Hofgarten Innsbruck

Innsbruck Court Garden
Gardens have existed at the Innsbruck Hofburg for approximately 600 years. During this long period, they have undergone numerous transformations, from Renaissance and Baroque gardens to landscaped parks. Today, the Innsbruck Court Garden covers almost ten hectares and is a listed building.
As early as the beginning of the 15th century, Duke Friedrich IV acquired land near the Innsbruck Hofburg to create kitchen and ornamental gardens for the court. During the reign of Archduke Ferdinand II, a magnificent garden complex with Ruhelust Palace and other buildings was created from 1564 onwards, incorporating the old kitchen and ornamental gardens. Individual garden areas with fountains, arcades, pleasure houses, a maze, and a pheasant garden were created, modeled on Italian Renaissance gardens.
This initial period of prosperity was followed by a period of neglect in the 17th century. In 1636, a fire destroyed part of the buildings. Due to austerity measures following the Thirty Years' War, the Hofburg gardens were eventually barely maintained. In 1665, with the death of Sigismund Franz von Habsburg, the Tyrolean line of the Habsburgs died out. From then on, Innsbruck was governed by an imperial governor. The Court Garden now served as a kitchen garden.It was not until the end of the reigns of Emperor Franz I Stephan and Maria Theresa that the Innsbruck Court Garden experienced a new flourishing. Starting in 1763, the existing area was laid out as a Baroque pleasure garden. A cross-axis divided the garden. At the intersection of the main and transverse axes stood the imperial pleasure house, built in 1733 and converted into a bandstand in 1773. The walled garden was adorned with parterres, circular paths, avenues, fountains, and sculptures. Near the Hofburg Palace was an orangery building, and towards the Inn River lay the small Court Garden or Governor's Garden.Text / Source: Austrian Federal Gardens, Schönbrunn, 1130 Vienna
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The Hofgarten is the green lung in the heart of Innsbruck. It borders on the Imperial Hofburg and is close to the valley station of the Nordkette cable cars. Are you looking for a cool place to relax or have a picnic? Then sit on a bench in the shade of old trees and watch the world go by.

The Hofgarten has existed since the early 15th century. At that time, however, his visit was reserved for imperial highnesses, princes and members of the court. Even the Habsburg Empress Maria Theresia is said to have "gardened" here: she had parts of the park redesigned.
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The Hofgarten is the most popular park for Innsbruck residents. Located between the Inn and the Hofburg Innsbruck. This park is also the most central in the city. You can quickly go from the old town for a walk to the Innsbruck Hofgarten or after a stroll through the city, sit in the green on one of the many park benches.

Hofgarten playground
The Innsbruck Hofgarten has had many uses. It wasn't always a park. The courtyard garden was used as a fruit and vegetable garden as early as 1396. It then became a zoo and a playground for the nobility. Emperor Maximilian II spent his youth in Innsbruck and used the court garden to play. Empress Maria Theresia was apparently here to garden. Today there is the beautiful Hofgarten playground for the children!

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