St. John's Churchyard Park

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View of the park from the east
Location of the park in Cardiff on OpenStreetMaps
Locked entrance gate to the park with the staircase and railing discussed in the text
Warning signs at the entrance gate remind you to leave the park by 5 p.m. at the latest

The St. John's Churchyard Park , (German roughly Kirchhofpark zum Heiligen Johannes , Welsh: Parc Mynwent Sant Ioan ) is a small park in the center of the Welsh capital Cardiff in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . It is located between St. John's Church (English St John the Baptist Church) and Cardiff's Old Library. The almost rectangular park measures around 50 meters from north-west to south-east and around 30 meters from north-east to south-west; So it is around 1500 m² and enclosed with a cast iron fence. The park area is 12 meters above sea level. NN, does not have any noticeable differences in height itself, but is around one meter higher than the adjacent Working Street to the east . In addition to some old trees, there are flower beds and a central monument in the form of a shrine on the site.

use

The park is equipped with benches. Due to its manageable size, it is less suitable for physical activity such as B. Jogging.

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Coordinates: 51 ° 28 ′ 49.7 "  N , 3 ° 10 ′ 40.1"  W.