Djurgården
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Location | Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden |
Djurgården (pronounced
A larger area of the city, separated from Djurgården proper by
History
Djurgården was until the 16th century known as Valmundsö
The present name, Djurgården, stems from the game park of King
In 1667, a few cottages intended for "paralysed and crippled seafarers" were built forming what was to become Djurgårdsstaden. The Swedish Navy moved to Karlskrona during the 1680s however, and the neighbourhood was instead populated by a diverse crowd. Plans to demolish the "insignificant shacks" in front of the World Fair in 1897, and for a planned expansion of the naval shipyard in 1918, never were accomplished and the area is today protected as a historical monument.[2]
During the late 18th century, Djurgården transformed into more of a popular recreational area than a Royal game park; in 1801, the theatre
The western waterfront of the island was a small scale shipyard during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, after which the Navy erected some 30 sheds for the winter quarters of galleys in the area. The operations expanded during the 1870s when a dry dock was constructed. Plans to relocate the shipyard in the beginning of the 20th century were interrupted by World War II, which meant the activities grew considerably instead, culminating in 1945 when 1,280 people were employed. In 1969, the Navy moved to Muskö, and in the early 1970s the area was transformed into the recreation area it is today.[2]
Many structures on the western part of Djurgården date back to the
In what is today the southern part of the amusement park Gröna Lund and east of it, a private shipyard was developed from 1735 by the merchant Efraim Lothsack, who also had several new residential buildings built. The activities grew during the 19th century under the managership of John Burgman and Adolf Fredholm, of which the former had the church, Djurgårdskyrkan, and the school, Djurgårdsskolan, built. The shipyard was sold to the city in 1863 and moved to Södra Hammarbyhamnen in 1979. Another shipyard for pinnaces, built in the strait between Djurgården and Beckholmen in 1868, is still in operation.[2]
The southern portion of the area hosted the
Sights and monuments
Besides the list below, a big portion of Djurgården consists of green areas offering footpaths and water front promenades among present or historical upper class residences and old institutional buildings, many of which are regarded as historical monuments of national interest.
- ABBA: The Museum
- salmon ladder, an artificial rainforestand Nordic environments.
- Beckholmen - historical maritime environment including several dry docks and historical buildings.
- Biological Museum - Built in 1893, displaying stuffed animals in artificial environments representing various typical Swedish landscapes.
- Cirkus - Originally a circus, it today offers concerts and musical comedies.
- Djurgården line - heritage tramwayoperating since 1991.
- Djurgårdsstaden - a neighbourhood of preserved wooden buildings from the 18th century.
- Galärvarvet - Formerly a naval dockyard, today transformed into a popular park area including the Vasa Museum and Junibacken.
- Gröna Lund - A relatively small amusement park founded in 1883, besides the typical merry-go-rounds and roller coasters, it also offers concerts featuring international stars such as Miyavi, Bob Marley, and Damian Marley.
- Isbladskärret - a scenic lake popular among bird-watchers.
- Junibacken - A small fairy-tale world based mostly on the novels of Astrid Lindgren
- Liljevalchs konsthall - An art gallery built in 1916, well known for its spring exposition Vårsalongen in January–March, and its café Blå Porten.
- doll's houses to fire engines.
- Charles XIV John, renowned for its park.
- Rosendals Trädgård - public garden noted for its selection of roses.
- , and many other wild animals. Its traditional Christmas market attracts tens of thousands of people annually.
- Thiel Gallery - a museum displaying the collection of late 19th-century and early 20th-century art and crafts, originally collected by the banker Ernest Thiel.
- Waldemarsudde - Former mansion of Prince Eugen, transformed into a museum displaying Swedish 19th- and early 20th-century paintings and sculptures.
- Vasa Museum - A maritime museum displaying the only intact 17th-century ship. One of the most visited museums in Scandinavia.
- "Villa Solbacken" - Prince Carl Philip.
- "Blockhusudden" - Prince Carl Philip's current home.
Transport
Ways to get there include by foot, by
See also
Gallery
References
- ^ "Djurgården - en oas mitt i Stockholm". Kungliga Djurgårdens Intressenter (KDI). 2002-10-07. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
- ^ ISBN 91-7031-042-4.
- Projekt Runeberg. pp. 359–362. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
- ^ "Om DIF: Historia" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^
"Nordisk Familjebok". Projekt Runeberg. 1921. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
- ^ Spelling varied, it has been spelled Walmunzø (1286), Walmundzø (1288), Walmanzö (1349), Wadhmundzøø (1432), Wadhmalsø (1437), Wadmalsö (1444), Walmundzön (1452), Walmasöön (1511), Walmarsöö (1516), Wallmarsön, Waldemarksön (17th century).
External links
- Media related to Djurgården at Wikimedia Commons
- Djurgården travel guide from Wikivoyage