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Park im Grüene in Rüschlikon - green area with sculpture and view of Lake Zurich (2015)

The Park im Grüene in Rüschlikon is a recreation park initiated by Migros founder Gottlieb Duttweiler near the city of Zurich . In 1946 Duttweiler and his wife Adele first donated their 45,000 m² property “Zur Langhalden” to the Migros cooperative , and later the park was made available to the public. The recreation and leisure park is colloquially called "Dutti-Park".

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The park is located in Rüschlikon on the northern Zimmerberg plateau at an altitude of around 505  m above sea level. M. , between Lake Zurich in the east and the Sihl valley in the west. There is a junction for Autobahn 3 in the immediate vicinity . The park can be reached by public transport via two bus lines: line 165 runs from Bürkliplatz in Zurich to this point, line 156 runs between the Adliswil and Thalwil train stations . Opposite the main entrance of the park is the Migros branch Rüschlikon Parkside with the orange garden.

In addition to the view of Lake Zurich and the Glarner Alps and its well-tended trees, the park offers various attractions for young and old. The "straw house" serves as a memorial and cultural center . In addition to cultural events and garden chess or mill, there is a historical miniature train for the children, a house for a puppet theater , a miniature train and a playground with swings and a slide; donkey rides are also offered in summer. On the eastern edge of the park is the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute , a renowned socio-political and economic think tank with Migros conference center. The maintenance of the park and most of the events that take place here are financed by the Migros Culture Percentage .

history

A sculpture exhibited in the park created by Arnold Huggler , which was given to Gottlieb Duttweiler on his seventieth birthday.

In 1925, Migros founder Gottlieb Duttweiler bought a meadow from a farmer, the price was four francs per square meter. Over the years, he and his wife Adele Duttweiler-Bertschi expanded the property by purchasing several parcels with meadows, forests and fields from the Langhalden cooperative. In several steps, a contiguous area of ​​45,000 m² came together by 1930. In 1933, a modest house with a thatched roof, the so-called “straw house”, was built on the edge of the site. It was initially used as a private residence, later for commercial purposes and finally as a clubhouse . On December 30, 1936, the Ring of Independents was founded in the building.

After the end of the war, the painter Hermann Gattiker was commissioned to transform the property into a park. Shortly after notarising the property as the “Im Grüene Foundation”, the Duttweiler couple donated the park to the Migros Cooperative Association (MGB) at Christmas 1946. From June 1947 the park was initially available to the members of the Migros cooperative, and a little later to the general public. At that time, the gift was valued at 520,000 francs, which today corresponds to around 2.6 million francs as measured by the consumer price index.

The "Im Grüene Foundation" also aimed to set up an institute that would conduct scientific research in the field of cooperatives and the distribution of goods. It should also promote events, courses and meetings. On February 17, 1962, Gottlieb Duttweiler laid the foundation stone for the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute named after him . The first independent think tank in Switzerland started operations on September 1, 1963.

In 1961 the straw house burned down and was then restored by S + M Architects. After Duttweiler's death the following year, the MGB opened a permanent exhibition about his life in the building. From 1972 the straw house was also available for cultural purposes. The park was expanded in 2000 and 2001, with a Migros restaurant and additional visitor parking spaces being created in the entrance area. In 2001 the straw house was declared a monument and the interior was rebuilt.

gallery

  • Park restaurant

  • Straw house

  • Tree Group

  • Main meadow

  • Sculptures

  • Main building of the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute

Web links

Commons : Park im Grüene  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Directions. Park im Grüene, accessed October 17, 2019 .
  2. ^ Association for Economic History Studies Zurich (ed.), Sigmund Widmer : Gottlieb Duttweiler (1888 - 1962) , Tschudi, Glarus, 1985, p. 60 (volume 42 of Swiss pioneers in business and technology )
  3. ^ A b Curt Riess : Gottlieb Duttweiler - a biography of Curt Riess . Europa Verlag, Zurich 2011, ISBN 978-3-905811-32-2 , pp. 339 .
  4. ↑ a b Information board at the straw house.
  5. ^ Alfred A. Häsler : The Migros Adventure. The 60 year old idea . Ed .: Federation of Migros Cooperatives. Migros Presse, Zurich 1985, p. 95 .
  6. ^ Häsler: The Migros Adventure. P. 314.
  7. ↑ Foundation and sponsorship. Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute , accessed on October 17, 2019 .
  8. ^ Häsler: The Migros Adventure. Pp. 253-254.

Coordinates: 47 ° 18 '1.1 "  N , 8 ° 33' 5.2"  E ; CH1903:  six hundred eighty-four thousand one hundred sixty  /  239420