Wengleinpark, Landscape garden in Pommelsbrunn, Germany.
Wengleinpark is a landscape garden spanning six hectares with a 1.8-kilometer nature trail featuring educational stops. The route passes by a stone tower and connects alpine gardens, rest areas, and viewpoints together.
Carl Wenglein bought the site in 1930 to create a private nature refuge, and it soon became a popular excursion destination. In 1966 the Bund Naturschutz in Bayern acquired the park and has managed it through the Hersbrucker Land group since 1976. The nature conservation centre opened in 1987, became an official environmental station in 1994, and in 2008 the grounds were redesigned and enlarged to 12 hectares as the Hutanger experience area.
The park's name and management tie it to Carl Wenglein, who bought the land in 1930; since 1966 it has belonged to the Bund Naturschutz in Bayern, whose Hersbrucker Land branch has run it since 1976. The 2008 redesign turned it into a Hutanger experience area, recalling the old communal grazing practice of the region. Information boards along the trail explain these connections.
The park is easy to reach on foot and works well for groups and school classes. Sturdy footwear is recommended since parts of the trail are natural and can be muddy or wet depending on the season.
The park's paths, information buildings and other facilities have been protected as a monument since 2003, listed by the Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection under the number D-5-74-147-104. In 2008 the grounds were redesigned and enlarged to 12 hectares as the Hutanger-Erlebnisgebiet Wengleinpark.
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