Sabro, Denmark Explained

Sabro
Pushpin Map:Denmark#Denmark Central Denmark Region
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Denmark
Coordinates:56.2117°N 12.2°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Denmark
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central Denmark (Midtjylland)
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Aarhus
Area Urban Km2:1.59
Population As Of:2024
Population Urban:3378
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:Central Europe Time
Area Code:(+45) 8

Sabro is a suburb of Aarhus in Denmark. Its population is 3,378 (1 January 2024).[1] It is located in the west of Aarhus Municipality, approximately 13km (08miles) from central Aarhus.

Sabro has a sports club, football fields, a gym, grocery stores, hotels, a church, two recreation centres, a dentist, a health care center, a library and a public day school, Sabro Korsvejskolen.

Onomastics

The name was recorded in about 1150 as Sahebroch and in 1386 as Saubro; it possibly derives from Old Danish *saghi, "somewhat cut", referring to tree-felling, and brōk, "swamp".

History

Sabro was originally one of the smaller villages in the area, with a few houses and farms south and west of Sabro Church.

After the road between Aarhus and Viborg (today Primærrute 26) was built through the area around 1890, a small settlement developed at the crossroads about 1km (01miles) from the original village. In the mid-20th century the sogn (parish) councils of Borum-Lyngby, Lading and Sabro-Fårup (of which Sabro was part until 1 April 1970) decided to make this the location of a central school, Sabro Korsvejskolen (Sabro Crossroads School), which was dedicated in 1964.

In the 1970s and 1980s the crossroads settlement and the original village merged, as part of a strong urban growth which has since continued eastwards, covering former agricultural land in the direction of the neighbouring village of Mundelstrup.

Notes and References

  1. https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density