Rådhusparken

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Fountain in Rådhusparken
Statue for Johan Printz

The Rådhusparken (German: Rathauspark ) is a small inner-city park in the Swedish city ​​of Jönköping .

To the north of the park is the southern shore of Lake Vättern . The connecting canal between Munksjön and Vättern runs to the east .

The park was laid out in the 1860s, before an old castle complex was located in this area. The park takes its name from the town hall built in 1861 as a school building . It has been used as a town hall since 1914. It was redesigned in the 1920s. The center of the park is dominated by a large fountain. There is an old tree population. There are also several monuments in the park, including one for Johan Björnsson Printz (1592–1663), the governor of the Swedish colony of New Sweden in North America and later governor of Jönköping.

Coordinates: 57 ° 46 ′ 56.9 ″  N , 14 ° 10 ′ 0.3 ″  E