Holiday spot

Sports courts and playgrounds in Aarhus

On holiday in Aarhus? Here’s where you can get moving. The aupa map shows 767 public places to get outside in Aarhus, including 341 playgrounds, 124 football pitches and 67 basketball courts. That’s 26.9 per 10,000 residents, rank 1 of 8 cities in Denmark. As of October 2026, based on OpenStreetMap.

Sports courts in Aarhus

Open the map of Aarhus and filter by sport. If you’re there right now, tap “What’s near me?”.

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Spot data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), prepared by aupa. Positions rounded to about 300 m. As of October 2026.

767
places on the map
26.9
per 10,000 residents
1.
rank in our city comparison in Denmark
23
courts with floodlights (per OpenStreetMap)

Places are everywhere. What’s missing is the people. In the aupa app you see who’s here right now, and when your people check in, you know straight away.

By sport

What Aarhus has

Number on the map and per 10,000 residents. Population: GeoNames.

Playgrounds: 341

12.0 per 10,000 residents · rank 2 of 8

All playgrounds in Aarhus

Football pitches: 124

4.3 per 10,000 residents · rank 2 of 8

All football pitches in Aarhus

Basketball courts: 67

2.3 per 10,000 residents · rank 2 of 8

All basketball courts in Aarhus

Calisthenics parks: 66

2.3 per 10,000 residents · rank 1 of 8

All calisthenics parks in Aarhus

Tennis courts: 36

1.3 per 10,000 residents · rank 2 of 8

All tennis courts in Aarhus

Dog parks: 32

1.1 per 10,000 residents · rank 2 of 8

All dog parks in Aarhus

Gyms: 30

1.1 per 10,000 residents · rank 1 of 8

All gyms in Aarhus

Swimming pools: 25

0.9 per 10,000 residents · rank 3 of 8

All swimming pools in Aarhus

Volleyball courts: 19

0.7 per 10,000 residents · rank 3 of 8

All volleyball courts in Aarhus

Skateparks: 15

0.5 per 10,000 residents · rank 5 of 8

All skateparks in Aarhus

Table tennis tables: 12

0.4 per 10,000 residents · rank 1 of 8

FAQ

Questions about sports courts in Aarhus

How many sports courts are there in Aarhus?
The aupa map shows 767 public places to get outside in Aarhus (as of October 2026), including 341 playgrounds, 124 football pitches and 67 basketball courts. The data comes from OpenStreetMap and the community adds to it in the app. It isn’t complete yet: if a court is missing, add it in the app.
Where are basketball courts in Aarhus?
The map shows 67 basketball courts in Aarhus, for example on these streets: Ingerslevs Boulevard, Klokkeskovvej and Næshøjvej. The exact spot, photos and who’s there right now are in the aupa app.
Which app shows sports courts in Aarhus?
aupa: a free community app with over 450,000 places to get outside, many of them in Aarhus. You see who’s there right now and bring people along. You can’t book courts with aupa. The app is in beta: instantly on iPhone via TestFlight, Android is coming.
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