Jardin de montagne de Königslutter

Belle région où il y a beaucoup à découvrir.

The Berggarten, with its 1.6 ha in size, was part of the much larger garden and green areas of the psychiatry center and extends on a triangular area west of the imperial cathedral. In the 19th century, it included not only the park and its ponds but also areas south of a road ramp separating the park in two halves, which were then used as a zoo. The northern area is the real centerpiece of the park. It is characterized by a valley, into which the water of the Lutter is led over very elaborate and picturesque cascades of two ponds. With the ponds, waterfalls (made of typical local lime stone, the so-called "Duckstein"), rock walls and seating areas a typical for that time romantic park was created. To further increase this atmosphere was built an artificial grotto, which is no longer accessible today. Arranged around the ponds are semicircular seats (so-called "exedren") from which the moving scenery can be inspected. With a Borkenhaus one built another "picturesque" equipment element, which together with the grotto below it gave a very picturesque park picture. Even an ice cellar still exists today in the southwest corner of the park. The park is crossed by various circular routes, which are led over small bridges and run due to the moving topography and waters and the dense planting in the close distance and make the park seem larger than it actually is. A creative trick, which was gladly used at the time. The planting is also typical of the efforts to romanticize the garden style of the end of the 19th century and should be accompanied by numerous red spruces u. a. Conifers create the character of a mountain park. At that time, this design was quite common and reflected the emerging interest in the Alps and other mountain landscapes again. In many parks of this time, these imitations of mountain landscapes in miniature, as well as for each well-founded botanical garden an alpinum for the plants of the high mountains belonged. By the end of the 19th century, almost every sanatorium had its own sanctuary, which was influenced by the contemporary style of gardening, but also by the management and gardening staff.

Une tentative a été faite pour créer une atmosphère thérapeutique positive à travers une nature idéalisée, car il est devenu de plus en plus connu que les vacances et les séjours thermales à la montagne contribuaient à la guérison de nombreuses maladies. Des effets similaires ont également été attribués aux bruits d'éclaboussures d'eau, qui s'appliquaient bien sûr dans une bien plus grande mesure aux chutes d'eau comme dans le Berggarten. Les recherches actuelles appuient ces hypothèses. De cette façon, un équilibre émotionnel est créé chez les personnes lorsque les besoins humains primitifs tels que l'eau potable, les arbres qui promettent des fruits, les montagnes avec un abri potentiel ou même un paysage qui permet des vues sécurisées sont satisfaits. Des études montrent qu'un paysage de parc ressemblant à une savane à proximité des hôpitaux peut contribuer à une meilleure thérapie et à un rétablissement plus rapide des patients. Dès la fin du 19e siècle, l'opinion générale était que les parcs paysagers propagés à cette époque avaient une influence curative. Le Berggarten reproduit tous ces aspects décrits ci-dessus de manière exemplaire.