Valby Park
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| Valby Park | |
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| Valbyparken | |
 The perennials garden (staudehaven) in Valby Park. | |
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| Location | Valby |
| Coordinates | 55°38′30″N 12°31′10″E / 55.64167°N 12.51944°E |
| Area | 62.4 hectares (154 acres)[1][2] |
| Opened | 1 September 1939 |
| Open | All year |
| Designation | Protected area (since 1966) |
Valby Park (Danish: Valbyparken) is a park in Valby, Copenhagen. The park is situated south of Valby Sports Park, and west of Musikbyen facing Kalvebod Beach. The park is located between two Copenhagen Districts: Valby and Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave. Valby Park is Copenhagen's largest park[3] with an area of 64.2 ha.[1]
It serves as the Copenhagen venue for the travelling Grøn Koncert festival.
History[edit]
The park is situated at the site of the former Valby Fælled ("Common"), which was used as landfill between 1913 and 1937.[1] It was converted to a park between 1937 and 1939, and opened to the public on 1 September 1939.[1] Due to fuel shortages during World War II, much of the park was dug up in 1941–42 to search for coke, though the park was re-established and expanded during 1944–52.[1]
The park was officially designated as a protected area on 3 May 1966.[2]
In connection with Copenhagen being the 1996 European City of Culture, 17 circular themed gardens were established in the park.[4]
Development[edit]
After Valbyparken's opening in 1939, the second stage was completed in 1952 .
In 1965, the Rosenhaven was laid out, remodeled in 1999, which is designed as a 140 meter diameter circular garden surrounded by clipped rosebushes. The rose garden contains approximately 12,000 roses[5] from many different rosarians.
From 1966 onwards, Valby Park was given protected status. [1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Københavns Kommunes brochure om Valbyparken" (PDF) (in Danish). Copenhagen Municipality. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- ^ a b "Valbyparken" (in Danish). Danish Society for Nature Conservation. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- ^ "Vamos a la Valby: Valbyparken får sandstrand" (in Danish). 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ "Valbyparken" (in Danish). Copenhagen Municipality. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- ^ "Valbyparken | Københavns Kommunes hjemmeside". www.kk.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
External links[edit]
- Valby Park at Københavnergrøn/Copenhagen Green
- Valby Park at VisitCopenhagen
- Valbyparken at Stay.com
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