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Amager Common

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Amager Common
Hanging out in Amager Common
Map
TypeUrban park
LocationCopenhagen,Denmark
Coordinates55°39′0.65″N12°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 onAmagerinCopenhagen.[1]It contains meadows, lakes, forests and a range of wildlife such asHighland cattle.[2]

History

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The area where Amager Common now lies is a former military area. Abandoned in 1964, Amager Common gained protected status in two rounds:Kalvebodkilefredningenin 1990 andAmager Fælled fredningenin 1994.[3]

Amager Common contained one of Copenhagen's execution sites, with the final execution taking place on April 22, 1845.[4]

References

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  1. ^"Amager Fælled".naturstyrelsen.dk(in Danish).Retrieved2020-06-08.
  2. ^"Skotsk Højlandskvæg – Bos taurus".Amager Fælleds Venner(in Danish). 2019-01-12.Retrieved2020-06-08.
  3. ^"Amager Fælled".Københavns Kommune(in Danish).Retrieved2020-06-08.
  4. ^"Historie".naturparkamager.dk(in Danish).Retrieved2020-06-08.