Royal National City Park

The Royal National City Park (Swedish: Kungliga nationalstadsparken ) is located in the Swedish municipalities Stockholm, Solna and Lidingö and is the world's first National City Park (Swedish: Nationalstadsparken ). The original name was Ecopark ( swedish Ekoparken ), not to be confused with eco-park, one of the Swedish state-owned enterprises Sveaskog operated an ecological point of forest area in Sweden.

Background

Many countries, including Sweden, have their environmentally protected national parks, which are often a long way away from any buildings. In the national city park, the idea was for the first time realized, to create a national park in a big city and in close proximity to a big city, with all therein, buildings, infrastructure, parks, lakes, flora and fauna. Thus, in 1994, after a long struggle, the first national urban park in the world, in and around Stockholm. Since 2009, the park is called the government has decreed Kungliga nationalstadsparken.

The 27 km ² national city park contains unique cultural and natural values ​​of castles and stately buildings to simple fisherman's cottage, lakes, gardens and parks and the largest inventory of old, mighty oaks in Northern Europe. Parts of the eco-parks are, inter alia, Skeppsholmen, Kastellholmen, Fjäderholmarna, Djurgården, Djurgårdsstaden, Ulriksdal, Hagaparken, Beckholmen, Brunnsviken, Bergianska trädgården and the southwestern part of the Baltic Sea arm Edsviken. In the park but are also housing estates, industrial plants, office complexes an urban motorway and the Stockholm University.

Reichstag decision

The conclusion of the National City Park is largely the initiative of the Swedish King Carl XVI. Gustaf owe. The park is legally protected by a Reichstag decision of 7 December 1994. New buildings or other interventions are possible only under strict conditions.

This law says, inter alia, literally: " Området Ulriksdal - Haga- Brunnsviken - Djurgården är en nationalstadspark nom en nationalstadspark får ny bebyggelse och nya och andra anläggningar comma till stood åtgärder vidtas endast om det kan ske utan intrång i parklandskap eller naturmiljö och. utan att det Historiska landskapets, nature -och kulturvärden i övrigt skadas. "

Logically, such as: " The area " Ulriksdal - Haga- Brunnsviken - Djurgården " is a national urban park within a National City Park new cultivations and new systems can only come about and other measures will be made ​​only if this can be done in the parkland or the natural environment without intervention. and without that historical landscape, natural or cultural values ​​are damaged by the way. "

Ecopark

The original concept of " eco-park " stood for an ecological perspective. It will contribute to a future-proof development in Stockholm and surroundings, while retaining their unique blend of nature and culture. The fact that this has been achieved, the high number of visitors from about 15 million people every year proves.

The Royal National City Park is mainly managed by the Kungliga Djurgårdens Förvaltning (Royal Tiergarten administration).

Criticism

The legislation, which applies to the National City Park, has also been heavily criticized during the years, with the main argument, they an obstacle to the expansion and growth of Stockholm. So could a few individuals with the help of this legislation expanding the northern ring road ( Norra Länken ), passing underneath a portion of the park in the tunnel, late and expensive. Another example is a former industrial site, which may not be built again, according to legislation, as it is located within the park. The criticism has meant that for the time being no other parks of this type were made ​​in Sweden, although it was originally planned.

Photo Gallery

Powerful, old oak tree in southern Djurgården

Karl XI.s Fischerhütte of 1680, Ekoparkens oldest house

Trädgården Victoria greenhouse in Bergianska

Literature and sources

• Ekoparken - The Royal Parks of Djurgården, Haga and Ulriksdal, Lennart Utgren, Gullers Förlag 2004