tangkrogen (lit.: the kelp-nook) is a public park in aarhus, denmark. the park is situated in the neighborhood midtbyen by the coast with the bay of aarhus to the southeast, the marselisborg neighborhood to the west and the port of aarhus to the north. the park is bounded by "strandvejen" and "marselis havnevej" across from "chr. filtenborgs square". it is a municipal park managed by the nature and environment department (danish: "natur og miljø") of aarhus municipality. tangkrogen got its name from the kelp that filled the cove when recreational jetties were constructed when the city of aarhus initially developed the area into a public park in the early 20th century.