Park im Grüene is a

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and a small

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in the

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in Switzerland. The park area comprises the former estate of

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and

Gottlieb Duttweiler Gottlieb Duttweiler (15 August 1888 – 8 June 1962) was a Swiss businessman and politician, founder of both the Migros chain of grocery stores and the Alliance of Independents (''Landesring der Unabhängigen,'' LDU) party. Life and work Dutt ...

that went to public use in 1947.

Location

The park area is situated in the

on the northern

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plateau in the

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overlooking

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and the

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. Public transport is provided by the VBZ bus line 165 from Bürkliplatz Zürich and

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towards ''Belvoir'' stop, and by the S-Bahn Zürich line S8 to the

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Name

The park's

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name literally means ''Park in the green'', but commonly used is ''Dutti-Park'', the popular nickname of Gottlieb Duttweiler.

History

The park area comprises the former estate of

and

, who gave over the spacious area of their estate to the public use in 1946/47 – hence the admission is free, according to Duttweiler's social understanding. The

Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute The Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute (GDI) is an independent think-tank and the oldest organisation of its kind in Switzerland. It is located in Rüschlikon, near Zurich. The GDI is located on the edge of the Park im Grüene. Established on 1 Sept ...

(GDI) is also part of the «Im Grüene» foundation. It was created on 24 December 1946 Adele and Gottlieb Duttweiler. The foundation's assets include the ''Langhalden'' estate and an endowment. At the time the foundation was established, the donation had a total value of 520,000 Swiss francs, which after adjusting for inflation is equal to about 2.6 million Swiss Francs today. The Foundation was tasked to make the Langhalden estate ''available to the general public as a place of recreation''. The donor's intentions were realised by turning the estate into the «Im Grüene» Park (known locally as «Dutti-Park»). The GDI is located on the edge of the park. The construction works for the park area and of the so-called ''Strohhaus'' building started in 1933 as the private estate of the Duttweiler Institute. It was used as an economic building and later as a clubhouse, burnt down in 1961 and was rebuilt by the S+M architecture company in the same year.Information board at the ''Strohhaus'' building. On 8 June 1962 Gottlieb Duttweiler died, and a permanent ''Dutti'' exhibition at the popular straw house (German: ''Strohhaus) was established. Beginning in 1972, the ''Strohhaus'' building was also used as cultural centre, for other exhibitions and also as a music hall. In 2000/1 the park area was expanded, a Migros restaurant was built at the entrance area, a ''Kasperli'' theater for children and a donkey ride were established, as well as a parking facility added. In 2001 the ''Strohhaus'' building became a memorial monument and was rebuilt to house a permanent exhibition in memory of Adele and Gottlieb Duttweiler.

Points of interest

The park also houses a popular restaurant, a bath and the Duttweiler museum. The large lawns and the vast children's playground also attracts during the summer months puppet shows, donkey rides, a toy train and a water feature. In the summer months, various cultural events are held.

Literature

* ''Gartenbiografien: Orte erzählen''. vdf Hochschulverlag AG, ETH Zürich, Zürich 2013, .

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Park im Gruene Buildings and structures in the canton of Zürich Restaurants in Switzerland Migros Culture of Zurich Parks in Switzerland Museums in the canton of Zürich Amusement parks opened in 1947 1947 establishments in Switzerland Amusement parks in Switzerland Rüschlikon 20th-century architecture in Switzerland