Ã…parken (The River-park) is a public park in central
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Ã…rhus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...
,
Denmark
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. The park is situated by the
Aarhus River
Aarhus River () is a long river, in eastern Jutland, Denmark.
The river flows through the large river valley of Aarhus Ã…dal. The valley itself, stretches from Silkeborg to the coastal city of Aarhus, but the Aarhus River only runs through the e ...
in the
Vesterbro neighborhood in
Midtbyen close to
CeresByen, bounded by the streets ''Carls Blochs Gade'' and ''Thorvaldsensgade''. The park is divided by a central pedestrian pathway which runs from the urban center and connects to the recreational path ''Brabrandstien'' towards the west, circumventing
Brabrand Lake area. Ã…parken is the first of a number of green areas extending from the city centre along the river and the pathway of ''Brabrandstien''. The long distance "Aarhus-
Silkeborg
Silkeborg () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 52,571 (1 January 2025).[wildflower
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. The park contains a number of recreational and play facilities, including a
slack lining,
hammock
A hammock, from Spanish , borrowed from TaÃno language, TaÃno and Arawak language, Arawak , is a sling made of fabric, rope, or netting, suspended between two or more points, used for swing (seat), swinging, sleeping, or Human relaxation, res ...
s, climbing walls and a
berth for
canoe
A canoe is a lightweight, narrow watercraft, water vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using paddles.
In British English, the term ' ...
s,
kayak
]
A kayak is a small, narrow human-powered watercraft typically propelled by means of a long, double-bladed paddle. The word ''kayak'' originates from the Inuktitut word '' qajaq'' (). In British English, the kayak is also considered to be ...
s or general recreation has been constructed at the river. The park is also home to ''Folkestedet'', a municipal community house and organization, aiming to provide facilities for clubs and organizations in the city.
Aarhus Tech runs a café here.
The park was developed partially on top of an underground municipal water reservoir, constructed in 2008-2011. The basin is part of a series of underground reservoirs and a larger effort by the municipality to deal with the increased and increasing levels of rainfall due to climate change. The reservoir can hold 15,000 m3 of water from the river.
References
External links
Folkestedet
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Parks in Aarhus