Brabrand (ˈbʀɑːbʀɑn) is a Danish town 6–9 km west of Aarhus

Aarhus

Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...

 with a population of 19,000 which became a suburb of Århus in 1970.

South of the town lies the lakes "Brabrand Sø" and "Aarslev Engsø", which is the largest recreational areas of Aarhus County

Aarhus County

Aarhus County or Århus County is a former county in central Denmark on the Jutland peninsula. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when almost all of it merged into Region Midtjylland . A very small portion was merged into Region Nordjylland...

. The town was founded in the 18th century by means of burning the forest (the name reflects this), initially based mainly on farmers and associated trades.

The town has four distinct districts: Old town to the south by the lake mainly made up of single-family houses. Industrial areas by Edwin Rahrs Vej to the north, and in the eastern end the most poor Gellerup

Gellerup

Gellerup is a district of Brabrand and western suburb to the city of Aarhus, Denmark. The name Gellerup is also commonly used to refer to a large housing project called Gellerupparken located in the suburb. The housing project was built in 1968-72 and contains in total 1776 apartments...

 area, a modernist suburb that stands as an example of the 1960s urban development style that were built in several Danish cities. In front of Gallerup there is CityVest shopping mall one of the largest in Aarhus. And finally to the west from the Brabrand lake up to Edwin Rahrs Vej there is also a mix of one family houses, and low multi-family houses. The west part was expanded in 2005 to the west with the new area Helenelyst which is also a mix of one family houses, two-family houses, and 3 story houses.

Along with the retail and service sectors, a number of multi-national companies have a presence in Brabrand.