Skanseparken

Skanseparken

Skanseparken with Frederiksbjerg in the background
Type Urban park
Location Aarhus, Denmark
Coordinates 56°08′44″N 10°12′25″E / 56.14556°N 10.20694°E / 56.14556; 10.20694Coordinates: 56°08′44″N 10°12′25″E / 56.14556°N 10.20694°E / 56.14556; 10.20694
Created 1902[1]
Owned by Aarhus Municipality

Skanseparken (Lit. The Sconce Park) is one of the oldest parks in the city of Aarhus located in the neighborhood Frederiksbjerg in Midtbyen. Skanseparken was constructed in the years 1901 to 1902 between the streets Strandvejen, Marselisborg Allé and Heibergsgade. The park is typical of the parks in the city with large, open areas bounded by beech trees, raised flower beds and playgrounds. It is a popular area for festivals, concerts and other cultural events.[2]

The name of the park refers to the sconce erected by Albrecht von Wallenstein on the site when he occupied the city and used it as a base for raids throughout Jutland in 1627 during the Thirty Years' War. In 1898 the area was bought by a developer in Marselisborg and subsequently annexed by the city.[1]

Skanseparken contains a bust of Hendrik Pontoppidan by the sculptors Vilhelm Bissen and Rasmus Andersen.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Skanseparken" (in Danish). Aarhus University. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Øvrige parker og Grønne Områder" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Henrik Pontoppidan i Skanseparken" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
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