European Garden Heritage Network
The European Garden Heritage Network ( European Garden Heritage Network, EGHN short ) is a partnership of government agencies, tourism agencies, non-profit associations, regional associations of municipalities and foundations with the aim to promote the preservation of parks, gardens and green spaces. Thus, the regions of East Westphalia- Lippe, Münster land, the Ruhr and Rhineland (all of North Rhine -Westphalia, Germany ), Pays de la Loire ( France), Somerset, Surrey and Cheshire have (all three England) developed a Garden Route, on the particularly remarkable gardens and Botanical gardens to visit. New Routes in West Flanders (Belgium) and in the Dutch province of Limburg were presented to the public in May 2008. In June 2009, a route in the region of Northern Hesse has been added.
Was brought to life the EGHN 2003 under INTERREG IIIB NWE ( Northwest Europe), a joint initiative of the European Regional Development Fund. Promoter is the self-employed civil law foundation center for Garden Art and Landscape Design, Stiftung Schloss Dyck in Juechen.
Stations
North Rhine -Westphalia
The area is divided into Regions North Country, Ruhr, Rhineland and Westphalia-Lippe.
Munsterland
- Botanical Gardens Munster
- Rüschhaus house and castle Huelshoff Havixbeck
- Castle Garden Hovestadt, Lippetal
- Renaissance Tiergarten Raesfeld
- Castle Park North Churches
- Four Seasons Park Oelde
- Kreislehrgarten Steinfurt
- Steinfurt Bagno
- Salinenpark Rheine
- Castle landscape Anholt, Isselburg
- House Welbergen
Ruhr
- North Star Park Gelsenkirchen
- Romberg Park Dortmund
- Landscape Park Duisburg-Nord
- Garden of Remembrance Duisburg
- Revierpark Vonderort Oberhausen
- House Ripshorst Oberhausen
- Grugapark Essen
- Villa Hügel in Essen
- Stadtpark Bochum
- High Ward - The Landscape Park
- Maximilian Hamm
- Hardt- conditioning Wuppertal
- Müngstener Bridge Park Solingen
Rhineland
- Road of garden design between the Rhine and Meuse
- Flora Cologne
- Neuland-Park Leverkusen
- Klever garden
- Castle Dragon Castle Park, King Winter
- Monastery Gartenkamp
- Esters House / Haus Lange Krefeld
- North Park Dusseldorf
- Benrath Dusseldorf
- Friedestrom Park
- Garden Park Wassenberg
- Schloss Dyck Park Juechen
- Museum Hombroich Neuss
- Artists Garden Rückriem
- Castle Park Augustus Burg / Falkenlust Brühl
- Castle Dragon Castle King Winter
- Lousberg Aachen
East Westphalia -Lippe
- Kurpark Bad Driburg
- Kurpark Bad Oeynhausen
- Kurpark Bad Salzuflen
- Gutspark Böckel Roedinghausen
- Dalheim Abbey, Lichtenau
- Palaisgarten Detmold
- City Park and Botanic Garden Gütersloh
- Castle Park Rheda, Rheda- Wiedenbrück
- Castle Park Schloss Neuhaus, Paderborn
- Castle Park Wendlinghausen Dörentrup
Northern Hesse
- Park Wilhelm height and State Karlsaue, Kassel
- Castle Garden Sababurg, Hofgeismar
- Kurpark Bad Hersfeld
- Kurpark Bad Wildungen
- Castle Park Haydau, Decayed
- Castle Park Wilhelmsthal, Calden
- Gutspark Escheberg, Zierenberg
- Castle Park Rauischholzhausen, Ebsdorfergrund
European Garden Award
Since 2010, the EGHN annually awards the " European Garden Award ".
The 2010 winners were:
- Category " of historical development investments": Trentham Gardens in Stoke -on- Trent, United Kingdom
- Category " Contemporary systems ": MFO Park in Zurich, Switzerland
- Category "Special Prize of Schloss Dyck Foundation " Foundation Historic Gardens in Lower Saxony, Germany
- Category " International EGHN price": High Line in New York, USA
The winners in 2011 were:
- Category " of historical development investments" Villa Ottolenghi in Acqui Terme, Italy
- Category " Contemporary systems ": Jupiter Artland near Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Category " Special Prize of the Stiftung Schloss Dyck ": Arley Hall and Gardens, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
The 2012 winners were:
- Category " of historical development systems ": the park of Schloss Egeskov, Denmark
- Category " Contemporary systems ": Berges du Rhône in Lyon, France
- Category " Special Prize of the Stiftung Schloss Dyck ": Porcinai Association and archive in Florence, Italy