Amager Common
Nature reserve on Amager, Copenhagen, Denmark
55°39′0.65″N 12°34′41.78″E / 55.6501806°N 12.5782722°E / 55.6501806; 12.5782722 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]
References
- ^ "Amager Fælled". naturstyrelsen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ "Skotsk Højlandskvæg – Bos taurus". Amager Fælleds Venner (in Danish). 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ "Amager Fælled". Københavns Kommune (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ "Historie". naturparkamager.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-08.
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