Forest Peace (Herford)

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Forest peace
City of Herford
Coordinates: 52 ° 6 ′ 28 "  N , 8 ° 42 ′ 57"  E
Height : 67 m above sea level NN
Postal code : 32049
Area code : 05221
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Location of Waldfrieden in the Herford district of Herford City

Waldfrieden is an area of ​​the Neustädter Feldmark in the city of Herford . It is mostly mentioned in connection with the small Herford zoo, the Tierpark Waldfrieden.

location

Waldfrieden is located on the eastern border of the city of Herford and the city of Bad Salzuflen . To the south is the Friedenstal district , which can be reached directly via Waldfriedenstraße, a connecting road between Stadtholzstraße and Salzufler Straße.

The forest area south, east and north of the forest peace is called the city forest. This connects to the south of the Stuckenberg . To the east it goes over into the Salzufler Stadtforst with the Obernberg.

The Steinsiekbach flows through the Waldfrieden area from the northeast to the southwest . With a small pond, it is also part of the zoo.

Waldfrieden animal park

On the edge of the city forest is the zoo on an area of ​​3 hectares. For details, see the Herford Zoo article .

British armed forces

The Maresfield barracks of the British Army of the Rhine were located right next to the Waldfrieden animal park . A part of the barracks area was also on the other side of the Stadtholzstrasse. After the troops of the British armed forces in Germany were reduced , the barracks and facilities were demolished in 1994. Today the Waldfrieden Sports Park and a residential area are located there.

The British armed forces were stationed on three barracks in Herford until 2015. For details see under military history of the city of Herford .

Waldfrieden Sports Park

In the Waldfrieden sports park, newly created in 1996, several sports clubs were established on the site of the former British Maresfield barracks. I.a. The Herford Tennis Club (TCH), the Herford Gymnastics Community (TGH), the Herford Aviation Association, the German Life-Rescue Society (DLRG), the Endspurt cycling club and the Herford Motor Veteran Sports Club (MSC) are located there. .

residential area

Part of the area used by the British Forces has been converted into a residential area. Some of the new streets were named after the late Herford personalities Dr. Kurt Schober (former Mayor), Walter Ludewig (former head of the kitchen furniture manufacturer Poggenpohl ), Friedrich-Wilhelm Brinkmann (founder of the men's clothing company of the same name with the brand name Bugatti ) and Heinrich Wemhöner (manufacturer of woodworking machines).

traffic

The Waldfrieden area is divided into two parts by Stadtholzstraße. The above-mentioned streets and some other residential streets branch off from it.

The federal motorway 2 runs east and south-east of the forest peace , on which the rest areas and petrol stations Herford north side and Herford south side were located until 2013. The motorway for emergency and company vehicles can be reached from Stadtholzstraße via the parking spaces that still exist there.