Hügelpark, Public park in Hietzing district, Vienna, Austria.
Hügelpark is an 8,200 m² park in Unter-St.-Veit, Hietzing, laid out in 1894 by garden architect Gustav Swenson on land subdivided by Julius Frankl. It is enclosed by Kupelwiesergasse, Fichtnergasse, Larochegasse and Stoesslgasse, surrounded by villas, and holds a playground and, at its centre, the municipal Andersen-Kindergarten opened in 1955.
The site developed from a private garden belonging to a 19th-century naturalist's estate. It was later subdivided and transformed into a public park for the local community.
The park is named after naturalist Carl von Hügel (1795–1870), whose villa stood north of Hietzinger Hauptstraße; a bust of him has stood in the park since 1901. Since 1987 the Hügelparkfest has been held every year on a Sunday in September.
The grounds feature accessible pathways suitable for strollers and wheelchairs throughout the area. You can visit any time of day or night, and the layout provides open sight lines for supervision.
The park's name honours Carl von Hügel, the naturalist whose villa garden once stood here; a bust of him was placed in the park in 1901. The Andersen-Kindergarten in the centre opened in 1955 and is named after Hans Christian Andersen.
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