Byparken
Byparken is a public park in central Roskilde, Denmark. It was founded in 1915 and was partly financed through a donation of the textile manufacturer O.Photo: Ramblersen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark
- Also known as: “Byparken, Roskilde”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roskilde Cathedral and Viking Ship Museum.
Roskilde Cathedral
Church
Photo: CucombreLibre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Roskilde Cathedral, in the city of Roskilde on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark, is a cathedral of the Lutheran Church of Denmark. The cathedral is one of the most important churches in Denmark, and the official royal burial church of the Danish monarchs. Roskilde Cathedral is situated 480 metres south of Byparken.
Viking Ship Museum
Museum
Photo: Jami430, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde is Denmark's national ship museum for ships of the prehistoric and medieval period. The main focus of the museum is a permanent exhibition of the Skuldelev ships, five original Viking ships excavated nearby in 1962. Viking Ship Museum is situated 440 metres north of Byparken.
St Ib’s Church
Church
Photo: IbRas, Public domain.
St Ib's Church is a Romanesque church in Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand. It was first mentioned in 1291. The church was once richly decorated with frescos. St Ib’s Church is situated 140 metres northeast of Byparken.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roskilde and Sankt Jørgensbjerg.
Roskilde
Photo: Esther Westerveld, CC BY 2.0.
Roskilde is in West Zealand, Denmark, 35 km west of Copenhagen. Roskilde is an ancient city dating from the Viking age. The most important historical sights are the Viking Museum and Roskilde Cathedral, World Heritage site.
Sankt Jørgensbjerg
Neighborhood
Sankt Jørgensbjerg is a district of Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand. Initially a fishing village in its own right with a history dating to the Viking Age, it became part of Roskilde in 1938. Today it has become the most desirable district in the city.
Himmelev
Suburb
Himmelev is a largely residential area in the municipality of Roskilde in Denmark and is contiguous with Roskilde. The population in the parish is around 14,000.
Byparken
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Roskilde Municipality, Region Zealand, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.64691° or 55° 38′ 49″ northLongitude
12.08125° or 12° 4′ 53″ eastOpen location code
9F7JJ3WJ+QFOpenStreetMap ID
way 4333459OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q19460757
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Byparken” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Byparken”
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