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Aarhus N is a postal district in the city of Aarhus, consisting of Trøjborg, Risskov, Vejlby, Skejby, Vorrevangen and Christiansbjerg, all with postal code 8200. Aarhus N is an abbreviation for Aarhus Nord (lit. "Aarhus North") and is located north of the city centre. It is the highest lying area of Aarhus.Many of the neighborhoods in the district were once small, separated farms and villages, but developed and grew through the Industrial Revolution and later merged with the rest of Aarhus.Aarhus N has 34,512 inhabitants (2016 statistics).Boroughs and neighbourhoodsChristiansbjergChristiansbjerg is one of Aarhus's older boroughs, located beyond the historic city center. In the 1500-1800s, this area was covered by agricultural fields and pastures with grazing livestock. In the 1800s, several larger farms was built here and their names, such as Katrinebjerg, Reginehøj, Højvang and Vorregård, are still in use today. In the beginning of the 1900s, the development of Christianbjerg was initiated as a small independent town, but the urban constructions really first took off in the 1930s and 1940s, when a lot of new houses and apartments were erected. Now several urban squares has given the borough its own structure and identity, with an urban center on Stjernepladsen (lit.: the star square) and lots of shops and small businesses. In recent decades large institutions and storehouses have also appeared. The area has easy access to and from the harbour and the city centre of Aarhus and comprise large residential areas, educational institutions, many facilities for sports, the large shopping mall of Storcenter Nord (recently expanded), several dormitories and many student residents, just next to the University campus. Today, Christiansbjerg has around 22,000 inhabitants, and has grown to become an important part of Aarhus.