Malling, Denmark
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Malling Church with a wall-section of the medieval fortifications.
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| Coordinates: 56°02′22″N 10°11′47″E / 56.03944°N 10.19639°ECoordinates: 56°02′22″N 10°11′47″E / 56.03944°N 10.19639°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Midtjylland |
| Municipality | Aarhus |
| Foundation | pre-history (unknown) |
| Railway town | 1884 |
| Part of Aarhus Municipality | 1970 |
| Population (1. January 2012) | |
| • Total | 3,694 |
| Population has always increased throughout Mallings recorded history. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+1) |
| Postal code | 8340 |
| Area code(s) | (+45) 56 |
| Website | www |
Malling is a village in Denmark, located about 12 km (7.5 mi) south of Aarhus. It has a population of 3,694 (1 January 2012).
Malling is situated only 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) from the sea, surrounded by hills, swatches of farmland and patches of woodlands and meadows. The village is a railway town and the train station was one of the key elements in Malling's original growth from 1884 up until to the 1970s.
Malling has several green areas, with the space in front of the "SuperBrugsen" retailstore as the preferred place for general assemblies and recreation. The original town centre of Malling has been preserved, but previously important buildings such as the train station, have seen decades of decay. The most important tourist attraction is the old fortified church, where the old castle walls from 1100 AD can still be experienced. Only three other fortified medieval churches are known from the region of East Jutland; the churches in Odder, Vejlby and Mårslet. Malling Church is the only one that has been examined and excavated by archaeologists (in 1943-44).
Malling has almost merged with the village of Beder to the north - a settlement of similar size - and the two are often collectively referred to as Beder-Malling. Aarhus Municipality has a vision of building a new town for 15,000 residents just west of Malling before 2033.
Malling Skole is the only public school within Malling, although lots of other schools within the post code are used today. Malling Skole with its 600 pupils, remains the central school of education for all children in the Malling Region. Other educational institutions are Ajstrup Skole and Efterskolen for Scenekunst, an efterskole for performing arts since 2012 (formerly a school of agriculture).
Egelund Idrætscenter is a sports centre in the northern part of Malling, next to a newly afforested area. The centre is publicly administered by elected locals organized in the BMI association and presents sportshalls, a swimminghall, an indoor shooting range and outdoor tennis courts, archery and soccer fields. BMI is a local group of the larger umbrella organization of Idrætssamvirket Aarhus.
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