The cylindrical ice skating rink around the Equestrian statue at Kongens Nytorv in copenhagen since 1999 attracted a lot of christmas tourists, lovers ” and skøjteglade locals.
Since the winter of 2008-2009, it has however been closed due to metrobyggeriet. Therefore, many looked forward to the reopening of the ice rink in the inner city.
However, the Culture and Leisure has decided, that there be granted to economy, to the restoration of the course in the year, so Copenhagen is not one of its big attractions back.
It writes TV2 Lorry.
the Politicians ‘ decision to put the rink on the ice causing great annoyance of the DGI, who are experiencing a great longing and demand on the idrætsfaciliter and outdoor skating rinks in the winter in Copenhagen.
– many locals had been looking forward to, that you could revive the tradition and the amazing atmosphere that was associated with the ice rink at Kongens Nytorv in copenhagen. So, it is right too bad, that it does not become something, say idrætspolitisk consultant at DGI Kasper Lund Kirkegaard to TV2 Lorry.
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The socialist member of Culture and Leisure, Jonas Bjørn confirms that there will be no ice rink on the central square, although there now is tidy and neat again after the many years of metro construction.
– We have a very strict municipal economy in Copenhagen, where we constantly have to keep the construction costs down, because we have a anlægsloft, and we constantly have to make priorities, he says to TV2 Lorry.
– The old skating rink on Kongens Nytorv was worn out, so we had to make a new ice-skating rink, and we have instead chosen to place it on the Genforeningspladsen in the Northwest, because in many ways we believe that it is an area that a far greater need for sports facilities.
It will, however, not completely impossible to skate around in the inner city, for the Jonas Bear unveils that a private operator has applied to make a new line at the end of Nyhavn, where there today is gadekøkken.
