Slottsskogen

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Slottsskogen

One of the lawns of Slottsskogen park
Location Gothenburg, Sweden
Coordinates 57°41′10″N 11°56′20″E / 57.68611°N 11.93889°E / 57.68611; 11.93889Coordinates: 57°41′10″N 11°56′20″E / 57.68611°N 11.93889°E / 57.68611; 11.93889
Area 140 hectare[1]
Created 1876 (1876)[1]
Gotland ponies in the Slottsskogen zoo
The Azalea valley during blossom

Slottsskogen (English: Castle Forest) is a 137 hectares large park located in central Gothenburg, Sweden.

History

When Gothenburg was founded in the 17th century, the area of Slottsskogen was a forest that belonged to (the old) Älvsborg Fortress. In the 1880s the city had grown to the vicinity of the forest, and merchant August Kobb took initiative to create the city park, which has the character of an English garden with lawns and trees.

Activities

Slottsskogen has a wide range of activities: there is a zoo with Swedish animals, a pond with seals and penguins, a Swedish heritage area with small cottages from different counties, a playground for football, softball, frisbee golf and so forth. Slottskogen is also the home of the Way Out West Festival, which occurs annually.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Göteborg: Parker". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 September 2010.  (subscription required)

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