Unnapark

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Entrance to the Unnapark on Heussweg

The Unnapark is a public park in the Hamburg district of Eimsbüttel . It extends over about 1.6 hectares and is bordered by Schwenckestrasse, Heussweg, a continuous house front on Osterstrasse and apartment blocks on Sillemstrasse.

The Unnapark was opened in 1956 and named after the doctor Paul Gerson Unna .

construction

Unnapark in winter

The Unnapark has two main entrances in Schwenckestrasse and Heussweg, between which a path lined with benches leads through the park. In the north, a staircase or ramp leads to a passage on Osterstraße 135/137, where the Adda ice cream parlor, founded in 1924, is located. In the rest of the area, the closed line of buildings on Osterstrasse is separated from the park by hedges and trees.

To the south of the path, a large lawn with a few trees offers the opportunity for sunbathing and barbecuing. In the direction of Sillemstraße, it is closed by a hill overgrown with birch and hornbeam and used for tobogganing in winter.

In the east of the park there is a playground that is divided into two parts and equipped with modern equipment.

The park has been dog-free since 1992.

history

The Unnapark was Eimsbuettel's last private park. The property had been in the possession of the dermatologist Unna and his descendants since 1883, who maintained a clinic complex and private accommodation here. The city had already tried to buy it in the 1920s and 1930s, but negotiations had failed. In July 1943, during the Second World War, a hit largely destroyed the complex and changed the situation. The owners agreed to sell the approximately 13,000 square meter area in 1949. However, there was disagreement about the price. The Unna family, who had been harassed and persecuted during the Nazi regime because of their Jewish descent, expected generosity from the city and a purchase of high-priced building land. However, the city argued that the property should only be used as a park, which justified a lower price. In the end, she paid DM 10 per square meter instead of the DM 7 originally offered, which, however, was still relatively cheap.

After the property was purchased, its condition caused further delays. There were two tube bunkers there . One of them, located in the garden of the property at Heussweg 21, was laid out underground and partially destroyed. It could be filled in, planted with birch trees and thus integrated into the park. The bunker at Osterstraße 135 was only partially sunk and could not be built over for air protection reasons. Finally, it was decided to leave it standing and to allow passage to Osterstraße at this point in the park. Another obstacle were the Nissen huts in Schwencke and Sillemstrasse, which first had to be demolished. In addition, there were numerous destroyed buildings on the property, the foundations and cellars of which were filled in after lengthy discussions, as excavation would have been too expensive.

In the spring of 1954, the construction of the Unna Park finally began. The financing and implementation took place as part of an emergency measure. A design by Karl Plomin served as the basis . He planned that the entrance on Schwenckestrasse should lead through a pergola , followed by an inner courtyard-like area with roses, climbing plants, benches and a water basin. An old fire-fighting basin served as a water lily and marsh plant basin. A little further on, there was an enclosed area with tables and stools for playing Skat. A path lined with shrubs and flower beds led to a children's playground. At the exit to Heussweg there was a higher place with a seat wall. This design was largely implemented, but the first water basin was replaced by a border and the access on Schwenckestrasse was enlarged, so that the pergola was omitted. The bronze sculpture Heron by Kurt Bauer was installed on the second water basin .

The inauguration of the park took place on May 9, 1956. A month later, the social democratic newspaper Hamburger Echo ran the headline : The miracle of Eimsbüttel. From the gray suburban slums to the modern city in the countryside .

literature

  • Sielke Salomon, published by the Morgenland gallery: An urban compensation: Building and living in Hamburg-Eimsbüttel 1950 - 1968. Dölling and Galitz Verlag , Hamburg 2000, ISBN 3-933374-77-4 .
  • Joachim Grabbe: District to fall in love with. A walk through Hamburg-Eimsbüttel and its history. Sutton Verlag, Erfurt 2008, ISBN 978-3-86680-323-7 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Eimsbüttel district assembly
  2. ↑ Grabbe, p. 48
  3. ^ Salomon, p. 160
  4. ↑ a b Salomon, p. 161
  5. ↑ a b Salomon, p. 163

Coordinates: 53 ° 34 ′ 32.8 "  N , 9 ° 56 ′ 59.6"  E