Djurgården, Linköping
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Djurgården is a district between Garnisonen
and Lambohov
in Linköping
, which is the process of being developed. It is meant to contain 3 000-5 000 housing units, 200,000 to 300,000 square meters of office space and 30,000 square meters of commerce. Construction start for Djurgårdens center, the first area in the district, is estimated to be in 2011.
The name Djurgården originates from 1606 when it was a royal hunting park with deer and fallow deer. It was John III
's and Gunilla Bielke
's son Duke John of Östergötland who had it built. Djurgården was expanded in 1616 and was in operation until the early 1700s, when the live deer were transported by sled to the then new Djurgården in Stockholm
, that Charles XI
had built. During 1700s and 1800s, the area was put to the disposal to the county governors as part of their compensation. The area was at that time a popular destination for residents of Linköping. Since then Djurgården has been used as a military training area until the Linköping regiments closed in 1997.
Garnisonen
Garnisonen is a district in Linköping, which was previously the site of the two military units closed down in July 1997, Livgrenadjärregementet and Svea artilleriregemente . In 2000, the district was formed by division of Ekkällan....
and Lambohov
Lambohov
Lambohov is a district in southwestern Linköping. It is also the name of the manor around which the district has evolved. The district grew in the 1980s and over 50% of the buildings were erected from 1981 to 1990. Initially it was characterized by a mix of different forms of housing, such as...
in Linköping
Linköping
Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County...
, which is the process of being developed. It is meant to contain 3 000-5 000 housing units, 200,000 to 300,000 square meters of office space and 30,000 square meters of commerce. Construction start for Djurgårdens center, the first area in the district, is estimated to be in 2011.
The name Djurgården originates from 1606 when it was a royal hunting park with deer and fallow deer. It was John III
John III of Sweden
-Family:John married his first wife, Catherine Jagellonica of Poland , house of Jagiello, in Vilnius on 4 October 1562. In Sweden, she is known as Katarina Jagellonica. She was the sister of king Sigismund II Augustus of Poland...
's and Gunilla Bielke
Gunilla Bielke
Gunilla Bielke; full name: Gunilla Johansdotter Bielke , was Queen of Sweden, the second spouse and queen consort of king John III of Sweden...
's son Duke John of Östergötland who had it built. Djurgården was expanded in 1616 and was in operation until the early 1700s, when the live deer were transported by sled to the then new Djurgården in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, that Charles XI
Charles XI of Sweden
Charles XI also Carl, was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period in Swedish history known as the Swedish empire ....
had built. During 1700s and 1800s, the area was put to the disposal to the county governors as part of their compensation. The area was at that time a popular destination for residents of Linköping. Since then Djurgården has been used as a military training area until the Linköping regiments closed in 1997.