Leise-Park, Public park in Prenzlauer Berg, Germany.
Leise-Park is a green space in Prenzlauer Berg built on former cemetery grounds, featuring natural play areas and walking paths throughout. The site retains gravestones from its past while integrating them into modern paths and meadows for rest and reflection.
In 2007 the Protestant church, owner of the cemetery closed to burials since 1970, offered 6,600 m² for sale. Neighbours formed the Rollerpark initiative, protested and collected signatures until the Berlin Senate bought the land for 1.9 million euros; the district spent a further 371,000 euros on the park, opened on 1 June 2012.
The name Leise-Park was proposed by pupils of the Grundschule an der Marie on Christburger Straße, who took part in the naming process. It is a pun on the German phrase "leise" (quiet) and the nearby Leisegang street, and also appeals to visitors to keep quiet. Signs at the paths remind visitors that graves are not suitable for playing.
A barrier-free loop path runs through the 15,900 m² grounds, past retained gravestones and a teaching trail with information boards. The boards warn that graves are not suitable for play, and a steel grid fence separates the park from the cemetery still in use.
A steel grid fence separates the park from the adjacent active cemetery section, allowing both spaces to exist side by side. This visible boundary shows how history and present-day life coexist at this location.
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