Heinrich Lassen Park
The Heinrich-Lassen Park is located in the Berlin district of Schöneberg between the Belziger, Dominicus-, Eisenacher- and main street . The green area with playground and sunbathing lawn is named after Heinrich Lassen (1874–1953), a German architect , construction official and local politician .
Location and history
The blurred boundary of the park is formed by Belziger Strasse in the north, the back of the buildings on Eisenacher Strasse in the east, the back of the buildings on Hauptstrasse in the south and the wall of the cemetery on Dominicusstrasse. The area can roughly be given as 160 m × 200 m.
The park was created in 1953 on the site of an Ice Age wetland on which the Schöneberg families Richnow and Willmann laid their gardens in the 19th century. The two families had become rich and well-known as " millions of farmers " through the sale of large properties to the city in the early days .
Reconstruction of the park
At the end of 2010, the Tempelhof-Schöneberg district office began extensive renovation work in the park. The bike paths through the park should be made smaller, as they are often muddy , according to the responsible district councilor Oliver Schworck ( SPD ) . In addition, a new central entrance area, rainwater infiltration and built-in garbage collection containers were planned. However, the residents of the park were not included in the renovation plans. Also to the district assembly , only "some maintenance measures " were announced in the environmental committee . Shrubs and trees were cleared to enlarge the entrance . Furthermore, the play and sunbathing area should be made smaller to make space for containers.
The building measures met with resistance from the residents concerned: They founded the citizens' initiative “Lassenpark Lassen!”. They wanted the park to be kept in its original state. After a temporary construction freeze in November 2010, a “ round table ” worked out a compromise solution that took into account both the interests of the district office and the demands of the initiative. The compromise provided for two entrances and exits instead of a central entrance. The route should be maintained, whereby the use of asphalt should be avoided in favor of a paving made of concrete slabs. A hedge should be planted to protect against noise and privacy from Belziger Strasse. The entire construction work required a sum of around 400,000 euros, of which around 100,000 euros had already been spent by the time the construction stopped.
After the district council had obtained a change in the building project, the district office continued work. In accordance with the requirements of the district assembly, this also included the dismantling of the eastern arch, the restoration of the lawn and the downsizing of the entrance area. In February 2013, the district office informed the district council that the renovation work in the park was "essentially complete".
art
In the park there is a sculpture made of shell limestone depicting the Greek shepherd god Pan . The work of the unknown artist dates from 1970.
Accessibility
The park and the paths are partially barrier-free . The terrain has little unevenness in the ground. There is mainly a gradient at the entrances to the park.
Attractions
In front of the small playground there is a boulder that has been designated a natural monument by the city of Berlin (see also: List of natural monuments in the Tempelhof-Schöneberg district ).
The Stadtbad Schöneberg, designed by Heinrich Lassen, and the Theodor Heuss Library are in the vicinity of the park . The Gustav Langenscheidt School and the Katharinenhof senior center are also worth mentioning.
The gravestone for the theologian and preacher Jacob Elias Troschel has been in the park since 1958 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rainer W. During: Theater around the beaten path . In: Der Tagesspiegel , July 21, 2011. Accessed August 28, 2020.
- ↑ a b Birgitt Eltzel: Dispute about the green. The renovation of Heinrich Lassen Park in Schöneberg is to be reversed. In: Berliner Zeitung , July 20, 2011, p. 21.
- ↑ Jörn Hasselmann: Residents stop renovating the park. In: Der Tagesspiegel , April 3, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
- ↑ a b Website of the citizens' initiative on Heinrich-Lassen-Park ( Memento of the original from May 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 30, 2011.
- ↑ Berlin Court of Auditors : Annual Report 2014 , p. 148. Retrieved on August 28, 2020.
- ^ Sculpture Pan by the unknown artist on sculpture in Berlin ( Memento of the original from June 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 30, 2011.
- ↑ NBIK e. V. - sustainable education, integrating and communicating - to the park ( memento of the original of December 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 30, 2011.
- ^ Margot Böse and Gerhard Ehmke: Geotopes and their protection status in Berlin , Brandenburgische Geoscientific Contributions, Kleinmachnow, 3 (1996), 1, pp. 155–159
Coordinates: 52 ° 29 '4.4 " N , 13 ° 20' 53.9" E