Rosenhang (Kassel)

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Rose slope - slope to the left of the center of the picture

The rose slope in Kassel is a relic of the 1955 Federal Horticultural Show .

Geographical location

The Rosenhang is the north-western boundary of the Karlsaue to the beautiful view and Friedrichsplatz .

history

During the Second World War , 70% of the Kassel city center was destroyed and, due to a lack of means of transport, a large part of the inner-city rubble was dumped over the edge of the slope into the Karlsaue, about 2 million m³, about 30 m below.

A main focus of the Federal Horticultural Show in 1955 was to give the city of Kassel a boost in its slow-moving reconstruction. For example, a rose garden in contemporary, angular shapes with Mediterranean vegetation was laid out on several levels on the "rubble slope" . The rose garden became a major attraction at the Federal Horticultural Show, which also led to the renaming of the area in "Rosenhang". The complex became so popular that - contrary to the original plan - it was not abandoned, but kept permanently. In order to dispel the conservationist concerns of the then state curator, Karl Nothnagel , the state of Hesse and the city contractually agreed to remove all fixtures in the historic Karlsaue park after the end of the exhibition.

layout

BUGA 55

It was laborious to secure the slope against slipping. Up to 6 m high retaining walls made of natural stone were built for this. Rubble was also used as the starting material.

The slope is structured by horizontal terraces and paths. Stairs offset from one another allow pedestrians to get from one level to the next.

To the south of the rose slope was the "rose terrace" with curved paths paved with natural stone. In addition to roses, perennials , ornamental shrubs ( sour cherry , rock pear , witch hazel ) and deciduous trees ( elm , acacia , beech , oak , maple , chestnut , gleditschia , olive trees ) were planted, which should grow into a deciduous forest.

The original horticultural conception of the slope failed in the long term because roses and perennials were not able to cope with the high temperatures that the slope had in summer. Only the trees held up.

BUGA 81

In the run-up to the BUGA 1981, investigations were carried out from 1976 on how the rose slope should be handled. Most of the roses in the plantations for BUGA 55 had died, the vegetation had grown wild, roads were closed to public traffic, and retaining walls threatened to give way. For the BUGA 81, the slope was therefore statically secured and placed on undemanding ruderal vegetation ( Verbascum , marguerite , poppy ). Due to a budget cut, the perennials could only be planted very late. Many died because they didn't have the time to adjust.

After the BUGA 81, only part of the facility was maintained for about 10 years. Incidentally, she buried. In the 1990s, the administration of the State Palaces and Gardens of Hesse tried to come to terms with what had been missed.

Café on the Rosenhang

In the upper area of ​​the slope, the Café am Rosenhang was built for BUGA 55 , a popular meeting place well beyond the Federal Garden Show. The architect of the wooden building with wall-high windows and two-story roof terrace, which was designed in the typical lightweight construction of the 1950s, was the chief planner of the 1955 Federal Horticultural Show, Hermann Mattern . From here there was a wide view of the garden show and the Fuldaaue.

literature

  • Frank Lorberg and Stefanie Hennecke : Considerations for the scenography of the Federal Garden Show 1955 in Kassel . In: Die Gartenkunst 31 (2019/1), pp. 91-104.
  • Michael Rohde, Horst Becker, Jörn Langhorst, Michael Karkosch: Staatspark Karlsaue Kassel, Parkpflegewerk . Bad Homburg v. d. Height 2004. ISBN 3-7954-1532-2
  • Philipp Schneggenburger: Federal Garden Show 1955 in Kassel . In: Deutsche Bundesgartenschau GmbH (ed.): 50 years of federal horticultural shows. Festschrift on the history of the federal and international garden shows in Germany . Bonn 2001, pp. 21-28.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Schneggenburger, p. 21.
  2. ↑ Rohde u. a .: Karlsaue State Park , p. 116.
  3. ↑ Lorberg and Hennecke: Considerations , p. 95.
  4. ↑ Schneggenburger, p. 24.
  5. ↑ Schneggenburger, p. 28.
  6. ↑ Rohde u. a .: Karlsaue State Park , p. 113.
  7. ↑ Rohde u. a .: Karlsaue State Park , p. 125.
  8. ↑ Rohde u. a .: Karlsaue State Park , p. 124f.
  9. ↑ Rohde u. a .: Karlsaue State Park , p. 122.
  10. ↑ Rohde u. a .: Karlsaue State Park , p. 126, note 291.
  11. ↑ Rohde u. a .: Karlsaue State Park , p. 129.
  12. ↑ Rohde u. a .: Karlsaue State Park , p. 129.
  13. ↑ Rohde u. a .: Karlsaue State Park , p. 124.

Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′ 39.9 ″  N , 9 ° 29 ′ 50.5 ″  E