Angerpark, Public park in Duisburg, Germany
Angerpark is a large park in Duisburg with a varied landscape of open spaces and wooded areas connected by walking paths. The site includes a viewpoint elevated on a hill that overlooks the surrounding southern parts of the city.
The Metallhütte Duisburg filed for insolvency in August 2005, and the city bought the works site and its landfill the following year. Demolition and landscape work from 2006 to 2008 moved 1.8 million tonnes of material into the Heinrich-Hildebrand-Höhe, a 35-metre rise over street level. The park was finished in October 2008 and opened on 7 November with a public festival.
The park is named after Angerhausen, the Duisburg district where it lies, and after the Angerbach stream that runs alongside it toward the Rhine. The Huckinger citizens' association placed information panels along the 1.6 km brook path, describing the Medefurt or Angerort mill and Haus Angerort. A memorial plaque on the summit honours local historian Heinrich Hildebrand, who died in 2004 and gives the hill its name.
The park offers walking and cycling routes that are accessible and easy to navigate throughout the grounds. The terrain is hilly in places, which can affect how long a visit takes, but paths are well-marked and suitable for most visitors.
The walkable sculpture Tiger and Turtle – Magic Mountain, by Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth, was installed on the summit in 2011, though it had been planned for the Ruhr.2010 Capital of Culture year. It is 20 metres tall, and its highest accessible point stands 13 metres above the former landfill surface.
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