| Kungsparken, Gothenburg | |
|---|---|
 Kungsparken in winter | |
| Location | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Coordinates | 57°42′3.74″N 11°58′2.85″E / 57.7010389°N 11.9674583°E / 57.7010389; 11.9674583 |
| Opened | Mid-1850 (1850) |
| Owned by | Västra Götaland Regional Council |
| Status | Open year round |
Kungsparken (Swedish for King's park), originally Kungsportsparken, is a 13-hectare park behind Stora Teatern in Gothenburg, which encloses most of Nya Allén walkway, and constitutes a so-called park district. Kungsparken was built in several stages between 1839 and 1861.
In the 1940s and 1950s, the park was a meeting place for the city's homosexual men.
References
- "Underlagsrapport PM kulturhistoriskt värdefulla riskobjekt – parker och grönområden" (PDF). Trafikverket. 2023-04-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-27. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- "Kulturhistoriskt värdefull bebyggelse i Göteborg" (PDF). Göteborgs Stadsmuseum. 2021-10-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- Nilsson, Arne (2010). "From rundan to bögberget: male homosexual life in "the city of parks"". (Re)searching Gothenburg: Essays on a Changing City. 2010: 251–256. LIBRIS: 12130875.
External links
Media related to Kungsparken, Göteborg at Wikimedia Commons- Park information from Gothenburg municipality
