Amager Common Explained

Amager Common
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Type:Urban park
Location:Copenhagen, Denmark
Coordinates:55.6502°N 12.5783°W

Amager Common (Danish: Amager Fælled) is a 223 hectare nature reserve on Amager in Copenhagen.[1] It contains meadows, lakes, forests and a range of wildlife such as Highland cattle.[2]

History

The area where Amager Common now lies is a former military area. Abandoned in 1964, Amager Common gained protected status in two rounds: Kalvebodkilefredningen in 1990 and Amager Fælled fredningen in 1994.[3]

Amager Common contained one of Copenhagen's execution sites, with the final execution taking place on April 22, 1845.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amager Fælled. 2020-06-08. naturstyrelsen.dk. da.
  2. Web site: 2019-01-12. Skotsk Højlandskvæg – Bos taurus. 2020-06-08. Amager Fælleds Venner. da-DK.
  3. Web site: Amager Fælled. 2020-06-08. Københavns Kommune. da.
  4. Web site: Historie. 2020-06-08. naturparkamager.dk. da.