Königswiesen (Schleswig)

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The Königswiesen on the inner Schlei, in the background Gottorf Castle and the Tiergarten forest area
Example of the themed gardens for the State Garden Show 2008
Tournament at the Viking Days 2019

The Königswiesen ( Danish : Kongeengen , partly as in German also in the plural Kongeengene ) is an approximately 16 hectare city ​​park in the city of Schleswig . The park extends west of the old town on the north bank of the Kleinen Breite der Schlei . Across from the Königswiesen is the Seagull Island . Immediately north of the park is the Lollfuß (dä. Lolfod ) district. In the run-up to the state horticultural show held in Königswiesen in 2008 , the park was redesigned in terms of landscape architecture.

Example of the floral objects for the State Garden Show 2008

The central design element is the approximately 420-meter-long Schleikanal, which cuts through the park in a west-east direction and optically connects the Schleswig Cathedral with the tower of Gottorf Castle . The canal flows into the Schlei at the western end. To the north of the canal is an approximately 14-meter-high observation tower . The playground on the site is designed as a Viking playground. To the west is the Louisenbad, a public bathing area. There are also two local sailing clubs and the local Danish rowing club. Not far from here is a small open air stage ( Schlei stage ). Several times a year the park is the venue for larger events such as the Viking Days or, since 2018, the Norden - The Nordic Arts Festival.

The name probably goes back to the Danish King Svend Grathe , who donated the area to the city in a letter in 1155. The first Schleswig town charter probably goes back to Svend Grathe.

Web links

Commons : Königswiesen (Schleswig)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Laga Schleswig-Schleiregion: Here the north blossoms (pdf)
  2. ↑ Viking days
  3. ↑ Holger Bruun: Gamle danske less eller skildringer, fortællinger og sagn om Danmarks byer, kirker og klostre, kongeborge og slotte, herregaarde including mindeværdige steder i ældre tider , Volume 3, København 1869, p. 438

Coordinates: 54 ° 30 ′ 45 ″  N , 9 ° 33 ′ 38 ″  E