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Volkspark Rehberge is a public park in
Volkspark Rehberge is a public park in Wedding
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, a locality
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of Mitte
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It is one of the two boroughs (the other being Friedrichshain-Kreuzb ...
, Berlin
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, Germany
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. The park was created and constructed from 1922–1929. The park covers approximately . Together with Goethepark, which is located immediately south-east of the park, the total park landscape is approximately . To the south-west is the Plötzensee and its surrounding park. The park borders on the Afrikanisches Viertel
The ''Afrikanisches Viertel'' ( en, African Quarter) is a neighborhood in Wedding, a locality of Mitte, Berlin, Germany. It is bounded by Müllerstraße, Seestraße, Volkspark Rehberge, Goethepark, and the border with the neighboring borough ...
. In addition to large meadows and pedestrian and bicycle paths, the park also offers animal enclosures, playgrounds, a toboggan run with a height difference, sports fields, concessions, and an open-air theatre.
Since 1953, portions of the parks have been designated as a protected nature area. The landscape of the park dates back to the Last Glacial Maximum
The Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), also referred to as the Late Glacial Maximum, was the most recent time during the Last Glacial Period that ice sheets were at their greatest extent.
Ice sheets covered much of Northern North America, Northern Eur ...
(ca. 20,000 years ago), containing inland dune
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Formation
In Central Europe, towards the end of the last glacial period (about 12,000 years ago), it was about 10 degrees colder than today. There was t ...
s and a post-glacial iceway ::''This page is about the geomorphological feature. For other uses of the term see Nordic skating or Csilla ( Star Wars planet).''
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, which is now a chain of three long, narrow lakes. The park also contains several larger sporting areas. ''Stadion Rehberge'' is the home stadium for , a Berlin sports club
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. The park also lends its name to the nearby subway station Rehberge.
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