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Kaiser-Wilhelm Park

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Kaiser-Wilhelm Park

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Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Zollverein loop

26.4km

06:54

200m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Park route – ZollvereinSteig side loop

3.86km

00:59

20m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Zollverein fan coolers – ZollvereinSteig loop from Schonnebeck

18.9km

04:52

100m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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March 13, 2024

The park was created for the 100th birthday of Kaiser Wilhelm I to create a green oasis nearby for the hard-working miners. Today, music fans are particularly drawn to the memorial erected there for Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, who died in 2018.

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Ingrid S.

December 27, 2022

Beautiful, large park with a pond and old trees in Altenessen.

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February 16, 2023

The areas of the park had been bought from the farmers Westerdorf and Helbeck, who received a total of 58,000 Reichsmarks. The construction of the park then cost another 27,500 Reichsmarks. The opening took place on March 21, 1897, although construction continued until the fall of that year. The park only got its name through a Reich cabinet order, because not every facility could simply be named after the emperor. An imperial oak was planted for the opening, which was made into firewood because of the misery in the Second World War. A new oak tree was later planted in the same place.

The original Kaiser Wilhelm Park encompassed what is now the northern part of the park within the same boundaries as it does today. To the south it ended at the underpass of the dam of the railway line, which was later closed. Since the 1920s it has extended to Palmbuschweg. In the east-west direction, the park is now bordered by cycle paths, which also formed the borders in their former function as railway lines. These railway lines, which have been converted into cycle paths and footpaths, are now used, along with other paths, to open up the Kaiser Wilhelm Park.

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser-Wilhelm-Park_(Essen)

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Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Kaiser-Wilhelm Park

1. Zollverein loop

2. Park route – ZollvereinSteig side loop

3. Zollverein fan coolers – ZollvereinSteig loop from Schonnebeck

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