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Lene-Voigt-Park

Lene-Voigt-Park is a linear urban park about 800 metres long and 80 to 130 metres wide, built over the former Eilenburger Bahnhof. Its main axis is a straight, 5-metre-wide promenade, flanked to the north by birch trees and a gabion wall with built-in seating, and to the south by a wide strip of open lawn dotted with trees for free use. Further south, a band-shaped structure alternates squares planted with black locust trees, hedge "cabinets" and various sports and play facilities, such as table-tennis tables, playing fields and areas for pétanque, inline skating and climbing. Several rotating corten-steel elements are also notable. At the eastern end is the "Lenes Tauscho" swap cabinet, and on the north side of Reichpietschstraße there is a drinking fountain that runs from spring to autumn. The park, awarded the European Prize for Urban Public Space in 2002 for citizen participation in its planning, serves as a green lung for eastern Leipzig and connects to the 'Grüner Ring' via the Anger-Crottendorfer-Bahnschneise.

Things to do at Lene-Voigt-Park: 8 missions

• Play on the SpielfelderUse the Spielfelder (playing fields), part of the sports and play facilities in the south of the park.
• Play boulesMake the most of the boules facilities, part of the sports and play offerings in the south of the park.
• Walk the footpath and cycle path along the Anger-Crottendorf rail corridorFollow the footpath and cycle path along the Anger-Crottendorf rail corridor, which links Lene-Voigt-Park with Leipzig's Green Ring.
• Walk the HauptpromenadeWalk the 5-metre-wide Hauptpromenade, which runs the full length of the park.
• Try climbingMake the most of the climbing facilities, part of the sports and play offerings in the south of the park.
• Play at the table tennis tablesFind the table tennis tables, part of the sports and play offerings in the south of the park.
• Turn the rotating Corten steel elementsSee and turn the park's striking rotating Corten steel elements.
• Use the drinking water fountainHead to the drinking water fountain on the north side, next to Reichpietschstraße.

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