Copenhagen is a green city well endowed with open spaces. It has an extensive and well-distributed system of parks that act as venues for a wide array of events and urban life. As a supplement to the regular parks, there are a number of congenial public gardens and some cemeteries doubling as parks. It is official municipal policy in Copenhagen that all citizens by 2015 must be able to reach a park or beach on foot in less than 15 minutes.[1]
It is official municipal policy in Copenhagen that all citizens by 2015 must be able to reach a park or beach on foot in less than 15 minutes.[8] In line with this policy, several new parks are under development in areas poor in green spaces.[9][10] One of those recently completed is Superkilen, an innovative park for the ethnic inhabitants of the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen.[11]
Copenhagen Municipality is developing a system of interconnected green bicycle routes, Greenways, with the aim to facilitate fast, safe and pleasant bicycle transport from one end of the city to the other. The network will cover more than 100 kilometres and consist of 22 routes when finished.[15]
Semi-natural areasedit
Eremitagesletten at sunset
Some open spaces on the outskirts of Copenhagen have a more informal and semi-natural character, having originally been countryside areas protected against surrounding urbanisation. They include:
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Copenhagen is a green city well endowed with open spaces It has an extensive and well distributed system of parks that act as venues for a wide array of events and urban life As a supplement to the regular parks there are a number of congenial public gardens and some cemeteries doubling as parks It is official municipal policy in Copenhagen that all citizens by 2015 must be able to reach a park or beach on foot in less than 15 minutes 1 Orstedsparken Contents 1 Parks 2 Public gardens 3 Cemeteries 4 Greenways 5 Semi natural areas 6 References 7 External linksParks edit nbsp The Hercules Pavilion seen from the distanceKing s Garden 55 41 07 N 12 34 48 E 55 6852 N 12 5799 E 55 6852 12 5799 Rosenborg Castle Gardens the garden of Rosenborg Castle is the oldest and most visited park in Copenhagen 2 Its landscaping was commenced by Christian IV in 1606 Every year it sees more than 2 5 million visitors 3 and in the summer months it is packed with sunbathers picknickers and ballplayers It also serves as a sculpture garden with a permanent display of sculptures as well as temporary exhibits during summer 4 Just north of King s Garden a series of parks make up a green strand running right through the centre of the city These are constructed on the old ramparts of the city and include Ostre Anlaeg 55 41 26 N 12 34 53 E 55 6906 N 12 5813 E 55 6906 12 5813 Ostre Anlaeg and Orsted Park 55 40 52 N 12 33 59 E 55 6811 N 12 5663 E 55 6811 12 5663 Orsted Park as well as the Botanical Garden 55 41 12 N 12 34 25 E 55 6867 N 12 5736 E 55 6867 12 5736 University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden which is particularly noted for a large complex of 19th century greenhouses donated by Carlsberg founder J C Jacobsen 5 Faelledparken 55 42 08 N 12 34 02 E 55 7023 N 12 5672 E 55 7023 12 5672 Faelledparken in the northern part of the city is at 58 hectares the largest park in Copenhagen 6 It is popular for sports and hosts an array of annual events including a free opera concert at the opening of the opera season other open air concerts carnival Labour Day celebrations and the Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix which is a race for antique cars Another popular park is the Frederiksberg Gardens 55 40 31 N 12 31 33 E 55 6754 N 12 5257 E 55 6754 12 5257 Frederiksberg Park which is a 32 hectare romantic landscape park It houses a large colony of very tame grey herons along with other waterfowl The park also offers views of the elephants and the elephant house designed by the world famous British architect Norman Foster at the adjacent Copenhagen Zoo Some of Copenhagen s newer parks draw from their position by the water Havneparken 55 39 59 N 12 34 31 E 55 6663 N 12 5754 E 55 6663 12 5754 Havneparken established in 1995 covers 2 8 hectares of dockland in the Islands Brygge neighbourhood and has a bandstand roofed by an upside down old wooden ship as well as the first of Copenhagen s harbour baths Amager Beach Park 55 39 24 N 12 38 28 E 55 6566 N 12 6411 E 55 6566 12 6411 Amager Beach Park was founded in 1934 but in 2005 a 2 4 kilometre long artificial island was added separated from the original beach by a lagoon crossed by three bridges 7 It is official municipal policy in Copenhagen that all citizens by 2015 must be able to reach a park or beach on foot in less than 15 minutes 8 In line with this policy several new parks are under development in areas poor in green spaces 9 10 One of those recently completed is Superkilen an innovative park for the ethnic inhabitants of the Norrebro district of Copenhagen 11 Public gardens edit nbsp The building of The Royal Library Denmark on Slotsholmen which dates to 1906 viewed from the northwestBesides the regular parks a number of gardens open to the general public serve as important green spaces in central Copenhagen These include The Library Garden 55 40 29 N 12 34 53 E 55 6746 N 12 5813 E 55 6746 12 5813 Library Garden the garden of the Royal Library on Slotsholmen located between the library and Christiansborg Palace 12 The Glyptoteque Garden 55 40 20 N 12 34 16 E 55 6721 N 12 5712 E 55 6721 12 5712 Glyptoteque Garden the small garden behind the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Gronnegarden 55 41 11 N 12 35 37 E 55 6864 N 12 5935 E 55 6864 12 5935 Gronnegarden the inner courtyard of the Museum of Art amp Design The Carlsberg Academy Garden in the Carlsberg District 55 39 52 N 12 32 00 E 55 6644 N 12 5333 E 55 6644 12 5333 Carlsberg Academy Garden one of two historic gardens at the former brewery site Now open to the public during daytime Cemeteries edit nbsp Inside the Assistens CemeteryCharacteristic of Copenhagen is that a number of cemeteries double as parks though only for the more quiet activities such as sunbathing reading and meditation 13 Assistens Cemetery 55 41 28 N 12 32 59 E 55 6912 N 12 5497 E 55 6912 12 5497 Assistens Cemetery the burial place of Hans Christian Andersen among others is an important green space for the district of Inner Norrebro and a Copenhagen institution The lesser known Vestre Cemetery 55 39 28 N 12 31 46 E 55 6578 N 12 5294 E 55 6578 12 5294 Vestre Cemetery is at 54 hectares the largest cemetery in Denmark 14 and offers a maze of dense groves open lawns winding paths hedges overgrown tombs monuments tree lined avenues lakes and other garden features Greenways editCopenhagen Municipality is developing a system of interconnected green bicycle routes Greenways with the aim to facilitate fast safe and pleasant bicycle transport from one end of the city to the other The network will cover more than 100 kilometres and consist of 22 routes when finished 15 Semi natural areas edit nbsp Eremitagesletten at sunsetSome open spaces on the outskirts of Copenhagen have a more informal and semi natural character having originally been countryside areas protected against surrounding urbanisation They include Amager Common 55 39 0 65 N 12 34 41 78 E 55 6501806 N 12 5782722 E 55 6501806 12 5782722 is a 223 hectare protected area on Amager 16 Kalvebod Common 55 36 31 N 12 32 07 E 55 6086 N 12 5354 E 55 6086 12 5354 Kalvebod Common a 2 000 hectare protected area right next to the new business district of Orestad Its natural slightly maintained parkland features a range of ecosystems from young forests to tidal marshes some areas are prevented from developing into forests by grazing livestock and game Utterslev Mose 55 43 02 N 12 30 22 E 55 7173 N 12 5060 E 55 7173 12 5060 Utterslev Mose a 221 hectare area in the northwestern part of Copenhagen Three lakes with extensive reed beds cover a total of 91 hectares and are surrounded by parkland 17 Deer Garden Forest Park 55 47 54 N 12 33 48 E 55 7984 N 12 5632 E 55 7984 12 5632 Jaegersborg Dyrehave a 1 100 hectare nature area north of Copenhagen The area is noted for its mixture of huge ancient oak trees and large populations of red and fallow deer Vestskoven 55 41 33 N 12 22 06 E 55 6925 N 12 3682 E 55 6925 12 3682 Vestskoven a 130 hectare forested area located west of Copenhagen mainly in Albertslund Municipality Hareskoven 55 46 13 N 12 24 14 E 55 7702 N 12 4039 E 55 7702 12 4039 Hareskoven a 485 hectare forested area to the northwest of Copenhagen situated in Fureso and Gladsaxe municipalitiesReferences editMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates En gron og bla storby permanent dead link Kobenhavns Kommune King s Garden Slots og Ejeondomsstyrelsen Archived from the original on March 29 2008 Retrieved 2009 01 05 Kongens Have AOK Retrieved 2009 01 05 King s Garden Slots og Ejeondomsstyrelsen Archived from the original on March 29 2008 Retrieved 2009 01 05 Botanisk Have Carlsberg Archived from the original on 2016 05 18 Retrieved 2009 01 05 Faelledparken AOK Retrieved 2009 01 05 Amager Strandpark AOK Retrieved 2009 01 05 En gron og bla storby Kobenhavns Kommune Retrieved 2009 01 05 permanent dead link Superkilen by Bjarke Ingels Group Dezeen Retrieved 2009 01 05 1001 Trae Nordvest Kobenhavns Kommune Archived from the original on 2007 04 29 Retrieved 2009 01 05 Bonnie Fortune So many people lent a hand to give us parklife Copenhagen Post 15 January 2012 Retrieved 16 October 2012 Det Kongelige Biblioteks Have Archived 2005 10 27 at archive today Slots og Ejendomsstyrelsen Kobenhavn far mere liv pa kirkegardene Politiken Retrieved 2009 01 05 Guide Ga pa opdagelse i de dodes haver Politiken Retrieved 2009 01 05 Green bicycle routes Archived February 28 2009 at the Wayback Machine Kobenhavns Kommune Amager Faelled naturstyrelsen dk in Danish Retrieved 2020 06 09 Utterslec Mose Dansk Ornitologisk ForeningExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Parks in Copenhagen at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Parks and open spaces in Copenhagen amp oldid 1154236558, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
