Århus V
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Århus Vest or just Århus V is a district in the city 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...

 , consisting of Hasle, Herredsvang, Fuglebakken, Frydenlund, and Møllevang.

Herredsvang

There are around 5000 inhabitants in Herredsvang where 50% are from another country than Denmark.
The area is consisting of mainly apartments, but also houses.

Frydenlund

Frydenlund is an area mainly consisting of the characteristic high rise concrete apartments
Tower block
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 from the 1960s and 70s constructed of large, prefabricated
Prefabrication
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 concrete slab
Concrete slab
A concrete slab is a common structural element of modern buildings. Horizontal slabs of steel reinforced concrete, typically between 10 and 50 centimeters thick, are most often used to construct floors and ceilings, while thinner slabs are also used for exterior paving.In many domestic and...

s. The apartment buildings stand with big spaces, which used to be grass areas, but after criticism of the boring looks, the spaces had a re-make with more flowers and trees. Because of the gray cement buildings, the area has a rough look.
Approx. 2.500 people live in Frydenlund. 58% are ethnic danes and 42% are immigrants.
  • http://www.bydele.dk/omraader-i-fokus/frydenlund/

Hasle

Hasle, with its 21.700 inhabitants, is by far the biggest part of Århus V and is divided into Hasle Vest and Gamle Hasle (lit. English
English language
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, "Old Hasle").

Hasle Vest is located west of the main road Viborgvej and was developed in 1954 and build in the 1960s. The area consists of suburban houses and a big park in the middle of the area and in the northern part the characteristic high rise concrete apartments
Tower block
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 as a part of Public housing
Public housing
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 programs or projects, many of which are homes to immigrants. The concrete public housing area Bispehaven
Bispehaven
Bispehaven is a concrete public housing project, located west of Århus in the suburb of Hasle. Having 2.400 inhabitants. Where approx. 70% is immigrants or born by immigrant parents, the area have been known as one of many; of Århus V ghetto areas...

 is a well known immigrant "ghetto" in Århus V, approx. 70% of the inhabitants are immigrants. The area ends east of the Ringvej, because when the area was being planned there was uncertainty about where the planned Jutland-Interstate E45
European route E45
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 was to be built.

Gamle Hasle (lit. English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

, "Old Hasle") is farther to the east and south which consists of houses and some apartments. The center of the area is Hasle Torv, a square in the very busy junction of Viborgvej and Ryhavevej.

Music

Several musicians are from Århus V, most famous are the Danish rappers L.O.C.
L.O.C.
Liam O'Connor is a Danish rapper, more commonly known as L.O.C. He is a former member of Alzheimer Klinikken and B.A.N.G.E.R.S...

(Liam O'Connor,), Johnson and U$O, the creators of the group B.A.N.G.E.R.S. Other groups started in Århus V as well, like the group Haven Morgan with the two rappers Kajser A and Ham Den Lange.
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