Humlegården is Swedish “garden of hop”. Initially, this was a big royal fruit garden, and the Swedish word humle means hop – the park is named after hop because it is the major plant that predominates in the park. The park was built on King Johan III’s request, who wanted to have an orchard and a garden there. Different plants used to grow there, various fruits and vegetables, as well as aromatic herbs. Later they started growing hop. After the king’s death, the orchard paled into insignificance, and by so the maintenance of the park stopped.
In the meantime, the park became state-owned. At the end of the 18th century King Adolf Frederick bought the park in order to bring its old glory. The park was additionally expanded, many stage arenas were opened, as well as inns and spaces for animals. In 1869 the park was officially opened to the public. It is the location of the Swedish Royal Library, while in the very center of the park there is a sculpture of Carl von Linné.
Author of the article:
Maja Glavaš, tour guide
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