Tantolunden is a park in the southern part of central
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
, Sweden.
Tantolunden is located in
Södermalm
Södermalm, often shortened to just Söder, is the southern district of Stockholm City Centre.
Overview
The Södermalm district covers the island of the same name (formerly called ''Åsön''), which, however, is not fully separated from th ...
near
Zinkensdamm
Zinkensdamm is an area and a former manor in Södermalm in the Stockholm City Centre just east of Hornstull. The area was named after Frantz Zinck, who lived on the property for five years in the 1600s, though he never formally owned it. The Z ...
and
Hornstull
Hornstull () is an area in western Södermalm, Stockholm. Hornstull is actually the name of where the streets Hornsgatan and Långholmsgatan intersect. Up to the early 19th century it was also a city toll; "tull" in Swedish.
Hornstull also has ...
. The area is bounded by the railway in the south, the Ringvägen in the east, the Drakenberg area in the north and Lake Årstaviken in the southwest. The park was designed in 1885 by Swedish garden architect Alfred Medin (1841-1910). The construction work continued until 1899, when it was considered that the park was completed. In 1906 a playground was arranged in the western part of the park.
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Parks in Stockholm
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