T hat something as wonderful as the Royal National City Park could be located in the middle of town is truly amazing. The park forms a unique historical landscape of forests, open land, parks, beaches and buildings. You can do everything here, from strolling in ancient forests and swimming from the rocks, to visiting castles and museums. The park A unique park in the middle of the capital city oak trees, which provide a habitat for of the land. Akademiska Hus is responsible for land and buildings a large number of different species. on the university campus at Frescati, while the National Property Board manages palace buildings and other state-owned proper- A landscape rich ties with high cultural history value. The County Administrative in history Board coordinates the management and development of History is never far away in the the park. Royal National City Park. Traces of royalty include Karl XI’s fishing cabin at Djurgården, and the palaces at Ulriksdal and Haga. Haga Park is one of Europe’s best-preserved English landscape parks, a park style whose spans three municipalities: aesthetics are based on nature, Solna, Stockholm and Lidingö. forming an idealised landscape No wonder it’s the Stockholm around its most beautiful features. Region’s most visited recrea- Typical of this English style are the winding foot- tion area. paths that lead the visitor through different views, past soft grassy slopes and dark forest trails. The world’s first Walk, cycle or drive here It’s extremely rare for such a The Royal National City Park is an easily large area with so much value accessible experience. Excellent paths and cycle in terms of nature, culture and tracks run through the park. You can get here by recreation to be preserved in bus, subway, tram (www.sl.se) and boat (www. the middle of a city. In fact, the waxholmsbolaget.se, www.stromma.se). There’s park that so many people now also good parking if you come by car. take for granted has had to be defended throughout the Good places to start the experience centuries, both by public interest and the commitment of from include Ulriksdal, Bergshamra, volunteers. 1995 was therefore an important year for the Stora Skuggan, Universitetet, Haga park, when it was designated the world’s first National City Norra, Tekniska Högskolan, Djurgårds- Park due to its importance for national cultural heritage, bron, Skeppsholmsbron and Slussen the city’s ecology and people’s recreation. (Djurgården ferry). More nature than you might think Who is responsible for C OVER I M AGE : k j e l l b P e r s s o n Thanks to people using the park carefully for several hundred the park? years, it’s positively teeming with life. There are over 800 The state owns most of the Royal different types of flowering plants, more than 1200 types National City Park through the of beetles, and around 100 species of birds that breed here. National Property Board. The Royal The park’s nature creates a mosaic of open meadows and Djurgården Administration manages pastures, pine forests, wetlands, lakes, coast and islands. around 80% of the land. Stockholm Another distinguishing feature of the park is the many ancient City and Solna City also own parts Facts Area: The Royal National City Park extends over 10 kilometres, from Ulriksdal and Sörentorp in the north, to Djurgården and Fjäderholmarna in the south, covering a total area of around 27 square kilometres. Number of visitors: Officially, the park has over 15 million visitors per year (this high figure is largely due to Stockholm University, with its many students and staff, being located in the middle of the park). Oldest building: The oldest building in the Royal National City Park is Karl XI’s fishing cabin, which dates back to the 1600s. Animals and nature: The park is home to Northern Europe’s biggest stock of large oak trees, and also to the wide striped oak bark beetle (an insect living in old oak trees) and to the stone loach (a species of freshwater fish), both endangered in Sweden. Activities and entertainment: The park offers Sweden’s largest concentration of attractions: over 20 museums, some 50 restaurants and cafés, and the famous entertainment venues Gröna Lund and Cirkus. The area is protected by law. In principle, no new buildings or other settlements should be erected in park land or nature environment. Please visit our website for more tips on what to see and do www.nationalstadsparken.se L ä n s s t y r e l s e n i St o c k h o l m s l ä n 2 0 0 9 National City Park Sörentorp KEVINGE s vägen Ulriksdals begravningsplats Norr täljevägen én Slottsall MÖRBYLUND MÖRBY lsvägen DANDERYD Uriksda Björnstigen ngsvägen Lilla Värtan g Pipers park Stora Vargjakten r ken aS ku g 9 äge n . r lsg er Ja all av ä ge n n Od gata n gen Rådmansgatan Johannes kyrka e Birg n ata ro ägen alsv e nd Ros SKEPPSHOLMEN Fr e en 20 16 Skeppsholmen • Former naval base, with active boat life and several museums 19 Isbladskärret 17 Rosendal palace and park • Karl XIV Johan’s summer palace and park gård sväge n Frisens park Blockhusudden 18 Waldemarsudde and Frisens park • Prince Eugen’s castle and beautiful park areas hu s ringen ck 18 Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde FJÄDERHOLMARNA SÖDRA DJURGÅRDEN Djur Kastellholmen 15 Blo SÖDERMALM 15 Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen • Part of Karl XIV Johan’s parkland from the 1800s Stora Hundudden ms Väg å Horns 17 Seglora kyrka Beckholmen 14 Gärdet • Former military training ground, now a recreation area Handelsflottans friluftsgård Hunduddsväge n SKANSEN rd svä g Strömmen Slussen Söderhöjdskyrkan Katarinav ägen St Maria Magdalena kyrka adsg årdsle Zinkensdamm den S:t Paulskyrkan Katarina kyrka Mariatorget Andreaskyrkan gen Rosendals slott Högloftet 16 rg Dju gatan Hornstull Strandvägen Söder Mälarstrand Kaknästornet 13 Tessinparken • Gärdet’s own city park from the 1930s Lidingöbro en Diplomatstaden Djurgårdsbrunnsviken Skepps bron n 5. LÅNGHOLMEN Djurgårdsbr unnsvä Oscars kyrka GAMLA STAN Gamla stan 11 Fiskartorpet • Karl XI’s fishing cabin from the 1600s ra Kungsväg en Borgen Gr ev LADUGÅRDSGÄRDET eV on Es Skansberget se ns Vä g llavägen Mani lb RIDDARHOLMEN Riddarfjärden Storkyrkan o br Ny 14 en Blo ik tra Stadshuset Norr Mälarstrand Hakberget aväg dr KUNGSHOLMEN n Ce F oto : l a r s n y b e rg Kungsträdgården Gustav Adolfs Torg Tegelbacken Riksdagshuset Stockholms Slott Riddarhuset Söd 12 Olympic stadium • Architect Torben Grut’s masterpiece from 1911 Gustav Adolfs kyrka Karl n Klara kyrka 10 Stora Vargjakten • A large piece of forest right by the city Frihamnsterminalen Frihamnen Lindarängsvägen gen Elimkyrkan a Sergels Torg Hamngat 9 Stora Skuggan • Day trip destination for all the family, with 4-H city farm Karlaplan vä Nar va Östermalmstorg Hötorget n Gärdet en Stureplan T-Centralen Rådhuset alla väg n ata n Gärdet 13 ÖSTERMALM rJ gsg Kun äge Karlaplan g 6. dsv Tessinparken Stadion Valh Kungliga Biblioteket ar ls gen avä Sve Adolf fredrik kyrka gen 12 Odenplan sgata lud övä ing Lid Tekniska högskolan 8 Lappkärret • Former wetland area which is now a bird lake Lilla Värtan Teg e Östermalms idrottsplats Biskopsudden 19 Isbladskärret • Small but species-rich bird lake, with for example a colony of herons NACKA STRAND Saltsjön Ersta kyrka FINNBODA KVARNHOLMEN 20 Fjäderholmarna • The closest part of Stockholm’s archipelago DANVIKEN Medborgarplatsen 6 Bellevue • 1700s building Paschens malmgård, and English landscape park 7 Stockholms University/Frescati • Outstanding Swedish architecture from the 1900s an sgat mn dha San äge F oto : l a r s n y b e rg av Sve Tekniska högskolan n ata eng Kar la vä 16. en 5 Hagaparken • Palace area with, among other attractions, large English landscape park Hjorthagens kyrka HJORTHAGEN äg Va lh HERSERUD Millesgården Ropsten Ropsten psv en nk Lä man Råd No r sväge n Lill-Jansskogen Birg rra en sväg ver k Uggleviken Stallmästaregården Karolinska Wenner-Gren Center Universitetssjukhuset Trafikplats Norrtull Solna No Björnnä ags v 6 ing Lid Hu G as Teknikhöjden Kräftriket Rosl n Haga södra grindar Trafikplats Haga södra r öb en vik sar 11 LIDINGÖ on 2 Ulriksdalsåsen and Kvarnkullen • Nature area with ancient archaeological remains 4 Bergianska trädgården • Botanical gardens at Brunnsvikens strand F oto : L a r s N y b e rg HovjägareHoppbacke bostället Gamla Haga Turkiska Paviljongen ge SOLNA vä ala ps F oto : k j e l l b P e r s s o n 15. 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