Lill-Jansskogen

Lill-Janskogen, (English: "Little Jan's Forest"), is a park in Stockholm, Sweden.[1]

Description

It is located on northern Djurgården and is a popular area for recreational activities. The Ugglevik spring was a traditional drinking water source in the Lill-Jansskogen forest. The name derives from the nearby bay, Uggleviken. Today only the well pavilion, dating from 1902, remains and the water is undrinkable.[2]

In the middle of Lill-Jansskogen is Ugglevik reservoir (Uggleviksreservoaren). This water reservoir dates from 1935 and was designed by the functionalist architect Paul Hedqvist (1895-1977).[3]

For the 1956 Summer Olympics, the park hosted part of the event portion of the equestrian events.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lill-Jansskogen". cityseeker.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Uggleviken". Stockholm Vattens. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Allpere, Kristina (2009) Paul Hedqvist : arkitekt och stockholmsgestaltare, 1895-1977 (Stockholm : Stockholmia) ISBN 9789170312090
  4. ↑ 1956 Summer Olympics equestrian official report. p. 96.
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