Who are we?

Danmark is the country with most leisure and allotment gardeners of all countries compared to the populations. The tradition for this type of gardening dates back to the eighteenths century. In the nineteenth century the aim of the leisure and allotment gardeners was to secure better conditions for the working people and in 1884 the first association of leisure and allotment owners was founded. In 1908 several of the associations of leisure and allotment owners joined in Kolonihaveforbundet for Danmark (The Danish Federation of Leisure and Allotment Gardeners). In the year 2000 Kolonihaveforbundet for Danmark consists of 409 associations with a total of more than 40.000 leisure and allotment garden owners.