Amager_Fælled

Amager Common

Amager Common

Nature reserve on Amager, Copenhagen, Denmark

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]

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


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