Riehler Aue
A roughly 27-hectare park on the western bank of the Rhine between the Zoobrücke and Mülheimer Brücke – part of the 1971 Federal Garden Show.
since 1971
The Riehler Aue is a park of about 27 hectares on the western bank of the Rhine. In 1971 it was one of two exhibition areas of the Federal Garden Show (Bundesgartenschau).
Source: Wikipedia
At a Glance
- Type
- riverside park on the Rhine
- Location
- Riehl district, western bank of the Rhine
- Size
- about 27 hectares
- Extent
- from the Zoobrücke to the Mülheimer Brücke
- History
- part of the 1971 Federal Garden Show
For the 1971 Federal Garden Show only eleven of the roughly 27 hectares could be landscaped – the some 16 hectares in front of the flood dyke lie in the Rhine's flood zone and were left unused.
Things to do here
- Stroll along the western bank of the Rhine
- Walk the flood dyke with its views over the Rhine
- Have a picnic beneath the loose groups of trees
- Swimming ↗
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Location on the Rhine
As a widening strip of land, the meadow stretches north from the Zoobrücke to the Mülheimer Brücke. Part of the area lies in the river's flood zone; a flood dyke planted as an avenue protects the hinterland behind it, which also holds Cologne's youth hostel. This hinterland was raised by about eight metres with wartime rubble – either as early as 1955 or only for the garden show – to a flood-safe level. Loose groups of trees define the scene today.
Federal Garden Show 1971
In 1971 the Riehler Aue was one of the two exhibition sites of the Federal Garden Show. The roughly 16-hectare flood area in front of the dyke could not be landscaped; the some eleven hectares behind the dyke were used instead. After the show most installations were removed – the path layout and tree plantings remained. A former open-air pool on the site was turned into a garden restaurant after it closed.
Timeline
- 1971The Riehler Aue is one of two exhibition areas of the Federal Garden Show
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