Hjortshøj

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Hjortshøj

Total population

3,047

Elevation50 m

Coordinates56.25°, 10.27°

Demographic figures from Statistics Denmark. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hjortshøj is a small railway town in Aarhus Municipality, Denmark. The town is located about 14 kilometres north of Aarhus, and has a population of 3,579.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

P

Povl Ole Fanger

Danish ingenieur, academic (1934–2006)

S

Søren Marinus Jensen

Danish wrestler (1879–1965)

F

Frans Lasson

Danish opera singer (1935–2009)

H

Henning Hasle

Danish politician (1900-1986)

H

Henry Ussing

Danish jurist (1886–1954)

Anne Linnet

Danish musician

Kirsten Hammann

Danish author

M

Marius Kristensen

Danish philologist (1869-1941)

R

Rasmus Christiansen

Danish actor (1885–1964)

C

Christen Moesgaard-Kjeldsen

Danish politician

Jonas Thorsen

Danish association football player

J

Jørgen Borg

Danish photographer (born 1945)

K

Kim Behnke

Danish businessperson

K

Kim Møller

Danish historian

K

Kurt Thorsen

Danish lawyer

Mouritz Mørk Hansen

Danish politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Central Denmark

• Elev
  2.8 mi away · pop. 1,010
• Lisbjerg
  4.3 mi away · pop. 811
• Hornslet
  4.9 mi away · pop. 6,328
• Rodskov
  5.2 mi away · pop. 235
• Søften
  7 mi away · pop. 2,030
• Ommestrup
  7.3 mi away
• Hinnerup
  7.8 mi away · pop. 7,808
• Skørring
  8 mi away
• True
  8.5 mi away · pop. 67
• Sandby
  8.7 mi away
• Rønde
  8.8 mi away · pop. 2,802
• Thorsager
  9.9 mi away

Browse all places in Central Denmark →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-09-27

Pale Tussock Moth

Calliteara pudibunda

Seen 2026-09-27

Eurasian Greater Water Boatman

Notonecta glauca

Seen 2026-09-26

Tawny Owl

Strix aluco

Seen 2026-09-26

European Common Frog

Rana temporaria

Seen 2026-09-26

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-26

blusher

Amanita rubescens

Seen 2026-09-26

Panthercap

Amanita pantherina

Seen 2026-09-26

Common Tachinid

Tachina fera

Seen 2026-09-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).