Skejby

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Skejby
Neighborhood
Kingdom of Denmark
Regions of DenmarkCentral Denmark Region
MunicipalityAarhus Municipality
DistrictAarhus N
Postal code
8200

Skejby is a neighbourhood and former village in Aarhus, Denmark. The neighbourhood is part of the city district Aarhus N.

The Skejby village was originally situated in the countryside north of Aarhus, overlooking the broad flat

Iron Ages (c. 500 BC), but finds from the Stone Age has also been unearthed.[1][2] Søften and Lisbjerg
north of Skejby, are important archaeological sites.

The neighbourhood

The Skejby neighbourhood comprise a large business park, an industrial park, a regional hospital, and several major institutions for education and business. Residential areas forms a large part of Skejby east of the expressway of Randersvej, while the old village is the only residential area west of the expressway, with the exception of a few new apartment blocks near nature site Vestereng.

Professionshøjskolen VIA University College
is also located here.

The New University Hospital (DNU)
was built in Skejby in the years 2012-2018 and is absorbing all other hospital departments across Aarhus, to be fully functional in 2020. The new hospital complex includes a psychiatric department and the only emergency and trauma center in Aarhus.

East of the expressway of Randersvej, in a low-rise residential area, is the mall of

TV 2/Østjylland. North of here is a lightweight industrial park stretching eastward into the neighbourhood of Vejlby. The industrial park comprise large store departments of ILVA, IKEA and Silvan Byggemarked, and a number of mixed industries, offices and warehouse facilities. The woodland of Mollerup Skov in the east, connects with the nature site of Egå Engsø
.

Aarhus light rail

The first leg of

Aarhus light rail was inaugurated in December 2017 and connects the inner city to Skejby, continuing north to Lisbjerg. There is a station at the new AU Hospital.[4]

Gallery

  • Aarhus University Hospital (DNU)
    Aarhus University Hospital (DNU)
  • TV2 Østjylland headquarters
    TV2 Østjylland headquarters
  • The modern-style Skelager church
    The modern-style Skelager church
  • Skejby Centret
    Skejby Centret
  • IKEA
    IKEA
  • The Egå Valley
    The Egå Valley
  • From Mollerup Skov.
    From Mollerup Skov.

References

  1. ^ "Prehistory is right here" (in Danish). DNU. December 7, 2010. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  2. Moesgård Museum (2011): Craftsman of the Stone Age
    "Udgravning ved Skejby Universitetshospital", official archaeological blog from the excavations. Pictures and maps. (in Danish)
  3. ^ "Business Park Skejby". Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Universitetshospitalet" (in Danish). Midttrafik. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

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