Amager Common

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]

Amager Common
Hanging out in Amager Common
Type	Urban park
Location	Copenhagen, Denmark
Coordinates	55°39′0.65″N 12°34′41.78″E

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

1. "Amager Fælled". naturstyrelsen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-08.
2. "Skotsk Højlandskvæg – Bos taurus". Amager Fælleds Venner (in Danish). 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
3. "Amager Fælled". Københavns Kommune (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-08.
4. "Historie". naturparkamager.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-08.