Schleidenpark

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Schleidenpark in May 2006
Schleidenpark and the Bugenhagen Church, built in 1927-29 based on plans by Emil Heynen
The lower pond in Schleidenpark before 1914. In the background the school built in 1910/12 in Schleidenstrasse, today's labor court
Schleidenpark between the world wars. The lower pond was replaced after 1918 by a children's paddling pool with a sandy beach.

The Schleidenpark was created in 1903/04 on the outskirts of Hamburg-Barmbek-Süd in an open area as the first public park in a Hamburg working-class district. The streets surrounding it were named Biedermannplatz in 1947 after the urbanization.

location

Schleidenpark is located in Hamburg-Barmbek on Biedermannplatz. The 1.3 hectare green area officially has no name, but for many people from Barmbek and in literature it is still called Schleidenpark.

history

The park got its name from the Hamburg botanist Matthias Jakob Schleiden . The streets flanking it on the long sides were formerly called Schleidenplatz and the street leading to it from the north is still called Schleidenstrasse.

The park was created in 1903/04 with two ponds and a circular “children's playground”. The so-called “pretzel paths” were used to imitate nature and playful landscape staging of the park. The near-natural ponds were connected by a small waterfall and were used by children for splashing around. There was a park attendant and a half-timbered toilet block to ensure compliance with the park rules and cleanliness.

Otto Linne , the head of the municipal office for greenery, arranged for the facility to be redesigned in 1930 so that it could accommodate further leisure activities. Until the Second World War, Schleidenpark was always used intensively in the summer months. In the post-war period, the trees were largely cut down as firewood due to a lack of coal.

In 1947 the now urbanized square was given the name of Adolf Biedermann , a social democratic member of the parliament and the Reichstag , who lived near Schleidenplatz for several years. Biedermann had successfully completed an apprenticeship as a locksmith and died in May 1933 on a train ride while returning from the Rhineland. It is believed that he was killed during an argument with a National Socialist group of thugs and then thrown from the train.

proof

  1. ^ Authority for urban development and the environment: Biedermannplatz.
  2. ↑ Hamburg picture archive: Biedermannplatz I.
  3. ^ Barmbeker history board No. 1 on Hamburg's Biedermannplatz.
  4. ↑ Barmbek history board No. 2 on Hamburg's Biedermannplatz.

Coordinates: 53 ° 34 '53.6 "  N , 10 ° 1' 59.3"  E