Schönower Park
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| Mournful women by Gottlieb Elster on the grave monument by Bernhard Heinrich Laehr | |
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| place | Berlin, Steglitz-Zehlendorf district |
| District | Zehlendorf |
| Created | 1853 |
| Surrounding streets | Mühlenstrasse (north) , Teltower Damm (west) , Prinz-Handjery-Strasse (east) and Leo-Baeck-Strasse (south) |
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| User groups | Foot traffic ; leisure |
The Schönower Park is located in the Berlin district of Zehlendorf . It is named after the Schönow location in which it is located.
history
The German physician Bernhard Heinrich Laehr acquired land in Schönow in 1853 and founded a private mental hospital for mentally ill women there, the "Schweizer Hof". Laehr had extensive parks and arable land laid out on the 270 hectare area. After his death in 1905, his son Hans continued the clinic until his death in 1929. The property was given to the city of Berlin to use the area for social facilities. Nevertheless, a large part of the Swiss court was demolished. Residential houses for senior citizens, a senior citizens' home and the church college in Berlin-Zehlendorf were built . Heinrich-Laehr-Park , Schweizerhofpark and Schönower Park were created on three open spaces . This is where Laehr found his final resting place. A sculpture Mournful Women by Gottlieb Elster adorns his grave monument. In the park there is also a pond and a playground with wooden play equipment, which takes up the theme of Hansel and Gretel .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annette Bohn: In Search of Spring ( Memento of the original from October 10, 2014 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. . In: Berliner Morgenpost , April 11, 2013, accessed on September 22, 2014.
- ^ Heinrich-Laehr-Park , website of the Steglitz-Zehlendorf district office, accessed on September 22, 2014.
Coordinates: 52 ° 25 ′ 38.6 ″ N , 13 ° 15 ′ 46 ″ E