Huthpark

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At the east entrance (Auerweg) of the Huthpark in the Frankfurt district of Seckbach

The 18.2 hectare Frankfurt Huthpark in the northeastern district of Seckbach was built by the Frankfurt city administration in the years 1910 to 1913 according to designs by Frankfurt's horticultural director Carl Heicke (1862-1938) and his garden architect Bernhard Rosenthal as Volkspark Auf dem Huth in a beautiful landscape created and completed from 1912 under the aegis of horticultural director Max Bromme (1878–1974). The existing shape of the terrain was retained.

location

The complex, based on the Günthersburg Park as a model, is embedded between the core development of the district and Friedberger Landstrasse leading to Bad Vilbel . In the immediate vicinity are the professional association accident clinic and the flower and ornamental plant wholesale market Rhein-Main an der Festeburg. The Auerweg borders directly on the Huthpark. The Propst-Goebels-Weg leads through the park on one side, connecting it with the Atzelberg development area and the old town center around Wilhelmshöher Straße .

history

The Huthpark lies on a foothill of the Berger Ridge , the highest point of which is behind the Lohrberg at the Berger Warte . The Auerweg, which is now directly adjacent to the park, runs on the route of a Roman road from the Mainkur via Niedergasse in Seckbach, Marbachweg and Hügelstraße, ultimately via Elisabethenstraße to Mainz . Before the creation of the Volkspark Auf dem Huth, the name of which goes back to an old field name, the area belonging to the Seckbacher district was used for agriculture by Seckbacher farmers.

Just before the First World War (1914–1918), the Huthpark was laid out during the German Empire , as the first of two planned, publicly accessible public parks in the new Frankfurt district of Seckbach. The former rural community was only incorporated into the city in 1900 . The realization of the second park, the Lohrpark on Frankfurt's local mountain and Weinberg, the 185-meter-high Lohrberg, had to wait until after the war for the Weimar Republic .

Thanks to the tram line 22 (later 2) between Bornheimer Saalburgstraße and Wolffhardtschen Wirtschaft (today's Eschweger Straße stop of RMV bus routes 38 and 43), which opened on 25 September 1905, the Huthpark was easily accessible to Bornheim citizens from the start .

In 1912, two residents of the Heimgarten colony in Seckbach (also known as the inkwell or sofa quarter in the Seckbacher vernacular because of the academics) were inspired by the newly created park in their immediate vicinity to ask a city councilor living next door to approve two tennis courts in the Address Huthpark. Approval was given and the city built the two squares at its own expense. A garden shed initially served as a changing room and clubhouse. The Heimgarten tennis club was founded in the same year.

Pavilion from the aegis of city architect Ernst May in Seckbacher Huthpark, as it was before it was converted into a café

In 1929/30, the city of Frankfurt am Main had a pavilion built in the early modern style within Huthpark , which served as a shelter in adverse weather conditions. It was equipped with showers for school classes from the Zentgrafenschule who held their physical education classes in Huthpark. It was created according to the plans of the architect and town planner Eugen Carl Kaufmann (1892–1984; later renamed Eugene Charles Kent) with Herbert Boehm (1894–1954) and Eugen Blanck (1901–1980) under the aegis of the city architect Ernst May (1886– 1970) as part of the new Frankfurt program .
In 2004 the local council wanted to demolish the building, but failed with its attempt. A cultural use of the rotunda in the Huthpark was demanded by the culture committee of the city council, but rejected.
After decades of neglect, long planning, rescheduling and delays, the shelter pavilion in Huthpark on Propst-Goebels-Weg was renovated and redesigned as a café. The municipal office for green spaces as the client - following the decision of the municipal authorities on the renovation of March 2009 - opted for a design by the Frankfurt architect DW Dreysse. The rotunda of the pavilion was fully glazed. This created 45 seats in the interior. The outdoor area has a large summer terrace and toilets accessible to the public have been provided in the basement. The construction costs amounted to around 1.1 million euros, the follow-up costs are 79,000 euros pa
The café was opened at the end of May 2012;

In the 1920s and 1930s, lawn maintenance in Huthpark was taken care of in a natural way, with flocks of sheep that were herded through the park. At that time, despite the trees that had already grown considerably, you still had a very good view of the Lohrberg with the Lohrpark, which was created there from 1924, to Bergen and the Main Valley . In 1932 the settlement was built on the Festeburg.

During the Second World War (1939–1945) and in the post-war period, the meadow area of ​​the Huthpark was temporarily misused. It was partly dug up as a cultivation area for vegetables and medicinal herbs to feed the starving population, and it was also used as a horse paddock. During this time the tennis facilities were devastated.

Accident clinic Frankfurt am Main am Huthpark with landing area and hall for the rescue helicopter, May 2007

In 1962, the restored facilities of the Heimgarten tennis club were expanded to include a further court, and part of the Huthpark lawn had to believe in it. After three years of construction, the professional association accident clinic was opened on August 15 of the same year , the property of which is located directly between Huthpark and Friedberger Landstrasse . On March 5, 1963, the Rhine-Main wholesale flower and ornamental plant market was opened at the Festeburg, the area of ​​which is also directly adjacent to the Huthpark.

In March 1967, allotment gardens 8 at Huthpark were founded under the supervision of the city's gardening department (now the green space department). In this way, a meadow orchard with old trees was rededicated. In 1968 the allotment garden got a water connection. In 1995 the facility was expanded.

In 1970 the facilities of the Heimgarten tennis club were expanded to include another court, and twelve years after the first expansion, increasing numbers of members took their toll.

In 1972 the rescue helicopter Christoph 2 was stationed on the premises of the Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik, which can be seen from Huthpark during take-off and landing since then. Since then, flying kites has been banned in the park.

In 1973, the gardening authority approved two more tennis courts, but the local advisory board objected to the public parking area. The garden authority then withdrew the commitment. In 1977, however, the time had come, the two new courses opened on July 16. Around a decade later, Boris Becker's Wimbledon victory in 1985 triggered a real tennis boom, but the club's capacities were again exhausted. Since then, there have only been new admissions within the framework in which members left.

Also in 1977, the Friedrich-Ebert-Schule next to the park was inaugurated, which moved from below the Bornheimer slope to Seckbach due to lack of space .

In the winter of 1978/79, the Seckbach painter and graphic artist Erich Dittmann made a painting of the snow-covered Huthpark, which shows walkers and tobogganists.

characterization

The Huthpark is part of the current Frankfurt green belt planning and serves the city as an important cold and fresh air area. The park is therefore a valuable component of an overall ecological concept to protect nature. According to the City of Frankfurt, the current state of the park largely corresponds to its original state.

The Huthpark is characterized by a large, centrally located meadow area sloping down towards the core development of Seckbach, which is framed by a relatively wide walkway and trees. Individual smaller groups of trees are located directly in the edge zones of this meadow, for example poplars ( Populus ), chestnuts ( Castanea ) and copper or purple beeches ( Fagus sylvatica f. Purpurea ). Sections of the promenade are laid out as a small avenue, in other places trees have been planted directly on the promenade and look like small squares. The walkway describes a large figure eight and includes a much smaller meadow in the upper part, on which the clubhouse and clay courts of the tennis club are located. During the open day of the Heimgarten tennis club, visitors to the Huthpark can get a taste of the area that is otherwise reserved for members. The club is now the oldest pure tennis club in Frankfurt.

Wildlife viewing is possible as many birds and squirrels are constantly on the lookout for berries, pips and insects. Joggers, Nordic walkers, cyclists, walkers, recreational athletes, sun-seekers and those looking for relaxation get their money's worth and find many benches. There are two large playgrounds for children, two table tennis tables, play and sunbathing areas and two sports fields that are suitable for various ball games. Since 2006, for example, the Nordic walking group of the Seckbach gymnastics club has been meeting at the pavilion for weekly training. Dogs have also been thought of and have their own meadow. There are two gas bag stations, as well as a water pump. It is the largest outdoor dog run within a city park in Frankfurt.

In the evening, the walking paths on one side of the park and those that lead into and out of the park are illuminated. This concerns the side facing Atzelberg and Arolser Straße with the pavilion and the water pump on Propst-Goebels-Weg and is primarily intended to serve the evening users of the tennis courts and allotment gardeners.

planning

The city is planning to connect the Huthpark and the Lohrpark on the Lohrberg in the north-west of Seckbach by developing another park, the so-called Wiesenpark. Based on the rare mix of uses and the fragmented nature of the area, a park-like landscape is to be created that offers space for various usage requirements. At the same time, however, these different demands provide material for discussion and corresponding differences.

Events

From 1950, the Huthpark meeting of Frankfurt's Protestant youth on Corpus Christi day has been taken, which attracts many Frankfurt youths to Seckbach's first public park. Among others, city youth pastor Dieter Trautwein, Dean Max Vollmer and Provost Karl Goebels speak and preach .

In 1968 the open-air jazz concert Just Music with the Alfred Harth Group took place in Huthpark.

The traditional Seckbacher Karlinchenkerb attracted more than 30,000 visitors in the 1960s. The first evidence of its implementation can be found as early as 1902. In 1968, due to the construction of the new buildings on Atzelberg, it had to temporarily move from its traditional location Im Staffel / Atzelberg (today Atzelberg-Mitte car park) to Hochstädter Strasse, in the 1970s Avoid Huthpark. In 1902, before the Huthpark was built, the Karlinchenkerb already existed. Then it was melodiously:

" Come on Karlinche, come Karlinche, come - I want to go to Seckbach, there it is so wonderful snow "

(= Come on Karlinchen, come Karlinchen, come on - we want to go to Seckbach, it's so beautiful there). A small, largely flat part of the large meadow area near the Atzelberg, Arolser Straße and the pavilion was used for this purpose. Entertainment and catering establishments set up their swings, carousels and beer tents. Today there is a playground with two table tennis tables at this point.

Transport links

The Huthpark can be reached within the framework of local public transport, for example with the RMV line buses 30 and 69. The nearest stop is called Unfallklinik / B3. From there you can walk to the park within 5 minutes after a short, slightly uphill stretch. Another option is to use bus lines 38 and 43. From their Eschweger Straße stop, the park can be reached on foot in 5 to 7 minutes via the gently sloping Arolser Straße.

literature

  • Folker Rochelmeyer: Seckbach and its surroundings . Frankfurter Sparkasse von 1822 - Polytechnische Gesellschaft (Ed.), 1972, 84 pages, illustrated.
  • Folker Rochelmayer (chronicle): Festschrift 1100 years Seckbach, 880-1980 . Festival committee 1100 years of Seckbach e. V. (Ed.), 1980, 151 pp., Illustrated.
  • Lino Masala, Volker Rödel, Heike Risse, Heinz Schomann: Monument topography city of Frankfurt am Main . Magistrate of the City of Frankfurt, Lower Monument Authority (ed.), 1986, 798 pp., Illustrated, ISBN 3-528-06238-X .
  • Martin Heinzberger, Petra Meyer, Thomas Meyer (arr.): Development of gardens and green areas in Frankfurt am Main . Small writings, Volume 38, Historisches Museum Frankfurt am Main (ed.), Ibid., 1988.
  • H. Kramer, M. Peukert: Nature and nature protection . In: Vision of open green spaces - Grüngürtel Frankfurt , Koenigs, Tom (ed.), Campus Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, 1991, 240 pages, illustrated, ISBN 3-593-34515-3 .
  • Tom Koenigs (ed.): City parks. Urban nature in Frankfurt am Main. Campus, Frankfurt am Main 1993, ISBN 3-5933-4901-9 , p. 112 f.
  • Eva Körner: Park monograph Huthpark Frankfurt a. M. Geisenheim University of Applied Sciences, FB 04, diploma thesis, 1997.
  • Wenzel Bratner: Carl Heicke (1862-1938) - Notes on his writings and creations . Diploma thesis, Leibniz University Hannover, 1999/2000.
  • Walter Sauer: Seckbacher story (s) . Culture and Sports Ring Frankfurt a. M.-Seckbach 1954 e. V. (Ed.), Frankfurt am Main, 2000, 164 p., Illustrated
  • Wenzel Bratner: Carl Heicke (1862-1938). Pioneer and engine for the discussion about garden design in the reform era - biographies of European gardening artists . In: Stadt und Grün / Das Gartenamt . Vol. 50, No. 12, 2001, p. 847, illustrated, ISSN  0948-9770 .
  • Alexandra Frenz: Huthpark Frankfurt am Main . In: RheinMain Garden - From the monastery garden to the regional park, garden guide . Technical University of Darmstadt, undated, p. 156

swell

  • City of Frankfurt am Main - Office for Green Spaces
  • City of Frankfurt am Main - Monument Office
  • City Planning Office Frankfurt am Main
  • City of Frankfurt am Main - Building Department, Annual Report 2006/07
  • Resolution of the city council of May 13, 2004, § 7310, lecture of the magistrate of June 1, 2007, M 94
  • Official Journal for Frankfurt am Main, No. 16, Volume 138, April 17, 2007
  • Official Journal for Frankfurt am Main, No. 27, Volume 138, July 3, 2007
  • Official Journal for Frankfurt am Main, No. 41, Volume 139, October 7, 2008
  • Institute for Urban History , Frankfurt am Main
  • Darmstadt University of Technology
  • Ernst May Society V., Frankfurt am Main
  • Ernst May Museum, Frankfurt am Main
  • Nature conservation group Seckbach in BUND - Federation for Environment and Nature Conservation Germany e. V., Frankfurt am Main
  • Tennis club Heimgarten 1912 e. V., Frankfurt am Main
  • Allotment gardeners association Cronberger 1899 e. V., Frankfurt am Main
  • Culture and History Association 1954 Frankfurt a. M.-Seckbach e. V.
  • Seckbach local history museum , Frankfurt am Main
  • Turnverein Seckbach 1875 e. V., Frankfurt am Main
  • Accident Clinic Frankfurt am Main
  • Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Rhein-Main-Zeitung
  • Frankfurter Rundschau
  • Frankfurter Nachrichten
  • Frankfurter Neue Presse

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Huthpark, frankfurt.de, accessed on Feb. 24, 2020
  2. ^ Huthpark, frankfurt.de, accessed on Feb. 24, 2020
  3. ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/tinowa/417688462/sizes/o/ Photo of the shelter pavilion in Huthpark, Frankfurt am Main-Seckbach
  4. ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/62471466@N00/456262014/sizes/l/ Interior view of the shelter pavilion in Huthpark, Frankfurt am Main-Seckbach
  5. ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/eikman/2741753013/sizes/l/  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Interior view of the shelter pavilion in Huthpark, Frankfurt am Main-Seckbach@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.flickr.com  
  6. ↑ http://www.fnp.de/fnp/region/lokales/frankfurt/caf-im-huthpark-oeffnet-ende-mai_rmn01.c.9749283.de.html  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.fnp.de  
  7. ↑ http://www.erich-dittmann.de/pageID_4854839_10.html#  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Sunset in the snow-covered Huthpark, painting by Erich Dittmann, winter 1978/79@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.erich-dittmann.de  
  8. ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/25238129@N05/3656207320/sizes/o/ Photo from the Huthpark in Frankfurt am Main-Seckbach
  9. ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/25238129@N05/3655412453/sizes/o/ Old trees in the Huthpark in Frankfurt am Main-Seckbach

Coordinates: 50 ° 8 ′ 39.1 ″  N , 8 ° 42 ′ 53.1 ″  E