Risskov

Risskov is the name of each a neighbourhood and a district inside the town of Aarhus, Denmark. The district of Risskov is from time to time known as Vejlby-Risskov, as it's miles a merger of the neighbourhood of Risskov and the neighbourhood of Vejlby. The old neighbourhood of Risskov on the seaside of the Aarhus Bay, is one of the most prosperous areas in Denmark. The name of Risskov actually approach The Forest of Riis, as defined on the memorial stone marking the entrance to the location and derives from the small nearby wooded area of Riis Skov.

The southern components of the wooded area was granted to the city of Aarhus through Margaret I of Denmark as the first, Danish public woodland. In 1542, Christian III of Denmark granted the northern part of the wooded area to Aarhus as nicely. From early on, the woodland turned into used for leisurely activities, and during the 1800s, eating places, leisure parks and musical pavilions sprung up in unique parts of the forest.