The Rheinpark (meaning: ''Rhine park'') is a 40

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(0,4 km²) large

urban park An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places that offer recreation and green space to r ...

along the right bank of the river

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Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. The park lies between the Cologne districts of Deutz and

Mülheim Mülheim, officially Mülheim an der Ruhr () and also described as ''"City on the River"'', is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is located in the Ruhr Area between Duisburg, Essen, Oberhausen and Ratingen. It is home to many compa ...

and includes a beach club, an open-air theater (the ''Tanzbrunnen'') and a Roman ''

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'' styled public bath (the ''Claudius-Therme''). It was voted Germany's best park in 2007.www.schoenste-parks.de

History

Originally laid out according to plans by landscape architect

Fritz Encke Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridoli ...

and opened in 1913, the park today mirrors the redesign of the park for the Bundesgartenschau in 1957. Major public events in the history of the park were: * Cologne Werkbund Exhibition, 1914 * Internationale Presse-Ausstellung 1928 * Bundesgartenschau 1957 * Bundesgartenschau 1971

Venues

*Tanzbrunnen Theater

References

External links

official site
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