Fasanerie, Historic park and heritage monument in Aschaffenburg, Germany
Fasanerie is a woodland park on the edge of Aschaffenburg, stretching from Park Schöntal across Großmutterwiese to Lufthofweg. The grounds contain a former hunting lodge with a beer garden, a fitness course, and a children's playground set within the forest.
The park was laid out in 1779 by Archbishop Friedrich Carl Joseph von Erthal, following plans drawn up by Emanuel Joseph von Herigoyen, as a game reserve with fish ponds. The overall layout of that hunting landscape has remained largely unchanged since then.
The name Fasanerie refers to the pheasant breeding that once took place here for courtly hunting purposes. Today, a memorial to Ferdinand Anton von Andrian-Werburg stands in the park and can be found along one of the main paths.
The park is easy to reach on foot and has a network of paths for walking, running, and cycling. Visiting between spring and autumn works well, and early spring in particular offers calm conditions in the forest.
Each year in March and April, white wood anemones cover the forest floor across the park in a short but dense bloom. Many visitors are unaware of this when planning a spring outing to the area.
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