Park Louisa

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Eclipse horse statue and pillar (right) in the park
Park Louisa

The Louisa Park is a 20 hectare forest on the edge of the Frankfurt city forest in the Sachsenhausen district of Frankfurt . A 2.5 hectare forest play park is integrated into the forest park. Park Louisa is part of the Frankfurt green belt .

location

The Louisa Park is located in the far north of the Frankfurt city forest between the streets Mörfelder Landstraße and Schwarzsteinkautweg . The tracks of the Main-Neckar Railway form the east-northeast border of the property . The Königsbach flows in a north-northwest direction around the grounds of the forest play park and forms an artificial island through a pond-shaped left branch.

history

At the edge of the city forest, the banker Simon Moritz von Bethmann (1768–1826) had the first section of Louisapark laid out as a pleasure garden in the classic landscape style in 1812 . He named the area after his wife Louise Friederike, a Dutch woman born in Guyana . At that time von Bethmann already owned the later Bethmannpark as well as the manors Sandhof and Riedhof.

Between the pleasure garden and the game park stood a hunting lodge , the bark house. Its outer walls were covered with tree bark. The strange house was modeled on a building in the park of Tsar Alexander I in Tsarskoje Selo near Saint Petersburg . Von Bethmann maintained close contact with the Russian tsarist house. The bark house was destroyed in World War II. Its outlines were drawn in the course of the redevelopment of parts of the park in the pavement.

In the wildlife park, Simon Moritz von Bethmann had the bronze statue of his favorite horse Eclipse arranged on a hill. It stood on the edge of a 400 meter long line of sight. Eclipse was considered the most famous English stallion and was born on the day of a solar eclipse in 1871 . The sculpture was made by the sculptor Christian Friedrich Tieck (1776–1851). After its destruction in World War II, the statue was reconstructed. It is a listed building by the State of Hesse .

In contemporary literature, the park is described with the words "oaks and beeches [mix] their friendly green with the dark of the fir trees [...]". The Louisa Wildlife Park was inserted into the formation of a former basalt quarry by an unknown garden architect , the Schwarzsteinkaut (→ Kaute ) , which is adjacent to the park to the south . In 2008 the city of Frankfurt had the view of the statue and the pond uncovered.

Todays use

The historical line of sight into the forest is traced by paving squares in the pavement. A platform provides a view of the wildlife park, similar to the previous one from the balcony of the hunting lodge. The cut of a hedge made of yew trees replicates the former horizontal balcony railing. The fencing was retained to protect the statue of the horse. The long line of sight into the forest was not exposed. The park is freely accessible 24/7.

Louisa forest play park

The area of ​​today's forest play park Louisa corresponds to the former Bethmannschen Lustgarten. The city of Frankfurt bought the site back from the Bethmann family in 1941 and made it accessible to the public as a recreation area. In 1954, one of the first forest play parks in Frankfurt was opened on the property, a green area for the Sachsenhausen and Niederrad districts . The children's playground fits into the historic garden.

Furnishing

The forest play park is particularly interesting for children thanks to its water games (water spray field and paddling pool). The water features are in operation from outside temperatures of 22 ° C. There is also a large slide, a large lawn for sunbathing, benches, a circular path through the park and a large wooden castle. A kiosk that offers cold and warm snacks and drinks is located on a hill in the play park. Toilets, also for wheelchair users, are available at the entrance and exit. As in all Frankfurt play parks, dogs are not allowed.

The integrative Josef Buchmann play area is integrated into the Louisa forest play park . This also offers disabled and blind children the opportunity to play here.

Transport links

Immediately at the exit of the forest play park is the Waldspielpark Louisa bus stop , where the VgF bus routes 61, 78 and 80 (only for major events in the stadium) and the night bus route n7 stop. To the east of the park is the Frankfurt-Louisa train station , which is served by the S-Bahn lines S3 and S4 as well as the tram lines 14 and 17 (from 9 December 2018 by lines 17 and 18). About 200 meters from the park at the intersection of Mörfelder Landstrasse / Stresemannallee are the Stresemannallee / Mörfelder Landstrasse stops for tram lines 14 and 17 (from December 9, 2018: 17 and 18) and bus lines N7, 35, 61 and 78.

Web links

Commons : Park Louisa  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b City of Frankfurt am Main, Environment Agency (ed.): The Green Belt Leisure Card . 7th edition, 2011
  2. ↑ Map of the forest play park Louisa frankfurt.de , accessed on Feb. 25, 2020
  3. ↑ Waldspielpark Louisa frankfurt.de accessed on Feb. 25, 2020
  4. ↑ http://www.galopp-sieger.de/galoppsieger/pferde_html?pfdaten=siege&pschl=EclipseMarske
  5. ^ Anton Kirchner , Frankfurt historian, in 1818
  6. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.familion.de

Coordinates: 50 ° 5 ′ 6.1 ″  N , 8 ° 40 ′ 1.7 ″  E