Ronneby Brunnspark vann utmärkelsen ”Sveriges vackraste park” år 2005. Först nominerades 10 svenska parker. De skulle vara vackra, men också levande och tillgängliga. Sedan besökte en expertjury parkerna och tog närmare del av deras kvaliteter.
Juryn bestod av landskapsarkitekter, kultur- och trädgårdsskribenter, parkchefen från den kommun som vann 2004 (Örebro) samt representant för sponsorföretag. Totalt sex personer som innebar sex röster. En sjunde röst kom från allmänheten, som röstat framför allt via webb.
Ronneby Brunnspark blev inte bara juryns utan också allmänhetens favorit. Drygt 40% av allmänhetens röster gick till Brunnsparken.
Eftersom Brunnsparken vann utmärkelsen ”Sveriges Vackraste Park” 2005, deltog parken i tävlingen Europas Vackraste Park 2006. Brunnsparken hamnade på fjärde plats i konkurrens med parker från Italien, Tyskland, Storbritannien och Frankrike. Vann gjorde Villa d’Este, Tivoli, Italien.
Tävlingen hålls inte längre i Sverige.
In 1705 a spring containing mineral water was found at the western shore of the Ronneby river. This marked the beginning of Ronneby’s history as a spa resort. The water was drawn up into bathtubs for patients to bathe in and was bottled to be sold by the city’s chemist. In fact you can still taste the water from the hand pump by Gamla källan (the Old Spring).
In the late 19th century the Danish landscape architect Henry August Flindt was charged with the task of extending Ronneby Brunn. Flindt was assisted by the master gardener Henrik Madelung. Ronneby Brunn quickly won widespread fame for its diverse spa treatments, its fashionable hotel, its imposing park and the natural forest with viewing sites and bandstands.
Today Ronneby Brunn has a modern hotel, a bathing landscape, miniature golf, tennis courts, great relaxing areas…and much more. The fantastic park was nominated the most beautiful park in Sweden 2005 (this contest is not held anymore in Sweden) and was voted number four of all beautiful parks in Europe in 2006. The winner that year was Villa d’Este, Tivoli, Italy.
On our National Day, June 6, we walked one of this magnificent park’s four gardens – The Rhododendron Garden. Every summer we enjoy every garden here, and the others are: The Scented Garden, The Japanese Garden and The Rose Garden. The pictures from an earlier entry, ”Fleeting”, are also from this park.
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Leya 
hello christine … how fabulous to see Ronneby on the blog … we went there years ago with our friends from Karlskrona … very beautiful!!! I was watching a program on Sweden last night and tried to email our friend Ken Persson, but his old email failed … sad when that happens 🙂
So you have friends in Karlskrona! Maybe you can find each other again?
Beautiful photos!
Thank you for commenting and welcome back!
Are you on holiday ??? Or on been visiting – din’t know that about Ronneby Brunn, was at a wedding there many many many years ago.
Truly beautiful still … wonderful photos again, of course.
No holiday…that was 6 June…BUT, tomorrow is my last working day before the summer vacation. GREAT!
Brilliant … soon July! Something for me to look forward too .. it’s a bit messy around mom now.
Half brother don’t want contact me.
Älskar arkitekturen på husen i Ronneby.
Har varit ett par gånger i parken och den är väldigt vacker.
Hm….borde åka dit oftare…bor ganska nära 🙂
Jag har förstått att du bor ganska nära…men det brukar göra att man besöker mer sällan!
Such a beautiful park and lovely weather to go with your outing too. Our cities are blessed when they have wonderful gardens like these.
They really are! Many people just sit on the benches or lie reading good books in the grass, while children play on the vast green lawns. So relaxing with all the beauty around.
Nydelig. Parker er så viktige, ikke minst for de mange som bor i byer.
Precis!
Synd att Sverige inte längre är med. Med placeringar högt upp så kan vi ju känna oss stolta över vårt vackra land och dess parker. Fina bilder. Jag har varit i Ronneby rätt många gånger men känner inte igen mig i bilderna. Tänk att jag har missat den här platsen – ajaj det var inte bra!! 🙂
Du har en hel sommar nu! Tittta på alla trädgårdarna om du hinner – om man går upp på berget till doftträdgården kommer man också till näckrossjön och den fina japanska trädgården.
Simply gorgeous, this looks like a beautiful place to visit, and you caught some wonderful photos. I especially like the ones which combine flowers and water 🙂
This is really a place to visit, should you come to Sweden one day. There is also a flea market in the old spa area every Sunday and they have some wonderful ice-cream too…
It all sounds too perfect, and I would of course have to taste the waters. There is something I adore about old spa resorts, and their healing waters, as though the glamour of the past somehow lingers.
It does, and that is of course part of the joy when you visit. You can almost see the fine ladies and gentlemen strolling under the trees or sitting by the pond. The old wooden buildings are still standing and they are very well kept. Sadly enough the magnificent hotel building itself (I think the biggest wooden building in Europe or maybe even in the world?) was burnt down many years ago and replaced by a not that beautiful modern hotel building.
That is a shame, but the gardens more than make up for it 🙂 it has now been added to my growing list of must visit places when/ if I get to visit Sweden 🙂
Wow, so beautiful!
Thank you – it’s a charming place for long and short walks.