Gartenstadt Hohenhagen

Gartenstadt Hohenhagen is a residential settlement southeast of the Hagen motorway junction designed by renowned architects. The site combines dwelling buildings with large green spaces and wooded parcels that create an open, airy feeling.

Industrialist Karl Ernst Osthaus founded this settlement in 1909 to create a new way of living during rapid urbanization. Architects Peter Behrens and Henry van de Velde shaped its appearance and guiding ideas for this early garden city.

The settlement shows how people wanted to live away from cramped factory cities during early industrialization. The generous gardens and wide streets reflect a desire for calm and nature.

The settlement is best explored on foot, as the different houses and streets are connected by a network of walkways. The grounds are openly accessible with clear boundaries between public paths and private gardens.

Stirnband Street in the north features a special row of uniform houses that architect Jan Ludovicus Mathieu Lauweriks designed as a connected ensemble. This rhythmic arrangement stands out distinctly from the more individual houses elsewhere in the settlement.

Location: Hagen

Part of: Industrial Culture on the Volme and the Ennepe, Route der Industriekultur – Route Industriekultur und Bauhaus

GPS coordinates: 51.35982,7.51014

Latest update: December 12, 2025 16:41