Borum is a village in Aarhus Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. Borum is situated 2.5 kilometres south of Sabro and 3 kilometres west of the Aarhus suburb of Tilst and has a population of 311 (1 January 2026).BY3: Population 1. January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark About 2 kilometres west of Borum is the village of Herskind.
The village has an active community centered on the village hall, with amateur theatre, film club, choir, cooking, gymnastics, markets, etc. Just south of Borum is the stream of Lyngbygård Å. The stream feeds Årslev Engsø and the Aarhus River and part of the river valley has recently been environmentally restored and reconstructed, with nature paths and trails. A pamphlet guide to Lyngbygård Å
Borum church
Borum church is placed on an elevation in the south west, overlooking the village. The older Romanesque parts of the small church is built from granite ashlar. There are several stone carved decorations and church frescos in the church. A 43 x 32 cm grey granite stone with a chiselled sun cross from the Bronze Age was discovered in the 1890s, when an associated stone dyke was dismantled. It has been in possession of the National Museum of Denmark since 1902.
Bronze Age burial mounds
Northwest of the village, towards the lake of Lading Sø, is an elevated plateau overlooking the surrounding landscape, with the remains of several Bronze Age burial mounds (tumuli).
The most famous is Borum Eshøj, one of Denmark's best-known Nordic Bronze Age burial mounds. It contained three remarkably preserved oak coffins holding the remains of two men and a woman, together with intact clothing, daggers, combs and other grave goods dating to the 14th century BC.
Originally measuring about in diameter and high, the mound was one of the largest burial mounds in eastern Jutland before centuries of quarrying and erosion reduced its size.
A woman's oak-coffin burial was discovered in 1871, followed by archaeological excavations in 1875 that uncovered two further oak-coffin burials.
Today, the site is a protected cultural heritage monument, and a reconstructed Bronze Age settlement with replica houses is located nearby. Gallery
Notable people Marie Bach Hansen, actress
References
Sources Local historical archives for the Borum and Lyngby parishes Official homepage for Borum Borum church National Museum of Denmark Summary in English
External links
Sabro-Borum