St. Johanns Park

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The St. Johanns-Park is a 24,000 square meter park, play and leisure facility in Basel-Stadt and is located in the St. Johann district .

St. Johann Park, sculpture Regio 1992 by Ernst Friedli
St. Johann Park, sculpture Regio 1992 by Ernst Friedli

Until 1806 the property belonged to the Order of St. John . Between 1845 and 1868 the area of ​​today's St. Johanns Park served as the cemetery of the Basel Citizens Hospital. In 1870 the city slaughterhouse was built on the adjacent property. This existed until 1970.

In 1886 the building department of Basel-Stadt handed the area over to the municipal gardening company and in 1888 the first greenhouse was opened in Basel.

When the city nursery moved to the Brüglinger Ebene , the “Interest Group Old City Gardening” (IGAS) received the area for temporary use until 1985. Later it became an illegal occupation which ended on July 21, 1988 with a police eviction.

In 1988 over 1000 graves were uncovered and in 1992 St. Johanns Park was opened. In 2012 there was a partial redesign with a new playground and park café.

literature

  • Rolf d'Aujourd'hui: New excavations at the old gas factory. Archaeological studies in the Celtic Basel and their significance for the early city history. In: Basler Stadtbuch 1976. pp. 199–214.
  • Hansueli Etter: The outer St. Johann-Gottesacker in Basel: a hospital cemetery of the 19th century. In: Basler Stadtbuch 1990. pp. 200–208.
  • Victor Weber: The St. Johanns Park - a multicultural biotope. In: Basler Stadtbuch 1992. pp. 95-100.
  • Area of ​​today's St. Johanns Park, 1928

    Area of ​​today's St. Johanns Park, 1928

  • Villa of the former slaughterhouse veterinarian

    Villa of the former slaughterhouse veterinarian

  • Information board

Web links

Commons : St. Johanns-Park  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Construction and Transport Department of the Canton of Basel-Stadt: St. Johanns-Park . Retrieved March 18, 2020.