Altona Volkspark, Public park in Bahrenfeld, Hamburg

Altona Volkspark is a 205-hectare park in the Bahrenfeld district of Hamburg, not north of the city but within its western borough of Altona. Garden director Ferdinand Tutenberg laid it out from 1914 in four phases, with sections opened in 1918, 1920 and 1928. An axial network of paths runs through woodland with steep hills and deep ravines, past playing meadows, a school garden, a hedge theatre and the terraced Tutenberg viewpoint. Europe's oldest dahlia garden, planted since 1932, holds around 40,000 plants.

Ferdinand Tutenberg designed the park in stages between 1914 and 1928 to provide recreation for the crowded area. His plan used the land to give people access to nature and sports.

The park's name comes from Altona, the independent city until 1938 that commissioned it. The Dahlia Garden has been a visitor attraction since 1932 and holds around 40,000 plants. In the walled school garden, a circular enclosure about 10 metres across once housed a snake pit with adders in the 1950s.

The park is easy to navigate on foot, with clear paths connecting the different gardens and sports venues. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes and allow plenty of time for exploring, since the grounds are spacious.

In the school garden a circular walled enclosure about 10 metres across surrounds a single large Chilean araucaria; in the 1950s it held a snake pit where adders were kept for visitors to see. The Tutenberg is a strictly geometric, terraced hill laid out as a viewpoint, not a fortress.