The Seepark is a park in the district
Betzenhausen
Betzenhausen is a quarter in the west of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. It consists of the statistical districts Alt-Betzenhausen and Betzenhausen-Bischofslinde.
Neighbouring districts are Mooswald to the north, Stühlinger to the east, Weing ...
of
Freiburg im Breisgau
Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population o ...
which was constructed for the
Landesgartenschau A ''Regional Garden Show'' (''Landesgartenschau'') is an exhibition on horticulture that takes place on a regular basis in several German and Austrian states. In Germany, a state horticultural show at the state level is the smaller counterpart to t ...
in 1986. It is a local recreation area, covering 35 hectares, and contains the
Flückigersee
The Flückigersee (English: Lake Flückiger) is a 10-hectare lake in the Freiburg district of Betzenhausen.
It developed from the quarrying of sand and gravel by the Flückiger construction company in the 1920s.
The mining at the lake was ...
, an artificial lake which takes up about 10 hectares. In the northeastern part of the park is the 15-meter tall
Seepark Tower.
The area now taken up by the Seepark used to be used for agriculture. However, the soil was not well-suited for growing good grain. In the 1920s, the company Flückiger started removing sand and gravel from the grounds. In the 1970s, Flückiger's operation ended, in order for the area to be used as a parking lot.
In 1986, the successful application to hold the Landesgartenschau in Freiburg led to the redesign of the grounds, leaving the park in its current form. The Landesgartenschau had roughly two million visitors.
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Zugriff am 27. Mai 2010
In 1990, the park was expanded to include a 3600 m² Japanese garden to the West of the park, as part of a partnership with the Japanese city Matsuyama.
In the eastern part of the park is a rose garden, which was added in 2011. It was named the ''Eugen Martin Anlage'' after the founder and citizen of honor, Eugen Theodor Martin.
External links
Webseite auf freiburg.de
References
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Geography of Freiburg im Breisgau
Tourist attractions in Freiburg im Breisgau
Parks in Germany