Malling is a village in Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

, located about 12 km (7.5 mi) south of Aarhus

Aarhus

Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...

. It has a population of 3,538 (1 January 2011).

Geography

Malling is situated only 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the ocean, and a lot of the surroundings are hills, swatches of farmland interspersed with forests and meadows. The railway travels through malling and has been one of the key elements in the continuous growth. The park in front of "Super Brugsen" is the general place for people to enjoy themselves, Malling has several parks, all used for various purposes. The major tourist attraction in Malling is the old church, where the old castle walls, which date back to 1100 AD can still be seen.

Education

Malling school is the only school within Malling, although lots of other schools within the post code are used today. Malling school with its 600 pupils remains the central school of education for all students in the Malling Region. Other educational institutions are Ajstrup Skole and Beder Malling landbrugsskole.

Politics

Malling lies under the jurisdiction of Aarhus and is therefore under direct political govern from Aarhus City Hall. The city council consists of 31 members elected for 4-year terms. Anyone eligible to vote and residing in Aarhus municipality can run for a seat on the city council.

Industry and business

The region is a major producer of agricultural products with many large farms in the outlying districts. Cattle, pork and grain are the main products with a sizeable related refinement industry present.

Famous Mallingensers

• Kaare Norge
  Kaare Norge
  Kaare Norge is a Danish classical guitarist.In 1992 he became the first classical musician to play at the Roskilde Festival.Although he has recorded a very broad repertory of classical works, well known for his recitals of composers such as Chopin and Bach...
  
   (Musician)
• Kim Andersen (former professional road bicycle racer and current cycling team directeur sportif.)
• Jacob Haugaard
  Jacob Haugaard
  Daniel Jacob Haugaard is a Danish comedian, actor and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Denmark from 1994–1998. He ran without a party, and still got 23,253 votes, enough for a seat....
  
   (Comedian/Politician)
• Peter Gilsfort (Danish Actor)

External links

• Official city web portal