Kleine Schanze - Bern, Switzerland
Posted by: fi67
N 46° 56.745 E 007° 26.425
32T E 381312 N 5200316
"Kleine Schanze" is a public park and former military entrenchment in the center of Bern just next to the Federal Palace.
Waymark Code: WMTF7K
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Date Posted: 11/15/2016
Views: 6
EN: The "Kleine Schanze" (small entrenchment) is right next to the Bundeshaus in the center of Bern. It was built in 1624 as part of the city fortification. In the 19th century it was gradually transformed into a park. In 1909, the Universal Postal Union Monument was inaugurated at its center.
In the late 1980s, the park became the center of the urban drug scene. Since a redesign, however, it is now again open to the entire population.
DE: Die kleine Schanze befindet sich gleich neben dem Bundeshaus im Stadtzentrum von Bern. Sie wurde 1624 als Teil der Stadtbefestigung errichtet. Im 19. Jahrhundert wurde sie schrittweise in eine Park umgewandelt. 1909 wurde in ihrem Zentrum das Weltpostdenkmal eingeweiht.
In den späten 1980er Jahren wurde der Park zum Zentrum der städtischen Drogenszene. Seit einer Umgestaltung ist sie heute aber wieder für die gesamte Bevölkerung offen.
Name: Kleine Schanze
Street Location: Bundesgasse / Schwanengasse
Local Municipality: Bern
State/Province, etc.: Bern
Country: Switzerland
Web Site: [Web Link]
Date Established: after 1817
Recreational Facilities: palyground
Monuments/Statues: Universal Postal Union Monument, several smaller monuments for local historic figures
Traditional Geocaches:
Memorial/Commemoration: Not listed
Picnic Facilities: Not listed
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed
Fountains: Not listed
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed
Special Events: Not listed
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