Eilenriede
The is a municipal forest in Hanover, Germany. It is the largest urban city forest in Germany, one of the largest in Europe, and is nearly twice the size of Central Park in New York. The biggest German urban park in the strict sense of the word, however, is the English Garden in Munich.
Size comparison
In Germany, the Eilenriede is part of a group of inner-city and near-city forest areas, like the Rostock Heath, the Dresden Heath, the Frankfurter Stadtwald and the Berliner Grunewald. The Eilenriede is around the same size as the Stadtwald in Duisburg and is nearly twice as large as Central Park in New York.Location
Eilenriede encloses the south of the city roughly in the shape of a mirror-inverted letter 'C', extending about from north to south. Reaching in its southwest to the Masch Lake, the Eilenriede is traversed by a network of of walking, of bicycle, and of riding paths.Activities
The city forest offers a range of different possibilities in leisure activities, like:- Hanover Zoo
- Strolls and walks
- Horseback riding
- Bicycle riding
- Hiking
- Running
- Wood trails
- Children playground
- Woodstation
- Dendrology path
- Lawn for sunbathing
- Catering
- Monuments and memorials
- Minigolf
- Bob run
- Path for the blind
- Skating area starting Lister Turm up to Steuerndieb
- High rope course
General references
- Hans Brauns u.a.: Die Eilenriede. Sonderheft der Hannoversche Geschichtsblätter, herausgegeben vom Stadtarchiv der Landeshauptstadt Hannover, Hannover, Eigenverlag, 1938.
- Speier, Martin; Pott, Richard: Der hannoversche Stadtwald "Eilenriede" in geobotanischer und historischer Sicht. In: Hundert Jahre Reinhold Tüxen. Geobotanik und Vegetationsgeographie. Hrsg.: Richard Pott. Hannover 1999, S. 279–303.
- Bettina Borgemeister: Die Stadt und ihr Wald. Eine Untersuchung zur Waldgeschichte der Städte Göttingen und Hannover vom 13. bis zum 18. Jahrhundert. Hannover, Hahn 2005. .
- Joachim Lehrmann: Räuberbanden zwischen Harz und Weser. Lehrte, Lehrmann-Verlag 2004..
- Janet Anschütz, ADAC Niedersachsen Sachsen-Anhalt : Motorrad Rennsport: Internationale Eilenriede-Rennen zu Hannover 1924-1955. MatrixMedia-Verlag 2009.