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 10,213 (1 January 2023), and is the second most populous urban area of Aarhus Municipality.

Lystrup
Town
A view towards Sønderskovvej from the East Side
Lystrup
Location in Denmark
Lystrup
Lystrup (Denmark Central Denmark Region)
Coordinates: 56°14′07″N 10°14′15″E
CountryDenmark
RegionRegion Midtjylland
MunicipalityAarhus Municipality
Area
  Urban
5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
  Urban
10,213
  Urban density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
  Gender
4,959 males and 5,254 females
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-8520 Lystrup

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.

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