Nordpark (Bielefeld)

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View of the park with the garden house in the north park

The Nordpark is a 7- hectare park in Bielefeld . It is best known for the listed garden house and the dahlia show .

history

The former horticultural director of the city of Bielefeld Paul Meyerkamp initiated the construction of the park in 1937. The open spaces between the steadily growing buildings were to be used as green spaces for recreation. As early as 1944, due to the inadequate supply situation during the Second World War , this function was replaced by use as grave land for the surrounding population. The accompanying parcelling and management were only completed in 1992. However, most of the park was converted into a landscape park between 1953 and 1956. In 1969 the dahlia show, which has been held annually from late summer to autumn since then, was shown for the first time.

Parking area

View of the park with a pond and a water fountain

The north park includes flower beds, lawns, circular paths and numerous signposted deciduous trees. In addition, there are special facilities on the site dedicated to roses , rhododendrons and perennials . Accordingly, there are different inflorescences at different times. Noteworthy is a more than 130 year old tulip tree with a trunk circumference of 4.80 m, which is designated as a natural monument . The green spaces also include a mini golf course , play and sunbathing lawns, a pond with a water fountain and a playground that was renovated in 2012 by an international youth community service. Information boards about the species and original habitat are attached to prominent trees.

The garden house , which is also known as the Schinkel Pavilion and which now houses a café, is remarkable .

Others

The park is located in the Mitte district in a residential area characterized by single and multi-family houses. The Nordpark Center , a shopping center for local supply, is located on the neighboring Apfelstraße in a listed former factory building . The park can be reached by public transport with the tram line 3 at the underground stop Nordpark .

Web links

Commons : Nordpark  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Gardens in Westphalia - North Park in Bielefeld. Retrieved May 13, 2014 .
  2. ↑ The Nordpark - History. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 14, 2014 ; accessed on May 13, 2014 . 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.der-nordpark.de
  3. ↑ Natural monument tulip tree in the natural monument database of the city of Bielefeld. Retrieved May 13, 2014 .

Coordinates: 52 ° 2 ′ 16.2 "  N , 8 ° 31 ′ 44.6"  E