The park beautiful shrubs in Aschaffenburg is one that of the oldest classical landscape gardens of Germany.

Situation

The park is appropriate for about 3 km southwest the city center and belongs to the quarter Nilkheim. In the north it unfortunately borders on the quarter and in the west on the Gemeindegebiet of stick city at the Main. Bus connections (direction forest cemetery), footpaths and a parking lot, which can be attained by means of the B26 at height of the Leiderer of port, secure the entrance to this English garden.

History

The Mainzer cure prince and archbishop Friedrich Carl Joseph of Erthal let the past game park, which served it up to then as hunting ground, transform starting from 1775 in the new English landscape style. Converted and let the ideas of the Minister William of Sickingen its yard architect Emanuel Joseph of Herigoyen the park with buildings equip. Starting from 1783 the Schwetzinger yard gardner Friedrich Ludwig Sckell took over the line of the park organization, which was posed to 1790.

Components

Landschaftliche of characteristics are extensive small forests, broad meadow valleys, formerly two lakes and an artificial Flussarm, about which only the lower lake is remaining. In addition view flight corridors, which open unexpected, short view connections between the individual buildings when committing, belong made possible by a artful arrangement. Further components are two artificial mountains at the lower lake, as well as a channel. Important buildings and Staffagen are the pavilion, farm buildings, the Speisesaal, the philosopher house, the friendship temple, the observation tower and the Nilkheimer yard, which was put on as agricultural Mustergut. For amusing a Irrgarten, a labyrinth naturally put on with a Ginkgobaum in the center served.

The lock beautiful shrubs, directly been because of the lake, built in the klassizistischen style from 1778 to 1782, is connected by a view axle with the lock Johannisburg, which stands in as much under monument protection as she may not be course-built. Its ten areas are furnished with furniture in the Louis Seize style and with a guidance accessible.

Entrance

As one of the first English landscape gardens of Germany it is also one of the most important certifications for this new horticulture style in Germany. By its situation directly opposite the old part of town the park can be attained comfortably by means of candle straight the running small beautiful shrub avenue to foot, which runs parallel to the road. By its favorable situation the park is also an important local recreation area, not only for Aschaffenburger, but also for inhabitants of the adjacent Rhine Main area with large cities such as Frankfurt/Main and Darmstadt.

Literature

• Jost Albert, Werner Helmberger; Administration of the national locks, gardens and lakes (Hrsg.): The landscape garden beautiful shrubs with Aschaffenburg, (contributions to garden history and care of historic gardens Bd.1), Worms: Werner Verlagsges., 1999, ISBN 3-88462-144-0
• Werner Helmberger (treatment), Bavarian administration of the national locks, gardens and lakes (Hrsg.): Lock and park beautiful shrubs, Aschaffenburg: official leader, Munich: Bavarian administration of the national locks, gardens and lakes, 1991
• Ulrich Ertl: The wood beautiful shrubs, (messages scientific museum of the Aschaffenburg; 105), Aschaffenburg: Naturwiss. Association, 2001

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