Ryesgade, Aarhus

For the street of Ryesgade in Copenhagen, see Ryesgade.
Ryesgade
Ryesgade
Native nameRyesgade, Strøget (Danish)
Length240 m (790 ft)
LocationTown Center, Aarhus, Denmark
Postal code8000
Coordinates56°09′06.9″N 10°12′17.9″E / 56.151917°N 10.204972°E / 56.151917; 10.204972

Ryesgade is a 240-meter-long street in Aarhus, Denmark. It is located in the central Town Center neighborhood and runs south to north from Banegårdspladsen to Søndergade and provides access to Rosenkrantzgade. Ryesgade is today one the busiest commercial pedestrianized streets in Denmark. It was created in 1873 as an extension to Søndergade to connect the Central Station to the rest of the inner city. Ryesgade is one of several streets in Denmark named for the Danish general Olaf Rye who became famous for his exploits during the First Schleswig War.[1]

Ryesgade is part of the 750 meters long pedestrian zone Strøget which runs from Aarhus Central Station to Aarhus Cathedral, consisting of the streets Søndergade, St. Clemens Street and Ryesgade. Strøget has about 47,000 visitors each day and some 14 million visitors annually, placing it among the busiest commercial streets in Denmark.[2]

  1. ^ "Ryesagade" (in Danish). Aarhus City Archives. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Strøget" (in Danish). Aarhus Strøg Association. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.