Borum
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| Country | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Regions of Denmark | Central Denmark Region |
| Municipality | Aarhus Municipality |
| Parish | Borum Sogn |
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| Postal code | 8471 Sabro |
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Borum is a village in Aarhus Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. Borum is situated 2.5 kilometres south of Sabro and 3 kilometres west of the Aarhus suburb of Tilst and has a population of 314 (1 January 2025).[1] About 2 kilometres west of Borum is the village of Herskind.
The village has an active community centered on the village hall, with amateur theatre, film club, choir, cooking, gymnastics, markets, etc. Just south of Borum is the stream of Lyngbygård Å. The stream feeds Årslev Engsø and the Aarhus River and part of the river valley has recently been environmentally restored and reconstructed, with nature paths and trails.[2]
Borum church
Borum church is placed on an elevation in the south west, overlooking the village. The older Romanesque parts of the small church is built from granite ashlar. There are several stone carved decorations and church frescos in the church. A 43 x 32 cm grey granite stone with a chiselled sun cross from the Bronze Age was discovered in the 1890s, when an associated stone dyke was dismantled. It has been in possession of the National Museum of Denmark since 1902.
Bronze Age burial mounds
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North west of the village, towards the lake of Lading Sø, is an elevated plateau overlooking the surrounding landscape, with remains of several Bronze Age burial mounds (tumuli). The most famous is Borum Eshøj, containing three remarkably preserved oak coffins, with the skeletons of two men and a woman, wearing intact clothing, daggers, combs and other grave goods, from the 14th century BC (Nordic Bronze Age). It is formerly one of the largest long barrows in Denmark. First explored in the 1870s, it is now a protected cultural heritage site. There is also has a Bronze Age settlement with some replica houses.[3]
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The old man from Borum Eshøj
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Woman from Borum Eshøj
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The young man from Borum Eshøj
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The young man from Borum Eshøj
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Wool dress from Borum Eshøj
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Clothes, illustration
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Excavation of the Borum Eshøj burial mound, 1875
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Replica Bronze Age house near Borum Eshøj
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The Borum Eshøj burial mound
Notable people
- Marie Bach Hansen, actress[4][5]
References
- ^ BY3: Population 1. January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sporene i Lyngbygård Ådal" (PDF) (in Danish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) A pamphlet guide to Lyngbygård Å - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Frost, Lise (2017). "Borum Eshøj Revisited – Bronze Age monumental burial traditions in eastern Jutland, Denmark". Danish Journal of Archaeology. 11 (1): 31–49.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Truelsen Voigt, Marie-Louise (24 May 2023). "Marie Bach Hansen: 'Kvindelig vrede kan flytte rigtig meget på en smuk måde'". Alt.dk (in dansk). Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mazur, Claudia (24 June 2025). "Marie Bach Hansen: Jeg prøver mange ting i ét liv ved at spille forskellige karakterer". Kristeligt Dagblad (in dansk). Retrieved 14 April 2026.
Sources
- Local historical archives for the Borum and Lyngby parishes Template:In lang
- Official homepage for Borum Template:In lang
- Borum church National Museum of Denmark Template:In lang Summary in English
External links
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