Düsternbrooker wood
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Düsternbrooker wood
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.jpg) Dianenspiegel in the Düsternbrooker wood around 1905 |
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| location | Kiel | |
| surface | 21 ha | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 21 ' N , 10 ° 9' E | |
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| Setup date | 1980 | |
The Düsternbrook wood is an approximately 21 hectare forest in the Düsternbrook district of the Schleswig-Holstein state capital, Kiel . It is located on the west bank of the Kiel Fjord between Krusenkoppel and Lindenallee and is part of the landscape protection area of the Kiel Fjord area .
description
The Düsternbrook wood was originally outside the city limits near the village of Brunswik . With the construction of the Düsternbrooker Weg, a chestnut avenue, the Kiel Castle Garden was connected to the forest outside the city and the Düsternbrooker wood developed into a popular excursion destination. In the terrain there are the small lakes Mondspiegel (coordinates: 54 ° 20 '35.9 " N , 10 ° 9' 2.9" O ) and Diane mirror (coordinates: 54 ° 20 '39.5 " N , 10 ° 8' 59.6 " O ).
Landscape protection area
The landscape protection area of the Kiel Fjord area with the areas Krusenkoppel , Düsternbrooker wood, Diederichsenpark and forest tree nursery covers approx. 63 hectares. It was placed under protection in 1980 and is the oldest landscape protection area in the city of Kiel. A large proportion of forest with many different types of hardwood and old trees characterize the reserve.
history
Since 1771 the wood belonged to the sovereign, who had a landscaped garden laid out in part of it. In 1808 the Temple of Mary (coordinates: 54 ° 20 ′ 17.5 ″ N , 10 ° 9 ′ 18 ″ E ), a pavilion in the style of an ancient temple, was built in this park. It was commissioned by the city of Kiel as a present for Queen Marie of Denmark on the occasion of the birth of her youngest daughter Wilhelmine and designed by the architect Axel Bundsen . The queen is said to have enjoyed staying there.
When Kiel expanded along the Düsternbrooker Weg in the 19th century, a request from the Kiel magistrate to the Danish king prevented the deforestation. After Kiel became Prussian, the park became a public facility and the pavilion became a forest keeper's house with a bar. In 1933/35 it was redesigned as a memorial to the fallen soldiers of the First World War. During the Second World War it was largely destroyed in the air raids on Kiel and later demolished, so that today only remains of the foundation and a sign remind of it.
Since 1991, Harald Thoms' work of art Given the Dying Forest has been in the wood
