Harburg City Park

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The Harburg city park is a large public park in Hamburg . The park is located in today's Wilstorf district , which belonged to the city of Harburg when it opened in May 1926 and has since grown to 90 hectares through acquisitions.

The facility was built around the outdoor mill pond , which was dammed for a water mill in the 16th century and has served as a bathing establishment since 1890. Starting in 1913, the first construction work was carried out on the site, which incorporated this bathing establishment into the concept of the Volkspark. The aim was to create an urban recreational area with a wide range of educational and recreational opportunities. For this purpose u. a. also an amphitheater, lawns for sunbathing and gymnastics and, from 1931, a school garden with an area of ​​around 8 hectares. The concept for these buildings came from the Prussian horticultural director Georg Hölscher, whose plans were continued by his son Ferdinand after his death in 1932.

The construction of the Harburg city park was part of an employment program for emergency workers initiated by Walter Dudek .

The park was expanded through the acquisition of land: in 1950, a former factory site and private site were integrated into the park; The associated renovation work was completed shortly before the opening of the International Horticultural Exhibition in 1953 . Further additions to the area were made between 1985 and 1987 south of the outer mill pond. A bird sanctuary and breeding area was created here in the "Langenbek meadows".

In addition, the city park is connected to the Phoenix district and thus the city center through the old Harburg cemetery , which is also used as a park today .

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Coordinates: 53 ° 26 ′ 46.5 ″  N , 9 ° 58 ′ 12.6 ″  E