Volkspark Mariendorf
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The Volkspark Mariendorf is a park located in the Mariendorf
Mariendorf
Mariendorf is a locality in the southern Tempelhof-Schöneberg borough of Berlin.- Geography :Mariendorf is situated between the localities of Tempelhof in the north and Marienfelde and Lichtenrade in the south...

 part of Berlin's borough Tempelhof-Schöneberg
Tempelhof-Schöneberg
Tempelhof-Schöneberg is the seventh borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former boroughs of Tempelhof and Schöneberg.-Geography:...

, and was built in 1924. It covers approximately 13 hectares. The landscape architect was Ernst A. Harrich.

Overview

There is a small hill, a well with bronze
Bronze
Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...

child figures and 3 lakes (Eckernpfuhl, Bluehmelteich, Karpfenpfuhl). In summer there is a rose garden. The "Volksparkstadion Berlin" (capacity 10,000 spectators), mainly used for soccer matches, is the seventh-largest stadium in Berlin, home to the "Mariendorfer Sportverein 06". In the vicinity there is also a hockey ground and a public swimming pool.

An annual attraction in the park is the "Internationaler Kulturlustgarten" around Ascension Day, featuring numerous cultural events, which attract thousands of visitors from all over Berlin and from the surrounding countryside. Also held yearly is the "Rocktreff", the largest amateur rock band competition in Berlin, taking place in the Volksparkstadion.
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