This list of protected areas in Aarhus Municipality lists protected areas in Aarhus Municipality, Denmark. Three protections in the municipality are shared with adjacent Skanderborg Municipality.
Aarhus Municipality holds a total of four Natura2000 in-land protections of international importance. There is also a sea-area Natura2000 protection in the Bay of Aarhus at the Mejlflak reef.
Of the other protections within the municipality, most of the older ones are grounded in attempts at protecting scenic landscape values or securing public access, while more recent protections are mostly based in protecting biodiversity and threatened habitats.
List Image Locality Size Year Coordinates Description Source Brabrand Lake and Aarhus River Valley Including Brabrand Lake, Årslev Engsø and parts of Aarhus River Valley 521 hectare 1959, 1983, 1984 and 2001 Landscape, rich fen habitat and locally endangered species.Natura 2000, EU Habitats area Ref 1, Ref 2 Skæring Bæk and Skæring Strand Ref Egå stream, Åkrogen and Vejlby Strand 1918, 1926, 1956 and 1961 River mouth and beach Ref Grevelund 1967 Landscape (fields, woodland and beach habitats) Ref Mariendal 2.3 hectare 1959, 1964 Landscape Ref Parts of Marselisborg Forests Including the stream of Giber Å, Enemærket forest and wetland habitat, and the hills of Skåde Havbakker 168 hectares Forest, meadow, wetland and river habitats. Coastal cliffs. Northern crested newt and otter.Natura 2000 Fulden Fredningen Including Fulden and Moesgård 1932, 1943, 1959, 1979 Historical rural landscapes and nature, including a village, historic manor and estate. Ref Holme Bjerge 124 hectare 1967 Landscape Ref Harlev Fredningen Including the forests of Stjær Stenskov and Lillering Forest 220 hectare(a small part in Skanderborg Municipality) 1962, 2017 Glacial stone deposit, ancient woodland, special wetland habitats, and historical ridge and furrows.Natura 2000 since 2017 Ref, Jeksendalen 746 hectare(mostly in Skanderborg Municipality) 1979 Landscape of both historical and biological importance(woodlands, streams and wet meadow habitats) Ref Aarhus Botanical Gardens 2017 City park Ref Stilling-Solbjerg Lake and Pilbrodalen mostly in Skanderborg Municipality Lake habitat and glacial valley Ref Mejl Flak Shallow sandy and stony reef in Aarhus Bay. Natura 2000, EU Habitats area Ref
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