Bürgerpark Oberföhring, Cultural center in Oberföhring, Munich, Germany
Bürgerpark Oberföhring is a cultural center in Munich spanning multiple buildings connected by paths and roads. The grounds include various structures and spaces used by different clubs and organizations for their activities.
A brickyard founded in 1898 operated on the site until 1920. In 1939/1940 the Wehrmacht bought the land and built a 300-bed Luftwaffe hospital in 27 barracks, adding an air-raid bunker and an underground operating room in 1942. At the war's end it was Munich's only fully operational hospital; the city took it over in late 1945, and it ran as the Städtisches Krankenhaus Oberföhring until 1983. In 1984 local clubs occupied two barracks, and twelve were kept for their use.
The site is home to the Vereinsgemeinschaft 29 e.V., an association of 17 clubs that includes a children's theater, several traditional costume societies, a music club, a dance club, a carnival club, a marksmen's club and the local DLRG water rescue group. The Kafe Kult music club has hosted concerts since 1999, and a puppet theater in the former porter's lodge was among the founding members.
The park is freely accessible and reachable from multiple directions, with ample space for exploring. Visitors can find regular events and activities offered by the resident organizations throughout the year.
The site's 5.7-hectare grounds hold 6,500 square metres of buildings, now used by 17 clubs and groups. The small theatre in the porter's house, the Kleine Theater im Pförtnerhaus, was among the original founding members of the Bürgerpark.
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