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Rosengarten (Altona, Hamburg)

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Rosengarten (Altona, Hamburg)

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Rosengarten (Altona, Hamburg)

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2. Elbstrand Övelgönne – View of the Port of Hamburg loop from Blankenese

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3. View of the Port of Hamburg – Övelgönne Museum Harbour loop from Königstraße

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JR56

November 30, 2019

As early as 1676, there had been a pleasure garden on the site of today's public park. It was part of the summer country estate of the wealthy iron merchant Bartold Jenckel. His property extended over the area of the current Donners Park in the east and the current rose garden in the west. After Jenckel's death, his widow divided the property and sold it. In 1793, the conference councilor Johann Daniel Lawaetz acquired the western part and built several workshops along the Neumühlen Elbe beach, including a linen and canvas factory, a tobacco factory and a paper mill. Lawaetz had his country house built above his businesses with a surrounding garden. The building was an elongated, white villa in the classicist style by the architect Christian Friedrich Hansen. In 1890, parts of the property became the property of the city of Altona, which had the Altona city park built here. In 1904, Altona's city gardener Wilhelm Holtz drew up a corresponding design, which also included the garden around the Lawaetz villa in the overall concept. In 1914, the Altona Horticultural Exhibition took place in the Altona City Park and the adjacent areas, including today's Donners Park. The gardening highlight in the city park area was a large rose garden on the northern plateau. The view of the Elbe was staged between two differently designed, geometric rose beds. After the end of the exhibition, the rose beds were kept unchanged in their geometry. During the Second World War, however, the villa and the park were hit by several bombs, so that the building even had to be demolished between 1949 and 1952. The former concept of the Altona City Park was hardly changed in the second half of the 20th century. In addition to some of the original paths, high-quality historical parts of the garden, such as viewpoints framed with decorative lattices, natural stone steps and an impressive old tree population, are still preserved in today's rose garden. The lush rose plantings are missing today. A rather questionable miniature version of Max Liebermann's Wannsee Garden has adorned the northern part for several years. The rose garden is a historical green space of great importance in terms of garden conservation. hamburg.de/parkanlagen/3116088/rosengarten

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JR56

March 7, 2024

On the high bank of the Elbe there is a green belt consisting of the parks Rosengarten,
Donners Park and Heinepark parallel to the Elbe. In the northern part of the Rosengarten
there is a section with a beech hedge, symmetrical lawn and box trees.

The area, which had previously had frequently changing owners, came into the possession of the
city of Altona in 1890, which made it accessible to the public as Altona City Park.
The current viewing balconies in the west of the park still correspond to the
design of the turn of the 19th century.

On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the city of Altona and the garden exhibition, the rose garden was
laid out in 1914, to which the park owes its current name.

hamburg.de/altona/parks-und-gaerten/#16031038_16031066

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JR56

March 7, 2024

High above Neumühlen lies the rose garden, which dates back to a private garden.
Over the centuries, the area was redesigned and reduced in size.
Remnants of the former park, together with adjacent green spaces,
were designed in a uniform manner for the 1914 horticultural exhibition.

Today, in addition to the great view over the Elbe, a landscape park awaits you.
Old trees over extensive lawns, rhododendrons on the Elbchaussee
and numerous groups of trees create beautiful landscapes.

The gardening highlight is the hedge garden in the rose garden.

Paths run through the area with significant differences in height high above Övelgönne. A special highlight is the Liebermann garden with linden squares,
white benches, gravel paths and many roses.

laurustico.de/index.php/hh-gruen/642-rosengarten-elbe

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1. Övelgönne Museum Harbour – View of the Parkhafen Cranes loop from Hamburg-Altona

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3. View of the Port of Hamburg – Övelgönne Museum Harbour loop from Königstraße

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