Fredenbaumpark, Public park in northern Dortmund, Germany.
The Fredenbaumpark extends across 63 hectares with dense forests, open meadows, two ponds, and numerous walking paths through old tree stands.
The area originated from Westerholz forest and transformed into a municipal park during the 20th century when industries and railways surrounded the region.
The park features the Big Tipi, a 37-meter-high tent structure that previously served as a children's platform during EXPO 2000 in Hannover.
Visitors can access multiple playgrounds, sports facilities, boat rentals, and a restaurant called Schmiedingslust while enjoying various recreational activities throughout the year.
The park contains extensive rhododendron plantings that create a mass of flowers under the tree canopy during May.
Location: Dortmund
GPS coordinates: 51.53690,7.44694
Latest update: May 13, 2025 20:44
Dortmund combines industrial heritage with contemporary cultural offerings across its different districts. The city features a variety of sites, from Signal Iduna Park, Germany's largest football stadium with 81,365 seats where Borussia Dortmund has played since 1974, to the German Football Museum, which traces the history of the sport on 7,000 square meters of interactive exhibits. Green spaces are significant, including Westfalenpark, a 70-hectare park home to the 209-meter-high Florianturm and extensive rose gardens, and Dortmund Zoo, where 1,500 animals from 230 species, mainly from South America, reside across 28 hectares. Cultural institutions reflect Dortmund's mining past and its artistic scene. Zeche Zollern, a former coal mine from 1898, displays its original machinery hall and documents the industrial era of the Ruhr. The Museum of Art and Cultural History hosts collections from the Middle Ages to today within its 1924 Art Deco building. The Dortmund Concert Hall hosts classical and jazz concerts in its 1,550-seat auditorium. Lake Phoenix exemplifies urban redevelopment: this former steelworks site transformed in 2010 offers 3.2 kilometers of pathways along the water. Mengede Castle, a 13th-century fortress surrounded by moats, illustrates medieval architecture in Westphalia.
Dortmund Stadtbahn
2.3 km
German Football Museum
2.4 km
Kokerei Hansa
2.4 km
Steinwache
2.1 km
Hannibal
2.4 km
Dortmund City and State Library
2.5 km
Harenberg City-Center
2.4 km
Altes Hafenamt Dortmund
1.3 km
Museum für Naturkunde (Dortmund)
756 m
Binarium
2.2 km
Brauereimuseum Dortmund
1.6 km
Big Tipi
426 m
Zeche Fürst Hardenberg
1.4 km
Depot Immermannstraße
610 m
Pauluskirche
1.9 km
Kulturort Depot
659 m
Ehemaliges Wohlfahrtsgebäude Alte Kolonie Eving
1.9 km
Langer August
1.6 km
Künstlerhaus Dortmund
2.1 km
Bundesstützpunkt Dortmund
908 m
St. Barbara
1.7 km
St. Urbanus
2.2 km
Freibad Hardenberg
1.8 km
Emscherpumpwerk Huckarde
2.2 km
Evangelische Kirche St. Johannes der Täufer
2 km
Nordbad
1.9 km
Landschaftsschutzgebiet Eving
2 km
St. Michael
1.8 kmReviews
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