Jenisch park

Jenisch Park is a 43-hectare landscaped ground along the Elbe that spreads across gentle meadows, old trees, and the winding Flottbek River. The design creates varied areas with open green spaces and wooded zones that together form a cohesive experience.

Merchant Caspar Voght founded the grounds in 1785 as part of his private estate, inspired by English garden ideas of the time. The layout came about in a period when such landscape designs expressed new thinking about the relationship between people and nature.

The grounds hold three museums that draw art lovers: the neoclassical Jenisch House, the Ernst Barlach House art forum, and the Eduard Bargheer Museum. These buildings sit woven into the green landscape and show different periods of artistic work.

The grounds are open daily and free to enter, with developed paths through all areas and viewing points for watching ships on the Elbe. The paths are well-marked and lead through different landscape sections, so visitors can easily find their own way.

Eight hectares of the grounds form a protected nature reserve with wet meadows and natural habitats along the Flottbek. This area is actively managed to keep rare plants and animals that are hard to find elsewhere in the city.

Location: Altona

Inception: 1785

Official opening: 1927

Website: https://jenischparkverein.de

GPS coordinates: 53.55250,9.86556

Latest update: December 8, 2025 13:42