Skansen Djurgården
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Faya&Freya
N 59° 19.459 E 018° 06.065
34V E 335053 N 6579756
Djurgården -officially Kungliga Djurgården (Swedish: "The (Royal) Game Park") is an island in central Stockholm. Djurgården is home to historical buildings and monuments, museums, galle
Waymark Code: WM7YA0
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Date Posted: 12/22/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Thorny1
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Living History

Over the years about 150 historical buildings have been moved here from nearly every part of Sweden. Most of them date from the 18th and 19th centuries. Visitors to the houses and farmsteads are met by historical interpreters in period costume. They often demonstrate domestic occupations, such as weaving and spinning.

Click on the links below to see the buildings!

The Zoo

There are something like 60 different animal species in the Skansen Zoo, the main emphasis being on Scandinavian fauna, which is represented by Nordic wild animals such as the brown bear, elk, wolverine, lynx and seal.

Green Skansen

When Skansen was founded in 1891 a large quantities of trees, bushes and other vegetation were planted here in order to transform the bare rocks into a cultivated oasis. Skansen today is a green park with numerous little gardens, beds of flowers, wild vegetation and cultivated plots. There are gardens and plots typical of the period by the old houses and farmsteads: a verdant southern Swedish garden by the Skåne Farmstead, a splendid kitchen garden to supply Skogaholm Manor and allotments for the poor families of Stockholm.
Date Built: 11/10/1891

Open Dates: From: 01/01/2009 To: 12/31/2009

Open to the public?: yes

Main Attraction: http://www.skansen.se/pages/?ID=221
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