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This is a list of parks and open spaces in Copenhagen, Denmark .
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This is a list of parks and open spaces in Copenhagen, Denmark .
Parks and open spaces in the Indre By district of Copenhagen:
| Name | Image | Created | Size | Location | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaliehaven |  | 1983 | 1 ha | ||
| Christianshavns Vold |  | 1918 | 12 ha | ||
| City Hall Garden |  | 1905 | |||
| Copenhagen Botanical Garden |  | 1870 | 10 ha | ||
| Glyptoteque Garden |  | 1901 | |||
| Holmen's Cemetery |  | 1666 | |||
| Kongens Have |  | 1606 | 16 ha | ||
| Ørstedsparken |  | 1879 | 6.5 ha | ||
| Østre Anlæg |  | 1870 | 12 ha | ||
| Royal Library Garden |  | 1920 | 1 ha | ||
Parks and open spaces in the Amager Øst and Amager Vest districts of Copenhagen:
| Name | Image | Created | Size | Location | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amager Fælled |  | ||||
| Amager Nature |  | 3,000 ha | [1] | ||
| Amager Strandpark |  | 2005 | 60 ha | [2] | |
| Havneparken |  | 1984 | 4 ha | [3] | |
| Kløvermarken |  | 1950s | [4] | ||
| Lergravsparken | 1930s | ||||
| Our Saviour's Cemetery |  | ||||
Parks and open spaces in the Valby district of Copenhagen:
| Name | Image | Created | Size | Location | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emdrup Søpark |  | ||||
| Bispebjerg Cemetery |  | ||||
| Lersøparken |  |
Parks and open spaces in the Brønshøj and Husum districts of Copenhagen:
| Name | Image | Created | Size | Location | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utterslev Mose |  | 1948 | 20 ha |
Parks and open spaces in Frederiksberg Municipality:
| Name | Image | Created | Size | Location | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digterlunden |  | ||||
| Frederiksberg Gardens |  | 1699 | 32 ha | ||
| LIFE Botanical Gardens |  | 1858 | |||
| Royal Danish Horticultural Society's Garden |  | 1882 | 1.6 ha | ||
| Søndermark Cemetery |  | 1699 | 6 ha | ||
| Søndermarken |  | 1699 | 32 ha |
Parks and open spaces in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen:
| Name | Image | Created | Size | Location | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistens Cemetery |  | 1760 | 25 ha | ||
| BaNanna Park | 2010 | 0.5 ha | [5] | ||
| Folkets Park |  | ||||
| Hans Tavsens Park |  | 2.6 ha | [6] | ||
| Jewish Cemetery |  | 1694 | 1.4 ha | ||
| Nørrebroparken | |||||
| Superkilen |  | 2012 |
Parks and open spaces in Frederiksberg Municipality:
| Name | Image | Created | Size | Location | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churchill Park |  | 1965 | 2 ha | ||
| Fælled Park |  | 1906 | 58 ha | ||
| Garrison's Cemetery |  | 1664 | 32 ha | [7] | |
| Kastellet |  | 1662 | |||
| Kildevæld Park |  | 3.7 ha | [8] | ||
| Langelinie Park |  | 1894 | |||
| Ryvangen Memorial Park |  | 17 ha | |||
| Ryvangens Naturpark | [9] | ||||
| Svanemølle Beach |  |
Parks and open spaces in the Valby district of Copenhagen:
| Name | Image | Created | Size | Location | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valbyparken |  | 1939 | 64 ha | [10] | |
| Vigerslevparken |  | 49.5 ha | [11] |
Parks and open spaces in the Vesterbro and Kongens Enghave districts of Copenhagen:
| Name | Image | Created | Size | Location | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enghaveparken |  | 1929 | 4 ha | ||
| J. C. Jacobsen Garden |  | 1849 | 4 ha | ||
| Skydebanehaven |  | 1949 | 1.5 ha | ||
| Sønder Boulevard |  | 2007 | 32 ha | ||
| Vestre Cemetery |  | 1870 | 54 ha |
| Name | Image | Created | Size | Location | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue Beach | |||||
| Bernstorff Park | |||||
| Charlottenlund Beach Park |  | ||||
| Dyssegårdsparken | 1950 | ||||
| Gentofte Cemetery | |||||
| Gentofte Lake |  | ||||
| Gentofte Park | |||||
| Hellerup Cemetery | |||||
| Hvidøre Strandpark | |||||
| Hvidøre Strandpark | 1943 | ||||
| Mariebjerg Cemetery |  | ||||
| Ordrup Cemetery | |||||
| Øregård Park |  | ||||
| Strandlund | 1973 | ||||
| Strandlund | 1973 | ||||
| Søholmslund | |||||
| Vamgede Batteri | |||||
| Vamgede Batteri |
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