Rörsjöparken, park in Rörsjöstaden, Malmö, Sweden
Rörsjöparken is a park in the Rörsjöstaden district of Malmö, with a broad flat lawn bordered by trees and shrubs. Behind the lawn a low grassy bank carries one very large weeping tree whose pale-green branches hang almost to the ground. A narrow paved area with small benches and a curved low stone edging runs along the foot of the bank.
Work on Rörsjöparken began in 1887 on land then called Rörsjömarken, in what is now the Rörsjöstaden district of Malmö. It was known as Folkparken in the 1890s and took the name Rörsjöparken in 1895. Housing needs ranked higher, so the park was only completed in 1903, with the work finished in 1905.
Locals long called it Badhusparken, after the Rörsjöbadet baths at Drottninggatan 5 B, where children were sent to learn hygiene and swimming; the baths were converted into housing in 1991–1992. In 2021 it was decided that the park will host Malmö's first statue of a woman, the labour pioneer Elma Danielsson, founder of the Women's Workers' Union.
The park is easy to reach on foot or by bike and sits close to several neighborhoods in Malmö. In winter, some pathways may be cleared of snow, making walking and pushing strollers more comfortable.
In 2021 it was decided that Rörsjöparken will host Malmö's first statue of a woman: Elma Danielsson, who founded the Women's Workers' Union (Kvinnliga Arbetarförbundet). The park was long also called Badhusparken, after the Rörsjöbad bathhouse at Drottninggatan 5 B, where children went to learn hygiene and swimming; it was converted into housing in 1991–1992.
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