Gistrup
Sign in to saveGistrup is a satellite community just outside Aalborg, Denmark. Located some southeast of Aalborg's city centre, it belongs to Aalborg Municipality in the North Jutland Region. Gistrup has a population of 3,686 (1 January 2025).
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gistrup
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Gistrup Kirke.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Gistrup Church
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Denmark#Denmark North Jutland Region
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Denmark
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Denmark
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- North Jutland Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Aalborg Municipality
- Settlement.area_urban_km2
- 2
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2025
- Settlement.population_urban
- 3686
- Settlement.population_density_urban_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Gender
- Settlement.population_blank1
- 1814 males and 1872 females
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- Denmark
- Located in
- Aalborg Municipality
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Gistrup Kirke.jpg
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- Gistrup
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Origins and Early History
- Development Over the Centuries
- 20th Century to Present
- Cultural and Natural Aspects
- References
Gistrup is a satellite community just outside Aalborg, Denmark. Located some southeast of Aalborg's city centre, it belongs to Aalborg Municipality in the North Jutland Region. Gistrup has a population of 3,686 (1 January 2025).
== Origins and Early History == Gistrup's history, like many towns in Denmark, likely dates back to the medieval period or even earlier. However, specific historical records from its earliest days might be scarce, as is common with small towns. The area around Gistrup has been inhabited for centuries, with evidence of settlements and agricultural activity dating back to the Viking Age and earlier. The name "Gistrup" itself suggests a settlement or a farm, which was a common naming convention in Denmark, where names often ended in "-rup," "-bøl," or "-sted," indicating the type of settlement.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gistrup” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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