History of "Garden City Düsseldorf"
Trick fountains in Nordpark.
Düsseldorf is often called "Garden City". This charming nickname traces back to the city's numerous high-quality parks, city squares and thousands of roadside trees. Düsseldorf has 685 hectares of open space for the city's population to relax in as well as 420 playgrounds. The construction and maintenance of public parks has top priority in Düsseldorf and dates back to a tradition from the 18th Century.
History of "Garden City Düsseldorf" - All topics
Hofgarten and manors - Düsseldorf's first parks and greens (18th and 19th Century) | Parks of the emerging city (mid 19th - mid 20th Century) | Places of the leisure society (second half of the 20th Century) | Changing city | Cemeteries
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- Park guided tours
- History
- Discover Düsseldorf:
- Parks & gardens
- Palaces & castles
- Zoos & Animals
