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Spreepark Berlin
Ferris wheel in what was then the Plänterwald cultural park (1985)

Ferris wheel in what was then the Plänterwald cultural park (1985)

place Berlin-Plänterwald
opening 1969
closure 2002
Spreepark Berlin (Germany)
Spreepark Berlin
Spreepark Berlin
Location of the park

Coordinates: 52 ° 29 ′ 9 ″  N , 13 ° 29 ′ 16 ″  E

The Spreepark Berlin was an amusement park in the north of the Plänterwald in the Berlin district of Treptow-Köpenick . It was opened in 1969 under the name Kulturpark Plänterwald and was the only leisure park in the GDR with around 1.7 million visitors a year . After the political change , the Spreepark was transformed into a leisure park based on the western model in 1991, but had to struggle with economic difficulties, especially from 1999; the number of visitors fell to 400,000 annually. Since the operator's bankruptcy and the closure in 2002, the site has been lying fallow and has been mythicized by popular culture. In 2014 it was repurchased free of charge by the State of Berlin in order to put it back into use.

history

1969–1991 - Plänterwald cultural park

The amusement park was opened in 1969 on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the GDR as the Plänterwald cultural park on an area of ​​29.5  hectares . The site is in the north of the Plänterwald in close proximity to the Spree . It was the only permanent amusement park in the GDR and, after the political change, the only one in all of Berlin. In contrast to many western parks of this type, which are often designed as a theme park with rides perfectly embedded in the landscape, the design of this theme park was kept simple. A very large part of the facility was taken up by an asphalt surface on which rides and stalls, as they are also known from the hustle and bustle or fair , were permanently set up. There were also park-like, green areas and permanent functional buildings, primarily for restaurants or sanitary facilities. A special attraction was the ferris wheel , which was renewed in 1989 for the 40th birthday and from then on comprised 40 instead of the previous 36 gondolas and was five meters higher than the old one. As a prominent landmark it was in 1998 by Treptowers the Alliance replaced. During the GDR era, up to 1.7 million visitors came every year.

1991–2001 - Spreepark Berlin

The nationally owned enterprise Kulturpark Berlin was wound up in 1991 by the Senate of Berlin . From a total of seven applicants, the Spreepark Berlin GmbH of the showman Norbert Witte was awarded the contract. The Senate Administration hadn't researched his background; In 1981, at the “ Dom ” festival in Hamburg, Witte's telescopic crane collided with the “Skylab” carousel of its neighbor. Seven dead and 20 injured were the result. As a result, German amusement parks repeatedly refused Witte parking spaces until he rented two rides in Berlin's Kulturpark in 1990.

Spreepark Berlin, wild water ride

Under Witte the Spreepark was gradually transformed into a leisure park based on the western model; the attractions of the Mirapolis Park near Paris, which existed only from 1987 to 1991, were taken over. In the meantime, the Spreepark had 1.5 million visitors a year. From now on, a flat-rate admission price (adults 29  marks , children 27 marks) was charged for entry and for all attractions, instead of collecting an individual price at each ride, as was previously the case. The asphalted area around the ferris wheel was broken up and converted into a water landscape. On the 21  hectares used by the park, other attractions such as roller coasters (including one with looping), two wild water rides , a stage for shows, a western village and an English village were built and embedded in the landscape.

In 1997, a leasehold contract was signed between Spreepark GmbH and the State of Berlin . Berlin vouched with a mortgage of 20 million euros for Witte, which was later increased by a further 4.2 million euros. In 1997 the property had a fair value of eight to ten million euros. The property committee of the House of Representatives only approved the controversial contract after a conversation between the CDU politician Volker Liepelt and Witte. In 1999 Spreepark GmbH was a major donor from the Berlin CDU with 51,000 marks .

As of 1999, the park struggled with heavy debts. These can be traced back to an influx of visitors (in the 2001 season there were only 400,000 visitors), which is often justified by the increased flat admission price and the lack of parking spaces.

For the 2001 season, the “Wild River” flume was exchanged for the “Flic-Flac” ride with the Heitmann-Schneider fairground operator from Münster.

In 2001, Spreepark GmbH & Co. KG filed for bankruptcy .

Since 2002 - closure, temporary use, large fire

The facility has been falling into disrepair since 2002
Aerial view of the park with ferris wheel
Wild water course out of order
Old roller coaster tunnel of the former Spreepark, June 2018

After Norbert Witte's bankruptcy , he tried his hand at a theme park ( "Luna Park") in Peru Lima , where he set up on 18 January 2002 with his family and his closest associates. He shipped the six attractions Baby Flight , Butterfly , Magic Carpet , Fun Express , Jet Star and Spider in 20 shipping containers. He also went bankrupt with this amusement park. On May 19, 2004, he was sentenced to seven years in prison in Germany. He had tried to smuggle 167 kg of cocaine from Peru to Germany in the mast of the magic carpet ride . Witte's son Marcel was sentenced in October 2006 by a Peruvian court to a 20-year prison term for drug smuggling. Norbert Witte has been at large again since May 2008 and was apparently again appointed as administrator of the Spreepark.

The park has not been open to visitors permanently since 2002. In August 2002, it was wound up in bankruptcy proceedings . There remained debts of eleven million euros.

Since then, the site has been neglected. It is guarded around the clock by a security service. Many buildings are in danger of collapsing; The Ferris wheel was no longer commercially available except for a trial shoot on November 7, 2009.

From the beginning of August 2009, interested parties could visit the abandoned Spreepark every weekend during a two-hour guided tour in groups. Christopher Flade's Spreepark homepage and the local security company called for this under the motto 40 years of hype in Plänterwald . Flade also told the story of the park. Due to the great demand, the tours have been held regularly since then and offered until April 2014.

From April 2011 to April 2014, the “Mythos” café was open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and on public holidays and bridge days. The proceeds from the sale went to the repair of old amusement rides that could be renovated. The Santa Fe Express park railway was also successfully reactivated in May 2011 and ran irregularly until April 2014. The proceeds from their operation were also used to repair previous rides. At the summer festival in July 2011, carousels were running again in the park for the first time since it was closed.

In the summer of 2014, the site of the former Spreepark was provided with a new and more stable fence. The rotten wooden bridges around the Ferris wheel were torn down by excavators.

On the night of August 10th to 11th, 2014, there was a large fire in the Spreepark, in which around 100 helpers were on duty on 5000 square meters and, among other things, the backdrop of Old England , which was built in 1999, was destroyed. The burned down buildings have now been torn down. In addition, the station building of the never completed dinosaur ride was affected by the fire, as well as the shooting gallery, the amusement arcade and the dismantled circus tent. The following day the four arsonists were caught, three of whom confessed to the crime. The security measures have now been increased. A few years ago the former lot burned down after an arson attack.

In 2017 and 2018, the arsenic found was removed from the site and parts of the streets were renewed.

Future concepts

Numerous investors have expressed interest in running the park. The French company Grévin & Cie planned to reopen it in 2004. In the three following years, further attractions were to be created based on the model of traditional European family adventure parks. The area of ​​the new park should only be 15 hectares, another four to five hectares should be used for parking spaces. The concept of the all-inclusive price should be abandoned. This project failed because of the plan to include the promenade on the Spree, which had never been part of the Spreepark. The district refused to surrender these areas cheaply, as this would have greatly enhanced the area and tore up the green shoreline between Plänterwald and Treptower Park . Therefore, the site remained part of a large speculative business, as there was neither a de-dedication of the building site nor a need for the property buyer to operate it.

The Danish operator of the Copenhagen amusement park Tivoli also wanted to get involved. At the beginning of October 2005, however, this company withdrew its offer. The reason given was the poor economic situation in Germany. The 23 remaining residents of the former western village within the park area are also a problem.

In December 2006, the future of the Spreepark was still uncertain. According to the Berliner Liegenschaftsfonds, there were no new offers, Deutsche Bank is not waiving its claims and the insolvency proceedings are ongoing. The condition of the rides is also deteriorating and many are only worth scrap .

In January 2007, permaculture students suggested turning the former Plänterwald hype into an educational facility.

In September 2009, plans were announced to create an adventure park that would bring sunken cultures to life. The Liegenschaftsfonds and the Treptow-Köpenick district were positive about the project, but the project failed due to a lack of an investor.

A month later it became known that the previous owner Norbert Witte was planning to revive the Spreepark. By March 2010, the park should be intact to such an extent that a TÜV approval could have taken place. Although some rides were back in operation, the park remained closed.

At the beginning of July 2013, a date was set for a foreclosure auction of the Spreepark. A private investor offered 2.5 million euros, but the auction was surprisingly canceled by Senator for Finance Ulrich Nussbaum . According to media reports, they wanted to prevent a company that was founded specifically for the purchase of the site from being awarded the contract.

A potential investor was quoted in Tagesspiegel at the beginning of 2014 with the assumption that Berlin was planning to build apartments on the park area, which the district denied.

In February 2014, the State of Berlin acquired the leasehold on the Spreepark from the insolvent Spreepark GmbH and thus has access to the property free of encumbrances and liabilities. The state-owned Grün Berlin GmbH took over the abandoned Berlin Spreepark in Plänterwald on January 1, 2016. The aim is to develop an environmentally friendly and touristic attractive cultural and leisure park on the Spreepark area that is appropriate for the sensitive sub-area. The aim is to create a new type of public park in which art, culture and nature are gently united. At the same time, usable attractions such as the Ferris wheel, the park railway and the 360-degree cinema are to be put back into operation. The framework planning for this was presented to the public in mid-2018. Construction work is scheduled to begin in 2020, the opening is to take place gradually - starting in 2021 with the egg house.

The egg house , which is in dire need of renovation , is included in the new development plan .

The Spreepark can be visited with guided tours. In addition, the Spreepark was opened to the public for a weekend at irregular intervals. In addition, the State of Berlin is currently leasing the Spreepark for filming and smaller events.

Artistic reception

The television series Spuk unterm Riesenrad of GDR television , broadcast in 1979, chose the Ferris wheel of the Kulturpark as its starting point and took up the advertising slogan "Fun under the Riesenrad". The great success of the series brought a subsequent feature film and other spin-offs . In summer 2012 and 2013, the theater production Spuk unterm Riesenrad was shown in the park as an adaptation of the series.

The history of the park is dealt with by two documentary films, Kulturpark by Immanuel Weinland (2004) and roller coaster by Peter Dörfler (2008), which was part of the program of the 59th Berlinale .

In 2006 the Neukölln Opera performed the stories from the Plänterwald .

The Spreepark was also used as a location for the following productions:

Detailed overview of the former offer of the park

Former attractions

Surname Type Max height Manufacturer opening closure Whereabouts
Roller coaster Roller coaster Black Head Under the name "Rock & Roller Coaster" at the Vorlop showman operation.
Ball injection Water game with ball - unknown
"Berliner Ring" Two-day electric car racing track - unknown
Bobsleigh track Bavaria curve - Black Head was scrapped in GDR times
Demon Express (formerly "Spook in the Castle") Ghost train - Today it is rebuilt under the name "Die Geisterbahn" and is a guest at various fairgrounds; today at Hahnemann und Sohn
Calypso Calypso - GDR Calypso replica 1977 1990 Year of construction 1965; traveled from 1965 to 1990; was a GDR Calypso replica as a conversion of a Gundelwein bobsleigh run by Ernst Hainlein from Erfurt; (Unique piece; differs from the other Calypsos); Today the ride is on the historic Wies'n ( Oktoberfest in Munich )
Jambalaya Calypso - Mack 1991 1994 (Year of construction 1972; Calypso of the Heitmann family; 1983–1991 Traumlandpark ; 1991–1994 Spreepark; 1994 to at least 2007 in the Serengeti Park Hodenhagen) now Hainleins showman; is on tour at fairgrounds (unique item; differs from the other calypsos)
Carousel Ferris Wheel Ferris wheel 40 m 1969 to this day in the Spreepark
Chain carousel Chain carousel (There was already a chain carousel several times in the Spreepark during the GDR era) whereabouts unknown
Children's cars the rails were used for the old Berlin classic car ride because they are identical; The whereabouts of the cars are unknown
Children's bumper cars Mini bumper cars went on tour later
Children's train I Miniature train - unknown
Children's Railway II Miniature train - 1990 unknown
Children's Railway III Miniature train - 1994 unknown
"Cosmodrome" Compressed air plane unknown
"Mirror Colourscape" walk-in color sculpture unknown
Parrot Zoo was demolished
Ramba Zamba (formerly: "Satellite") The all-round swing / Trabant Nijmegs Lasbedrijf (NL) Toured fairgrounds. Previous owner: 1969–1990 GDR State Circus (Berlin); July 1990 to 1995 Volker Zortel (manager of the carousel since 1988); 1996–2000 Schoppe (Königswartha); 2001–2011 Wittmann (Nuremberg), then and currently Jehn
Caterpillar track Mountain and valley railway Mack was stored after the political change ; then toured fairgrounds; was scrapped in 2006. Showman: Rainer Jacobi, then sold to Petra Schwill, then resold to Nico Jacobi
Seesturmbahn Mountain and valley railway Mack 1991 (Built in 1978; from 1987 to August 31, 1991 with Norbert Witte in Traumland Park ) further whereabouts unknown
"Wave rider" Giant slide 20 m 1976 1980 unknown
Bumper cars Bumper cars Bumper cars were lying around on the premises of the Spreepark. It is not known whether they are still there or whether they were ever used in the Spreepark
Wild River Flume 1991 2000 Year of construction 1985 (1985–1990: Rummelbetrieb near Göbel from Worms) 1985–2001: Wild River ; Since 2002 the railway has been touring Germany under the name Poseidon at Schneider-Heitmann
Old Berlin classic car ride Classic car ride - 1969 2001 the track or the rails are still in the park; the classic cars were destroyed in 2009 and seized a few years after the park closed
Baby flight (formerly "Ufo Jet") 1996 2001 since 2002 in Lima ( Peru )
Bonanza riding school Bonanza-Reitbahn (pony riding in a riding school) - 1994 2001 (previously in Traumlandpark ) whereabouts unknown
Grumble Children's carousel - 2001 unknown
Boom historical children's carousel - 2001 unknown
Butterfly (formerly: "Butterfly Flight") 1969 2001 since 2002 in Lima (Peru)
Grand Canal Boat and canal trip - 1994 2001 (formerly: "Guinguette des Impressionnistes" or "La Riviere Fleurie" in the amusement park " Mirapolis " France ) is still in the park
"Chapeau Claque" Hat track - between 1997 and 1999 2001 (formerly: "Les Tacots Chapeaux" in the amusement park " Mirapolis " France) is still in the park
Cinema 2000 All-round cinema - 1991 2001 (Built in 1979; from 1979 to 1984 traveling as a super cinema under Schausteller Zierer from Munich; then stood in Traumlandpark as Cinema 2000) is still in the park; the historic projector was irredeemably destroyed by vandalism
Dinoworld Dinosaur figures and mammoth - 1992 2001 (formerly: amusement park “ Mirapolis ” France) many of the figures were severely damaged and partly destroyed by vandalism . Meanwhile, the dinosaurs are no longer in the park except for the almost completely destroyed T-Rex. Since the dinosaurs are not part of the Spreepark, the Witte family had to take the dinosaurs with them after they moved out; further whereabouts unknown
Remote control boats game - - 2001 (formerly: "Petits bateaux téléguidés" in the amusement park " Mirapolis " France) whereabouts unknown
Flic-Flac Huss 2001 2001 (1992 premiere. 1993 conversion to rollover gondolas. 1992–1995 under the Oldenburg showman Ludewigt under the name MegaDance on the trip. 1996–2000 company Heitmann-Schneider from Münster. 2001 exchange for the wild river Wild River). 2001–2008 Spreepark (2002–2008 unprotected and unused and exposed to the elements). 2008 acquisition by Goetzke (Munich); scrapped due to poor condition; for "Rocket", by Goetzke (Munich), parts of the rear wall, control stand, light masts and the decorative diamonds were used or reused; Until April 2019 Goetzke (Munich) offered the Flicc-Flac gondolas for sale; (This Flic-Flac is mistakenly confused with the "MEGADANCE" Flic-Flac, today "Devil Rock")
Flying Carpet (formerly: "1001 Nights") Weber 1992 2001 (previously with Norbert Witte under the name "1001 Nights" in Traumland Park ) since 2002 in Lima (Peru)
Fun Express Roller coaster 1996 2001 since 2002 in Lima (Peru); there it was almost completely stolen
Ghost house Haunted house - 1998 2001 the figures (ghosts) were sold; the buildings were still in the park and burned down in a major fire during the night of 10-11 August 2014
"Golden West" Shooting gallery - 1994 2001 (previously in Traumlandpark ; light shooting range; was redesigned in Spreepark for the western theme) whereabouts unknown
Grand Canyon Flume Mack 1995 2001 (formerly: "La Descente des rapides" in the amusement park " Mirapolis " France) is still in the park
"Jet Star" Roller coaster - bobsled on rails 13.5 m Black Head 1970 2001 since 2002 in Lima (Peru)
Kentucky ride Circuit / horse riding track on rails - Metal construction Emmeln 1991 2001 (previously in Traumlandpark ) is still in the park
Chain flyer Chain carousel 1991 2001 (previously in Traumland Park ) in the park there is still a wooden booth with a sign where you can find a lettering with the inscription "Kettenflieger". Touring fairgrounds again. Previous owner: Walkhöfer. Showman: Hartmut Roggelin (Bad Doberan)
Mega-Loop (previously double-loop corkscrew) Steel roller coaster Vekoma 1992 2001 (formerly: "Miralooping" in the amusement park " Mirapolis " France) since 2003 as a Euro-Loop in Europark France
Mini discooter Bumper cars - 2001 unknown
Mini truck ride - 1996 2001 Cars and rails were dismantled - whereabouts unknown; the road is still in the park
Monte Carlo Drive - 1997 2001 The route with the rails is still in the park - whereabouts of the vehicles are unknown
"Pirate" I Ship swing 20 m Huss 1991 1992 (Was previously under the name "Pirat" in Traumlandpark ; there were two identical pirate ships in the Spreepark, one after the other, which only differ slightly in their paintwork; see the pictures on the website of the Berlin Spreepark)
"Pirate" II Ship swing 20 m Huss 1992 2001 (formerly: "Le Bateau Pirate" in the amusement park " Mirapolis " France) initially with a Dutch showman for a short time in China (Asia), then on to Denies-Kipp. Further whereabouts unknown
Ferris wheel Ferris wheel 45 m Vekoma 1989 2001 is still in the park (in operation in 2009 without passengers)
Rollover "Jill" Rollover 1998 2001 ("The Energy" by Gröna Lund's Tivoli in Stockholm (Sweden); 1995 premiere; 1998 sale to Spreepark) Dutch showman vd Marell in Asia
"Rotary Cup" Coffee cups / giant cups / carousel - Mack 1992 2001 (formerly: "Le Parcours de Robin des Bois" or "Quick Cup" with the former Nesquik mascot in the amusement park " Mirapolis " France) is still in the park (in 2010 with passengers)
Santa Fe Express Miniature train - 1992, 2011 recommissioning 2001-2010, 2014 (Formerly: “Mirapolis Express” in the “ Mirapolis ” leisure park in France; only one of three trains was used; the other two trains served as spare parts dispensers; however, the blue train was initially in use and later the green train was still in use) in the park (partially operational - has been back in operation sporadically since 2010 and has been back in operation since May 2011, mostly during the opening hours of the “Mythos” café). The last trip took place on April 27, 2014.
Shooting gallery Shooting gallery - 2001 (chargeable rifle shooting gallery) the shack was still there in the park and burned down in a major fire on the night of 10-11 August 2014
Swan ride Canal trip with pedal boats - 1994 2001 (formerly: amusement park “ Mirapolis ” France); Canal from the raft trip “La Rivière des Castors” (translated “Bieberfluss”); Swan pedal boats from "Les Cygnes" or "Cygnes blancs" (the canal was converted for the Spreepark) are still in the park
Spider polyp 4 m Black Head 1991 2001 (previously "Happy Spider" by Rausch; was previously in Traumlandpark ) since 2002 in Lima (Peru)
Mirror maze Mirror labyrinth - maze - 1998 2001 (formerly: "Galeries des Jeux et Reflexes" in the amusement park " Mirapolis " France) the buildings were still in the park without mirrors and burned down in the night of 10-11 August 2014 in a major fire
playground - 2001 is still in the park
Spreeblitz Roller coaster Mack 1992 2001 (formerly: "Dragon des Sortilèges" of the amusement park " Mirapolis " France) is still in the park
"Walzerfahrt" (formerly "Nordseewellen"; "before Baywatch") Mountain and valley railway ; Walzerbahn - Mack 2001 since 2002 in Lima (Peru)
"Wave trough" Giant slide 18 m Huss 1991 2001 (mobile slide from Andreas & Hans Göbel GbR from Worms; previously under the name "Super-Rutsche" in Traumlandpark ; in Spreepark the name "Super-Rutsche" was retained, but in Spreepark it ran under the name "Wellental") Touring today again at German fairgrounds
Ghost castle Suspended railroad (former themed ride; Darkride) Reverchon Industries 1997 (planned) - (formerly: "Garganua" or "Gargantua-Ride" in the amusement park " Mirapolis " France) (inner workings of Garganua) was never completed due to lack of money; stood on the site for some time and was later dismantled and scrapped for safety reasons
Dino ride Canal trip - - - was never completed for lack of money; Boats from the amusement park “ Mirapolis ” France from the raft trip “La Rivière des Castors” (translated: “Bieberfluss”) are still in the park, but the station building was badly damaged by a major fire on the night of 10-11 August 2014
Fairy tale train Themed ride - Mack - - (formerly: "Le Voyage sous la Mer" in the amusement park " Mirapolis " France) was never completed for official reasons; in 1994 the lift opened in Europa-Park under the name Universum der Energie, since summer 2018 Madame Freudenreichs Curiosités, where it also is still operated today. There is only one multi-purpose hall - taken over from Traumland Park - in which the fairy tale train was to be built

Former shows and exhibitions

Surname Type Opened Discontinued annotation
amphitheater theatre 1994 2001 is still in the park
Bank im Westerndorf (National Bank) - 1994 2001 (Construction started in 1993; there were bank robberies here every day) the National Bank is still in the park
Clown Show (-Total) show 2001 the stage is still in the park
Children's stage stage 1992 2001 is still in the park
Las Vegas Country (formerly Colorado City) Western village / western town / sight 1994 2001 (Construction started in 1993; various shows took place here) and was demolished in 2008
Piccadilly Circus big top Big top 1991 2001 (formerly: "Le Village des Clowns", or "Chapiteau" in the amusement park " Mirapolis " France) was torn in the winter of 2009/2010 by the snow loads and was then dismantled, but was still present in the park on site and was during the night destroyed in a major fire from 10 to 11 August 2014. Here u. a. Ursula Böttcher with her polar bears.
Water stage stage 1992 2001 is still in the park

Other former

Surname Type Opened Discontinued annotation
Old England film set Sightseeing 1999 2001 The buildings were still in the park and were destroyed in a major fire on the night of August 10th to 11th, 2014.
Las Vegas Country (previously: Colorado City) Western village / western town / sight 1994 2001 (Construction started in 1993; various shows took place here) and was demolished in 2008
Piccadilly Circus big top Big top 1991 2001 (Formerly: "Le Village des Clowns" or "Chapiteau" in the amusement park " Mirapolis " France) The tent was torn down in the winter of 2009/2010 by the snow loads and was then dismantled, but was still available on site and is at night from 10 to 11 August 2014 was destroyed in a major fire.
Game Room Game Room 2001 Each machine was coin-operated, so there was a charge. The playground equipment was irreversibly destroyed by vandalism; the hall was still in the park and was destroyed in the night of August 10-11, 2014 in a major fire.
petting zoo petting zoo 1994 2001 (Construction started in 1993) was demolished in 2008
UFO house Futuro Sightseeing 2001 is no longer in the park; was sold to an artist who has since used it as a gazebo
The Futuro in Berlin: a set for Terra MaX
(Filming location for the ZDF children's knowledge program Terra MaX ).

See also

literature

  • Christopher Flade, Sacha Szabo: From “Kulturpark Berlin” to “Spreepark Plänterwald”. An amusement culture TOUR through the famous Berlin amusement park. Tectum, Marburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-8288-2748-6 .
  • Christopher Flade, Ludwig Neumann: Spreepark: Lost Place in the middle of Berlin. Büchner-Verlag, Marburg 2017, ISBN 978-3941310964 .

Web links

Commons : Spreepark  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A gift from the government for the people , accessed September 14, 2019
  2. ↑ a b Heidemarie Mazuhn: Stories from the Plänterwald. In: Der Tagesspiegel , July 24, 2006.
  3. ↑ Bettina Rehmann: Kulti, Spreepark, Kokain. In: RBB .de , November 20, 2013.
  4. ↑ Verena Mayer: A carousel for millions. In: Der Tagesspiegel , April 30, 2004.
  5. ^ Cocaine in the carousel: 20 years imprisonment. In: Berliner Zeitung , October 11, 2006.
  6. ↑ Marina Mai: Spreepark: The personnel carousel went nuts once. In: the daily newspaper , July 6, 2008.
  7. ↑ Marina Mai: Spook under the ferris wheel. In: Friday , January 25, 2002.
  8. ↑ Guided tours in the Spreepark at berliner-spreepark.de
  9. ^ A b Axel Gustke, André Görke, Franziska Felber: Big fire in Berlin-Plänterwald: A piece of "Spreepark" is in ruins. In: Der Tagesspiegel , August 11, 2014.
  10. ^ Sara Schurmann: Spreepark arsonists wanted to say goodbye to prison. In: Der Tagesspiegel , August 12, 2014.
  11. ^ Nele Obermüller, Peter Oldenburger: Berlin wants to guard the Spreepark more closely after a major fire. In: Berliner Morgenpost , August 11, 2014.
  12. ↑ No offers for the Spreepark. ( Memento from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) In: Berliner Morgenpost , November 14, 2006.
  13. ↑ An eco-paradise planned in the Spreepark. ( Memento from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) In: Berliner Morgenpost , January 2, 2007.
  14. ↑ Investor is reviving sunken cultures in the Plänterwald. In: BZ , September 18, 2009.
  15. ↑ Witte wants to wake up the Spreepark. In: BZ , October 5, 2009.
  16. ↑ First ride in the Spreepark Ferris wheel. In BZ , November 7, 2009.
  17. ↑ Christine Richter : What is causing irritation in Berlin this summer. In: Berliner Morgenpost , July 6, 2013.
  18. ↑ Ralf Schönball: What is Berlin planning with the Spreepark in Plänterwald? “Apartments will be built in the not too distant future”. In: Der Tagesspiegel , March 29, 2014.
  19. ↑ Fatina Keilani: Spreepark site in Berlin. Someone is turning the wheel. In: Der Tagesspiegel , July 4, 2014.
  20. ↑ State of Berlin receives back heritable building rights for the Berlin Spreepark. ( Memento of the original from August 17, 2014 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. Press release. In: Liegenschaftsfonds Berlin. March 25, 2014; Christoph Stollowsky: The Liegenschaftsfonds is buying back the Spreepark. In: Der Tagesspiegel , March 26, 2014. For the background on the heritable building right, see Christoph Spangenberg: Spreepark: Living in a failed dream. In: Der Tagesspiegel , January 6, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.liegenschaftsfonds.de
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  22. ↑ Grün Berlin: The new Spreepark, accessed on September 18, 2019
  23. ↑ The old tenant clears the Spreepark in Plänterwald on time. In: Berliner Morgenpost , May 1, 2014.
  24. ↑ Major fire in the Spreepark: Old England goes up in smoke. In: The daily newspaper
  25. ↑ Website on the temporary use Spuk unterm Riesenrad , accessed on July 2, 2013.
  26. ↑ Lucia Jay von Seldeneck: The ruin of a ruin. In: Die Tageszeitung , May 14, 2005; Kulturpark - How the West took its West from the East (Documentary, D 2004). In: Berliner-Spreepark.de .
  27. ↑ roller coaster. Homepage of the film; Matthias Oloew: Shimmering showman: The carousel king from Plänterwald in the cinema. In: Der Tagesspiegel , July 2, 2009.
  28. ↑ Homepage of the dandelion episode ( memento of the original from January 31, 2017 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tivi.de
  29. ↑ zdf.de; Flemming Panic Room  ( 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.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / flemming.zdf.de  
  30. ↑ Berlin Spreepark - music videos. Retrieved March 15, 2014 .
  31. ↑ http://www.berliner-spreepark.de/mediathek/interviews/interview-mit-norbert-witte
  32. ↑ http://www.epfans.info/?id=1489,12,11&