Stadsparken (Swedish for City's park) is a park located in central Lund. It is located within the historic Lund city area in Lund municipality in Skåne. The park celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011.[1] Stadsparken houses several sculptures by Gunnar Nordborg and Egon Möller-Nielsen, among others, as well as a small garden maze designed by Oscar Reutersvärd.[2][3][4]
| Stadsparken | |
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 Stadsparken in Lund | |
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| Location | Lund, Sweden |
| Coordinates | 55°41′56.73″N 13°11′7.89″E / 55.6990917°N 13.1855250°E |
| Opened | 1911 |
| Owned by | Lund Municipality |
| Status | Open year round |
Walpurgis Night
editThe last day of April, known as Walpurgis Night or Valborg in Swedish, is celebrated in Stadsparken.[5] It has historically been Sweden's largest Valborg celebration.[6] In 2023, an estimated 35000 people participated in Valborg at Stadsparken.[7]
History
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City of Lund bought this plot of land in 1904.[8] In 1907, before the area became a park, Lundautställningen exhibition was held here. In 1907 Lundautställningen had 1427 exhibitors and attracted more than ten times as many visitors as Lund's population at the time.[9][10][11] In 1911, Stadsparken was inaugurated and opened to the public.[12]
References
edit- ^ Wendt, Carro (2015-09-21). ""Stadsparken har blivit något alldeles fantastiskt"". Norra Skåne (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "Ljudguide Lunds konst". Lunds kommun (in Swedish). 1970-01-01. Archived from the original on 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ Grenholm, Mattias (2016-08-02). "Skulpturer fick nytt liv på lekfull konstrunda". Skånska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "Att se på offentlig konst och arkitektur med matematiska ögon" (PDF). DiVA (open archive). 2024-07-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "Spring celebration: Valborg/Siste april and 1st of May". Lund University Staff Pages. 2022-04-22. Archived from the original on 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "Siste april och Första maj i Lund". Lunds Turistinformation & Turistbyrå (in Swedish). 2024-04-16. Archived from the original on 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
Siste april-festligheterna i Lund brukar starta redan tidigt på morgonen den 30 april med spontanfest i Lunds stadspark. Det finns ingen officiell arrangör av evenemanget som med åren har utvecklats till Sveriges största spontanfest med omkring 35 000 besökare.
- ^ "Chips, glädjeyra och tokiga hattar – så firades valborg i Stadsparken i Lund". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 2023-04-30. Archived from the original on 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "Stadsparken". Lunds bevaringsprogram (in Swedish). 2024-07-28. Archived from the original on 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "Lund och utställningen 1907. Med en karta öfver Lund samt illustrationer". antikvariat.net (in Swedish). 2024-07-28. Archived from the original on 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "Lundautställning lämnade bara paviljongen kvar". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 2006-07-14. Archived from the original on 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "Lundautställningen 1907 – Kulturportal Lund". Kulturportal Lund – Lunds historia och kulturarv (in Swedish). 2024-07-28. Archived from the original on 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "Stadsparken" (PDF). Kulturen. 2020-05-20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-06-27. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
External links
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Media related to Stadsparken, Lund at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
