[1] From early on, the forest was used for leisurely activities, and during the 1800s, restaurants, entertainment parks and musical pavilions sprang up in different parts of the woodland.

[2] In October 1951, a meteorite exploded in the atmosphere over Denmark and the largest piece of it, about the size of a clenched fist, was recovered in Riis Skov, where a memorial stone now commemorates the event.

Today the neighbourhood of Risskov is an affluent suburban area, with many large mansions and detached houses in connectivity with the sandy beaches of Bellevue and the woodland park of Riis Skov in the south.

Writer and performer Jens Blendstrup grew up in Risskov, and some of his stories are set in this particular neighbourhood.

Blendstrup's childhood memoirs (with fictional elements) from Risskov appears in his novel "Gud taler ud" (God speaks up), which was turned into a screenplay and movie of the same name in 2017.