is characterised by the gently rolling hilly landscape, that is so characteristic of eastern Jutland.
Galten is home to the
STARCO Europe A/S, a global group for specialty tire and wheel engineering and manufacturing, and furniture maker Skovby Møbelfabrik.[3]
In 2022, Galten became twin city with the German city
wine shop exists in Galten selling only Franconian wines.[4]
There is a movement to have a stop in Galten on the new Aarhus-Silkeborg railway line.[5]
Notable people
- Claus Olesen (born 1974 in Galten) a retired Danish sailor, competed in the 2004 and the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Trine Østergaard (born 1991 in Galten) a Danish handball player for Odense Håndbold and the Danish national team
- FC Midtjylland Håndboldand the Danish national team
References
- ^ a b BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ "Skovby Møbler". www.skovby.dk. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
- ^ "Facts om tyske vine fra A-Z".
- ^ "Ny jernbane: 1500 borgere kræver station i Galten". Jyllands-Posten.
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