Brønshøjparken is a public park in the

Brønshøj Brønshøj, part of the municipality of Copenhagen, forms, together with Husum, the administrative city district (''bydel'') of Brønshøj-Husum, in Denmark. History The first mention of the village Brønshøj (Brunshoga), is in a letter dated ...

district of

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

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. It is situated on the north side of Frederikssundsvej, just east of the original village and west of the intersection with

Borups Allé Borups Allé is a major artery in the northwestern part of inner Copenhagen, Denmark. The 3.2 km long street runs from Jagtvej at Nuuks Plads in the southeast to Bellahøj in the northwest. Just before Hulgårdsvej, part of Ring 2, Borups ...

History

The park is located in a natural depression where a ditch led water from Degnemosen to the south to

Utterslev Mose Utterslev Mose (English: Utterslev Boglands) is a large semi-natural area of lakes, reed beds and parkland located on the border between Copenhagen and Gladsaxe municipalities, approximately six kilometers northwest of central Copenhagen, Denmar ...

to the north. Most of the depression has now been filled and the water now runs in a pipe. A Washhouse was located at the site in the 1920s. The park was created in the 1930s. It was protected in 1966.

Description

The hilly park surrounds a 6700 square metre lake, Louisehullet. Facilities include a playground and sports fields. A development plan for the park is due in 2015.

Sculpture

A cast of Svend Lindhart's statue ''Mother with children'' from 1940 is located in the park.

References

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