Tilst

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Tilst

Total population

16,271

Coordinates56.19°, 10.11°

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

Overview

Tilst is a suburban area of Aarhus, Denmark, situated 8 km to the northwest of Aarhus.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Flemming Povlsen

Danish footballer

Lis Sørensen

Danish singer

P

Povl Ole Fanger

Danish ingenieur, academic (1934–2006)

Asbjørn Sennels

Danish footballer (1979–2023)

H

Henry Ussing

Danish jurist (1886–1954)

B

Benedict Nordentoft

Danish educator and cleric

Kirsten Hammann

Danish author

Hans Peter Ingerslev

Danish politician (1831–1896)

Holger Hoiriis

Danish-American aviator (1901-1942)

M

Marius Kristensen

Danish philologist (1869-1941)

R

Rasmus Christiansen

Danish actor (1885–1964)

Leo Cortsen

Danish wrestler

S

Severin Nordentoft

Danish physician

C

Christen Moesgaard-Kjeldsen

Danish politician

Jacob Weinreich

Danish writer

J

Jens Hansen-Aarslev

Danish painter (1847-1928)

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

Nearby places in Central Denmark

• True
  1.4 mi away · pop. 67
• Lisbjerg
  3 mi away · pop. 811
• Elev
  4.7 mi away · pop. 1,010
• Lading
  5.5 mi away
• Sandby
  7.5 mi away
• Spørring
  7.5 mi away · pop. 936
• Storring
  7.7 mi away
• Adslev
  7.8 mi away
• Vitten
  8.1 mi away
• Jeksen
  8.7 mi away
• Løgten
  9.9 mi away · pop. 6,967
• Låsby Stationsby
  10.3 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

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-09-27

Smooth Newt

Lissotriton vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-27

Army Willow Nematine

Euura miliaris

Seen 2026-09-27

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-27

Poplar Hawkmoth

Laothoe populi

Seen 2026-09-27

Chocolate-tip

Clostera curtula

Seen 2026-09-27

Brown Hare

Lepus europaeus

Seen 2026-09-26

Eurasian Greater Water Boatman

Notonecta glauca

Seen 2026-09-26

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