In the west of the city

Hinüberscher Garden

The Hinübersche Garten in Marienwerder is one of the earliest landscape gardens in Germany.

View of Hinübersche Garten, two people sitting on a park bench — The Hinübersche Garten also invites you to linger

Like the Wörlitz Gardens or Goethe Park on the Ilm in Weimar, the Hinübersche Garden in Marienwerder is one of the earliest landscape gardens in Germany. As part of the Expo project “City as Garden,” the park—which, unlike other parks, has never been redesigned—was restored to its original historical appearance.

The 40-hectare park at the Monastery Marienwerder was laid out around 1766 by the monastery’s then-administrator, Jobst Anton von Hinüber, based on the English model.

As was customary in England at the time, von Hinüber aimed for a harmonious unity of beautifully designed landscape and agricultural use. With its charming balance of park, woodland, water, meadows and fields, the Hinüber garden still has a special aura today. It is also of great importance for nature conservation and is part of the "Green Ring".

Bailiff's house, bailiff's garden and witches' tower

Numerous works were carried out to make the original design of the garden more visible again. For example, after clearing work in the area of the garden at the former bailiff's house, lines of sight were restored in the area of the pond and the witches' tower. The bailiff's garden was planted with ornamental plants such as winter aconites, bluetrees and snowdrops. The pond was also redesigned: Hawthorn, yew, lilac, roses, honeysuckle and snowball as well as flowering shrubs and ferns were planted along a newly created path.

The "Witches' Tower," an artificial ruin dating back to the park's early days, can now be reached via a new path from the Leine River, and it has also been equipped with a viewing platform. In addition, the existing paths in Hinüber's Garden have been renovated. Benches have been placed at particularly scenic vantage points for visitors to rest.

Today, visitors can stroll along almost all of the old paths through the varied grounds and experience much of the old magic of the park.

Information brochure and audio walk

The brochure "Der Hinübersche Garten", published by the Department of Environment and Urban Greenery, is an ideal companion for a walk through the garden. It vividly conveys the interesting history and contains many interesting details about individual areas of the landscape garden.

In addition, there is information about the Monastery Marienwerder, which can be visited by appointment, as well as details about the park’s connection to the Green Belt.

The brochure is available from the Department of Environment and Urban Greenery and can also be downloaded here as a PDF file: