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Nygårdsparken
Sign in to saveNygårdsparken is a public park located in the city centre of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is located between the neighbourhoods of Nygård and Møhlenpris. Covering , Nygårdsparken is the largest urban park in Bergen.
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- Instance of
- urban park
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Bergen Municipality
- Area
- 74.2
- Operator
- Bergen Municipality
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- Nygårdsparken ved dam.JPG
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- Nygårdsparken
- date of official opening
- 1885-00-00
- inception
- 1882-00-00
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Nygårdsparken is a public park located in the city centre of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is located between the neighbourhoods of Nygård and Møhlenpris. Covering , Nygårdsparken is the largest urban park in Bergen.
==History== Nygårdsparken was conceived by the physicians Joachim Georg Wiesener and Klaus Hanssen, who founded the Park Association of Nygaard (Nygaards Parkselskab) in 1880. Modeled on the typical English park, it was laid out by the Danish gardener S. Lund Leiberg.
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