Höhenpark-Killesberg
Country: Germany
State: Baden-Württemberg (BW)
Language: German, English
Trip Category: Any Free time
Activities: Sports, BBQ, Sun bath, walking etc..
Source Wikipedia:
The Killesbergpark (Höhenpark Killesberg) is an urban public park of half a square kilometre (123 acres) in Stuttgart, Germany. It is just north of the state capital, and borders the city's fairgrounds. The park dates back to the horticultural show of 1939. Before the show, a large area of the park had been a quarry.
It was transformed into a park with exhibition sites for the show, and
has remained, hosting horticultural events on a regular basis, including
the Bundesgartenschau and the IGA.
Every July the park hosts the popular Lichterfest Stuttgart. Thousands of lanterns are placed around the park, decorating the park for a variety of family activities throughout. After dark, there is a fireworks show accompanied by music. Visitors often bring blankets to sit on for the show.
Ref: http://jeevanhebbalu.blogspot.de/2012/07/lichter-fest-killesberg-stuttgart.html
Every July the park hosts the popular Lichterfest Stuttgart. Thousands of lanterns are placed around the park, decorating the park for a variety of family activities throughout. After dark, there is a fireworks show accompanied by music. Visitors often bring blankets to sit on for the show.
Ref: http://jeevanhebbalu.blogspot.de/2012/07/lichter-fest-killesberg-stuttgart.html
Get in:
Easiest way to get in is by
U bahn: U5 and U12
Stop Name: Stuttgart / Killesberg
Killesberg railway (Killesbergbahn)
Since its opening, the park has been home to the 381-millimetre (15-inch) narrow-gauge Killesberg railway. In the summer months, visitors can see two diesel and two steam locomotives,
which have been fixtures in the park since 1950. The horticultural show
of 1939 saw the opening of the railway, when two borrowed steam engines
from Leipzig traversed a short stretch of track. During World War II,
the steam engines were returned to Leipzig for use there. New
locomotives were purchased, and today there are two diesel and two steam
engines in use.
More details: http://www.killesberg-kleinbahn.de/
Killesberg tower (Der Killesbergturm)
Completed in 2000 the Killesberg tower is an observation tower, 40m high overlooking the park. It is cable-stayed tower construction designed by Jörg Schlaich, using cable-stayed bridge technology.More Details:
http://www.stuttgart.de/en/item/show/54350
http://www.stuttgart.de/img/mdb/publ/7966/26720.pdf
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