Uerdingen city park
The Uerdingen city park is located in the Krefeld district of Uerdingen between its north and west district, on Parkstrasse and is a park that is popular with tourists and Uerdingen citizens. Its area is about 20 hectares.
In addition to the generous playgrounds, numerous perennial beds, a large pond with a stream and an illuminated fountain, two tennis courts, a mini golf course and two children's playgrounds are essential components of the city park. A restaurant is located in the entrance area of the park.
history
In the course of industrialization, Uerdingen experienced a positive economic development with the settlement of new companies and thus financial stability. The city park was built around 1897, as it was recognized with foresight that sufficient recreational and natural areas should be preserved for the expansion of industry. The reason was the establishment of protection zones for the adjacent waterworks and the urban slaughterhouse that is also planned there. The area of today's city park was very swampy at that time. Around 1903 the construction of the pond, which visitors could also access by boat. The Stadtpark restaurant was built between 1905 and 1911.
Around 1927, the city park was expanded by 15 hectares with forest-like trees, a curved network of paths and a large playground. Around 1983/1984, a second large expansion of the city park followed by the citizens' association “Friends and supporters of the Krefeld-Uerdinger Stadtpark expansion” - led by chairman August Rodenberg. The "Bürgergarten" was inaugurated in 1991 on the approximately 4.3 hectare extension area. After completion, the citizens' association dissolved.
In 1997, the city park in the eastern part (adjacent to the residential development) was expanded for the last time by around 0.7 hectares.
Across from the “Bürgergarten”, a daylily garden with 100 different types of daylily (botanical Hemerocallis ) was created in 2013 on around 400 m² by trainees and employees of the Green Areas Department . Accompanying shrubs and daffodils make the garden attractive all year round.
Landmarks in the park
Arboretum
The entire Uerdingen city park is home to over 80 different tree species - making it unique in Krefeld's public parks. Most of this enormous variety of trees - around 65 different tree species - can be found in the northern part of the park. The tree nature trail consists of partly native and partly exotic tree species. Thanks to the signs attached by the Förderverein su, this special diversity is present and can be experienced by all park visitors. An extensive brochure and a web arboretum complement the local signage.
Narcissus meadow in the entrance area
Over 10,000 daffodils beautify the entrance area on an approximately 2,000 m² lawn. In addition to other daffodil areas distributed in the park, they ensure an appealing spring aspect.
City park pond with fountain
There are numerous seats around the popular Stadtparkweiher with its around ten meter high, illuminated fountain that invite you to linger. A large number of ducks are particularly attractive to the younger visitors. The varied planting ensures different backgrounds all year round. The large stream adjoining the pond and the smaller water basin with bubbling spring stone were extensively renovated in 2018.
Daylily garden
In 2013 one of the first day lily gardens in the public space with over 100 different day lily varieties was created in the city park. The variety is divided into:
- historical and older varieties
- Varieties from European breeders
- Varieties from American breeders
- Varieties of the Uerdingen breeder couple Kaiser
The main flowering time of the daylilies can be observed from June to August. The daylily garden contributes to the sustainable enhancement of the city park and to make it known as a destination for plant lovers.
playgrounds
The city park has two playgrounds. They are used as excursion destinations by schools and kindergartens in the area. Numerous active playground sponsors are committed to equipping the playgrounds. Donations on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the city park extension made it possible to purchase two new play equipment at the end of 2014. In 2016, the playground was expanded to include a calisthenics facility and a coordination course with the help of donations. In 2018, the s. u. a wooden horse. There is also a container with toys on the playground provided by the city of Krefeld and cared for on a voluntary basis by the playground sponsors. The container was painted by the Uerdingen artist Jerzy Chartowski.
Support association
The friends and patrons of the Uerdinger Stadtpark, founded in November 2016, would like to follow up on the success of the friends and patrons of the Krefeld-Uerdinger city park extension that existed until 1991. In June 2017, the Friends' Association donated two flags designed by the artist Jerzy Chartowski to mark the entrances to the park and to interest people who are unfamiliar with the park. In the same year, the association also installed a lighting unit for the fountain at the pond, which illuminates the water in color in the evening hours. In 2018 the association u. a. a play device and three forest sofas. On March 27, 2019, the Friends' Association ceremoniously presented the arboretum (tree nature trail) it had developed to the public, which is intended to contribute to environmental education in the future.
literature
- 750 years of Uerdingen city rights , Uerdinger Heimatbund, 2005
- Uerdingen, as it used to be , Wartberg Verlag, 2001, p. 42
Web links
- WZ- The city park is celebrating its birthday
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- WZ City Park Festival 2014
- Friends and supporters of Uerdinger Stadtpark e. V.
- Web arboretum of the Friends and Patrons of Uerdinger Stadtpark e. V.
Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′ 43.2 " N , 6 ° 38 ′ 17.5" E