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13-576: Klostergade is an old street, situated in the Vesterbro neighborhood and its eastern section enters the smaller Latin Quarter . Klostergade is home to two listed buildings and the historic Our Lady's Priory. Klotergade is a typical medieval street; narrow and curvy. Many small shops, cafés and restaurants are situated here and the nearby square Klostertorv is popular with recreational activities and an important event venue. The street has existed since at least

26-468: A new road from Studsgade to Christiansbjerg was established in 1757 and most traffic from Randers went to the city gate in Studsgade. When Nørre Allé was widened and paved, even more traffic bypassed Klostergade. Initially the western section of Klostergade and the southern section of Grønnegade was known as Skidenstræde ( Lit. : Shit-alley). In 1830 Skidenstræde became part of Grønnegade until 1909 when

39-436: A renaissance building from 1812 facing the street and an older half-timbered house from 1777 behind it. Inspired by an old chestnut tree in the priory gardens two rows of Aesculus hippocastanum chestnuts were planted around the parking area on Klostergade. On the square Klostertorv an Acer platanoides maple was planted around the turn of the 20th century in a courtyard. The buildings around it has since been torn down and

52-534: The 1300s when it was known by the Latin phrase Apud fratres (Behind the convent). The name references Our Lady's Priory which is situated on the street and was established no later than 1240. In 1562 the street had become known as Bag Klosteret , the Danish equivalent of the original Latin phrase. The stream Borrebækken ran through Klostergade to Studsgade where it united with a stream from Vennelystparken . Klostergade

65-510: The area turned into a large open square. In 1973 a small square on the corner of Badstuegade was established with 3 lime trees, Tilia cordata . 56°09′32″N 10°12′21″E  /  56.1588°N 10.2058°E  / 56.1588; 10.2058 Vesterbro, Aarhus Vesterbro is a neighbourhood of Aarhus , Denmark. It is located in the Aarhus C district, west of the city centre of Indre By . Vesterbro used to be farmland outside

78-494: The city walls, and the neighbourhood's development progressed, when the city walls of Aarhus were demolished in 1851. The neighbourhood of Vesterbro is part of Midtbyen and comprise the area between the university , Indre By, the broad railway yard bordering Frederiksbjerg , Aabyhøj and Aarhus V . The oldest part of Vesterbro is located close to Indre By. Places of interest includes the Aarhus Botanical Gardens ,

91-404: The island-street quarter), where most streets are named after Danish islands and CeresByen , a new quarter currently being built on the grounds of the former Ceres Brewery . 56°09′43″N 10°11′53″E  /  56.161996°N 10.198120°E  / 56.161996; 10.198120 Frederiksbjerg Frederiksbjerg is a borough in Aarhus , Denmark . Frederiksbjerg is part of

104-505: The oldest stone church in Scandinavia . Behind the priory on Vestergade lies the Church of Our Lady . Directly across the street from the priory is two listed buildings from 1685 and 1777. The 1685 complex is a half-timbered structure with a building facing the street, another wing behind it from the 1700s and a basement from the late Middle Ages . The other listing is a 3-winged estate with

117-419: The open-air museum of Den Gamle By (one of Denmark's most popular attractions), the hospital of Amtssygehuset and the culture centre of Godsbanen . The main square of Vesterbro Torv used to be a market square for the trading of livestock such as pigs in the 1880s. Now it is probably the busiest junction on Vesterbro. The inner part of Vesterbro comprise the residential quarters of Ø-gade kvarteret (lit.:

130-518: The postal district Aarhus C and is located just south of the historical city centre, separated from it by a broad railway yard and connected by three bridges. Despite being part of the inner city , Frederiksbjerg has its own charm and character and express some of the first large scale attempts to plan the development of Aarhus as a city. With around 20,000 inhabitants, it is basically a residential area, but with three large shopping streets; Bruunsgade, Jægergårdsgade, and Frederiks Allé. Frederiksbjerg

143-474: The southern section of Grønnegade was made a part of Klostergade. Klostergade gets its name from Our Lady's Priory which is situated on the street. The priory was established by the Dominican order some time in the 1220-30s on the site of the original St. Nicolas cathedral. The cathedral was torn down in stages and the priory built in its stead. Beneath the priory lies a crypt church from the cathedral which may be

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156-444: Was annexed by Aarhus in 1874, when the city limits was moved south from the railway yard. The city was at bursting point for expansion, due to the accelerating industrialization and population growth, and new building sites were desperately needed. From 1870-75 Frederiksbjergs population rose from just 300 to 2,000 citizens and with the building of the new bridge of Bruuns Bro, the admission accelerated further. This development inspired

169-424: Was constructed as an extension of the short street of Graven , running north of the priory and it originally terminated at Munkegade , where the road to Randers began. Until the 1800s, Klostergade was the north-most street in the city. Behind the gardens was the city wall and the "road behind the city" which is today Nørre Allé . The significance of Klostergade as a thoroughfare was diminished at an early time when

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