Stadtpark und Botanischer Garten Gütersloh
The municipal park Gütersloh is an approximately 15 -acre park in the East Westphalian city of Gütersloh. In 2006 he finished the competition "Germany's most beautiful park " the 3rd place. In 2012 he was selected as one of twelve gardens in Germany, awarded the " Green Flag Award", a quality seal of the " Keep Britain Tidy " in cooperation with the garden power Germany. In the park is integrated an approximately 4 -acre botanical garden, which is integrated into the European Garden Heritage Network.
The city of Gütersloh specifies the number of visitors to the city park and botanical garden with 170,000 visitors per year. This number is an estimate, because the entrance is free of charge and therefore no evaluation of tickets or the like. takes place.
One was established in 1996 HZI support park and garden morally and financially. In addition to the foundation of plantings and figures, the association also conducts events and advertises them.
- 2.1 history
- 2.2 apothecary garden
- 2.3 lavender garden
- 2.4 Gallery
City Park
History
The park was created in 1908 /09 on a site at the Dalke at the edge of Gütersloher core city in Sundern district. At this time, Gütersloh had about 8,000 inhabitants. The construction boom and associated with the economic boom area consumption led to a lack of green spaces in the city, so that within the citizenry of the desire for a " recreation center for youth and outdoor people" came up. In 1904, the City Council dealt with this issue for the first time, in 1906, land was purchased, the citizens involved in the costs of which one-third. On 7 November 1907, the facility of the city park was officially decided.
There the landscape architect Frederick William Schoedder (1855-1938) was entrusted with the supervision of Iserlohn, the execution took over his gardener Paul Röhse, who later settled in Gütersloh. It was planned investment in the style of Lenne Meyer'schen school. The community-based nature of the system as a public park has been strengthened by the inclusion of a Eiswiese, on the winter ice could be gone. The mid / late 1920s, the meadow was redesigned, now but a Eiswiese is re-integrated into the terrain. 1912, the city park was extended to the northeastern edge of the Botanical Gardens. 1928 opened the Parkbad Art Nouveau.
1960 a mini golf course was opened in the city park. In May, a " fable path " with art objects by Manfred Billinger was established in 2000. 2001 was an orchard.
The park was made in 2000 listed and registered under the monument number A 240 in the list of monuments in Gütersloh.
Fruit display garden
In spring 2001, a fruit display garden was laid out with 25 apple, 12 pear, plums five - and seven cherry varieties in the middle of the park. A total of 65 trees are planted on approximately 0.75 acres of area. The 33 apple trees are arranged around an oval path, so the plums in the northeast and the southwest of the pear trees, the cherry trees are on a path that cuts through the oval. The maintenance of the system is based on the Oeschberg section. The system presents a significant Arboretum Regional Fruit Trees from Westphalia and around dar. It serves to preserve some very of rare varieties.
Gallery
Ibrüggers pond
Sculpture by Manfred Billinger on fable path
Orchard
The so-called heroes memorial stone
Botanical garden
History
1912, the city park was extended to the northeastern border around a botanical garden, which is now integrated into the European Garden Heritage Network. The installation of the garden took over the urban gardener and the garden later Chief Inspector Karl Rogge (1884-1958), after which a trail is named in the city park today. Strictly speaking, it is not however a botanical garden, as the plants have not been systematically planted according to geographical origin or according to their kinds, but a display garden, a flower garden with typical Broad English garden art. The core of the system is preserved to this day and is determined by geometric pools, arcades, with booths and high hornbeam hedges. 1938 Palm House was built, which was destroyed in the Second World War and rebuilt in 2004. 1946 Rose Garden was created in 1950 a birch grove.
In 1992, the garden was renovated and on the basis of historical maps and photographs partly reconstructed. 1997/98, the garden was expanded to include several themed gardens. In 2000, a reservoir created by the Danish artist Olafur Eliasson " Dufttunnel " has been installed. On August 29, 2004, this café in the former Palm House of the Botanical Gardens. Not far from informed the teaching apiary beekeeper association of Gütersloh about beekeeping and husbandry as well as the production of honey.
Pharmacist Garden
In June 1998, an apothecary garden with medicinal plants has been created. At nearly 2,000 square grow over 100 medicinal plants, which are explained on information boards.
Lavender Garden
In June 2011, the Bertelsmann Foundation announced on the occasion of the 70th birthday of its Board member Liz Mohn, the extension of the Botanical Garden to fund a 785 m² large lavender garden. The inauguration of the new garden was a year later, on June 29 ( the birthday of Reinhard Mohn ) in 2012 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Botanic Garden. Were planted on the strictly geometrically designed flower beds 475 Lavender ( Lavandula angustifolia ' Hidcote Blue "). Surrounded are the lavender beds of perennials 1200 as well as several columns oaks and magnolias. Part of the plant is also a hornbeam hedge and a 25 meters long, three meters high trellis, which was planted with Japanese wisteria.
Gallery
In the Botanical Garden
Palm House Café
Hyacinth meadow
Lavender Garden