Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Arnsberg District
Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein
Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein
Siegen
Schlosspark Oberes Schloss Siegen
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Arnsberg District
Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein
Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein
Siegen
Schlosspark Oberes Schloss Siegen
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 150 out of 154 hikers
Location: Siegen, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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"... The historic park was divided into several parts: the flower garden bordered the Sack and Witches' Tower - prisoners were imprisoned in both towers, and a drawbridge behind the castle chapel led to this flower garden, from which a gate led into the Great Garden In the immediate vicinity of the Upper Castle was the Jesuit College with its church and garden, and in front of the castle was the Hasengarten and the Zeughaus, which has since been converted into a student residence.Today the castle park is characterized on the one hand by numerous old trees and on the other hand by the colorful, flowering beds, because it was created as a ornamental garden. With about 60,000 tulips, the annual flowerage begins in the castle park in spring. The flowers are grown in the city's own nursery and exchanged three times a year. Between the flowers and trees contemporary sculptures are exhibited in the park: Peter Rubens, born in Siegen in 1577, recalls the Rubens fountain with a sculpture by the sculptor Hermann Kuhmichel. Under a tent roof in the southern part of the castle park, a varied cultural program with concerts and plays takes place in summer. ... "
gaerten-in-westfalen.de/die-gaerten-parks/suedwestfalen/schlosspark-siegen-oberes-schloss
April 1, 2018
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Location: Siegen, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
1.0
(1)
17
00:57
3.35km
80m
3.0
(1)
9
02:44
9.94km
160m
3.0
(5)
13
04:33
16.1km
330m