Princess garden (Jesberg)

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Princess oak

The Prinzessingarten , also known as the Prinzessgarten or Prinzessinnengarten , near Jesberg in Northern Hesse is a baroque pleasure garden that was laid out in the 18th century and only remnants of it are preserved today. It is located in the Jesberg state forest in a larger piece of forest about 2 km southeast of Jesberg Castle on long-distance hiking trail X 16, the Lullus path .

history

At the beginning of the 18th century, the ninth son of Landgrave Karl von Hessen-Kassel , Prince Maximilian von Hessen-Kassel (1689–1753), moved to Jesberg. In 1723 he had received goods in Jesberg and the rule of Jesberg from his father and began to build Jesberg Castle there. A magnificent baroque French symmetrical garden belonged to the castle. Between 1723 and 1753, the Prinzessgarten, located southeast of Jesberg, was built in what is now the Jesberg State Forest. This garden was created at the request of Maximilian's four daughters Friederike (1722–1787), Charlotte (1725–1782), Wilhelmine (1726–1808) and Karoline (1732–1759) and is therefore still called the “Princess Garden ” today.

Garden area

Remnants of the avenue in the princess garden

In the center lane of the garden or the old Princess Garden oak stands with hornbeam nkranz having a natural tunnel around the oak formed. The chest height of the oak is 6.77 m (2015). An oak avenue led from the castle to the garden, the remainder of which is still preserved.

The baroque gardens are no longer preserved in their entirety and can hardly be recognized as such. The oak and the remains of the avenue are designated as extensive natural monuments . They are also located in the FFH area DE-5020-304 Hutebäume south of Jesberg , which also includes other areas.

See also

literature

  • Eduard Brauns: Hiking and travel guide through North Hesse and Waldeck . A. Bernecker Verlag, Melsungen 1971, p. 195
  • Friedhelm Häring, Hans J. Klein (ed.): DuMont art travel guide Hessen . Cologne, 1988, p. 155
  • Table at the Prinzessingarten near Jesberg, n.v., n.d.

Web links

Commons : Prinzessingarten (Jesberg)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Prinzessinnengarteneiche in the directory of monumental oaks . Retrieved January 10, 2017

Coordinates: 50 ° 58 '59.2 "  N , 9 ° 10' 9.5"  E