Volksgarten (Linz)
The Volksgarten is a park in the Upper Austrian capital Linz with an area of around three hectares. It is located in the Volksgarten district, which is named after him, between the main train station and Landstrasse .
history
The history of the park began in 1828 when the coffeehouse operator Bartholomeo Festorazzi acquired the northern part of what is now the area. On April 26, 1829, he opened the redesigned site to the public as part of a public festival and in the presence of Emperor Franz I. After Festorazzi's death in 1835, the festival was continued by his widow, but had to be supported with subsidies.
The operation was so unprofitable that it closed in 1852. The site was sold and should offer space for a hospital. In 1857, however, the coffee house was renovated and reopened as the “Municipal People's Garden Salon”. The city of Linz bought the site in 1858 and expanded it in 1877 to include today's southern part by buying it from the then state railways. Later, the area changed from a folk festival to a city park ( Volksgarten ).
The coffee house from 1829, already a third generation building after the new buildings in 1869 and 1903, was partially destroyed by bombs in 1945. In 1950 the Blumau train station and the Schärdinger milk drinking hall were built.
Facilities
- In the east, the music theater has been directly connected to the Volksgarten since 2013 .
- There is a children's playground to the west of the park.
- The Jahn memorial was created by Leo von Moos in 1905.
- The Franz Stelzhamer monument was created in 1908 by Franz Metzner .
- Also in 1908, Anton Hanak designed the “Joy of Beauty” fountain from Untersberg marble .
- The bronze sculpture "Lausbub" was made by Max Stockenhuber and was installed in 1956 at the children's playground.
- On a small area in the south of the park, there are several listed small monuments.
event
Since 1956, a Christmas market has been held in the Volksgarten during Advent, one of many Linz Christmas markets . Other irregular events also take place here, such as the "Festival of Nature" since 2007.
See also
literature
- Josef Sames : The Volksgarten in Linz. In: Heimatgaue. Volume 10, Linz 1930, pp. 46–52.
Web links
- Bibliography on Volksgarten in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Hans Grohs: The Linz Volksgarten. In: apollo. News sheet of the natural history station of the city of Linz. No. 13, 1968, pp. 4-7, PDF (808 kB) on ZOBODAT
- ↑ http://www.linz.gv.at/soziales/5662.asp
Coordinates: 48 ° 17 ′ 42.1 " N , 14 ° 17 ′ 30.7" E