Landschaftspark Johannisthal (Ehemaliges Flugfeld Johannisthal)

Après son ouverture en 1909, le premier avion propulsé d'Allemagne a volé ici, y compris le monoplan Hans Grade. Après la Première Guerre mondiale jusqu'en 1923, le trafic aérien civil, puis déménagement dans le nouvel aéroport de Tempelhof. Diverses installations d'essai pour la construction aéronautique ont été construites à Johannisthal. Après la Seconde Guerre mondiale jusqu'en 1952, l'aérodrome a été utilisé par l'Armée rouge. Cessation définitive des opérations aériennes en 1995.
Aujourd'hui, la zone est un parc paysager.

The former airfield presents itself as an extraordinary ensemble of nature reserve, circular hiking trail and active park as well as attraction for nature lovers and history buffs.Once airplanes were constructed in Johannisthal - in the early 20th century, this was the European center for "aviation", as aviation was once called. Ernst Grade, Melli Beese, Anthony Fokker, the Wright brothers and other pioneers of the time designed and tested innovative aircraft. After civil aviation was relocated to Tempelhof in 1923, in the Third Reich Johannisthal became primarily important as a war-relevant workshop. Following this, the area was used militarily until the 1980s.From military to recreational baseToday, one hardly notices the landscape park of its past. There are no more planes landing - instead, the flight and ground personnel consist of butterflies, bees, plants and many other species of flora and fauna worthy of protection.Varied park designSurrounded by stone walls, around 26 hectares of the former airfield form the nature reserve, the core of the park. Around the nature reserve leads a partially elevated trail. It provides a view of the green terrain and informs with the help of information boards about the history of the place and the flora and fauna, about "botanical immigrants" such as the Russian dog chamomile. The landscape park is also one of the three most important inner-city lark breeding areas in Berlin, which was one of the reasons for the reservation as a nature reserve. Around the nature reserve are grouped about 30 "city chambers" - they form the active park. Here are numerous green areas for sports, games and leisure available, u. a. a skating rink, a beach volleyball field as well as play and sunbathing areas. Naturalistic chambers are used for relaxation and discovery of nature.Source: visitberlin.de/de/landschaftspark-ehemaliges-flugfeld-johannisthal

Bon à savoir : L'aérodrome de Johannisthal a été inauguré en septembre 1909 en tant que premier aérodrome géré commercialement et deuxième aérodrome motorisé en Allemagne. Maintenant, l'herbe pousse dessus...