Nerotalanlagen

The park was created in the style of an English landscape garden in 1897 and 1898, when the town was fashioned as a major spa.[1] It is located in the north of the city, below the Neroberg, and follows the Schwarzbach creek for approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi). The valley, which provides fresh air to the spa area, was intentionally left free of buildings.[2] The park was created aimed at remaining close to nature.[2] It features singular trees, around 6000 different kinds of plants,[1] the Schweizer Häuschen, and six stone bridges.[1]

To the north of the park, the Nerobergbahn funicular runs to the Neroberg. The two roads in the east and west are lined with villas. In the south, the Franco-Prussian War memorial[1] marks the end at the Taunusstrasse. It was erected in 1909, designed by Karl Krause and hewn by Franz Pritel,[3] in memory of battles at Wörth, Wissembourg, Sedan and Paris.[4]

The Schwarzbach creek is dammed a few times in the park, creating ponds and waterfalls,[1] and is lined with meadows and a playground. It features monuments for Bismarck,[1] Carl Koch, who was advisor for the town's water supply, and Friedrich von Bodenstedt,[5] a poet who lived in Wiesbaden from 1878 to 1892 and was buried on the nearby Nordfriedhof.

The park was listed as a historic monument in 1985.[1]

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  Flowerbed near southern entrance
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  Rhododendron
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  Autumn in the park
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  Kriegerdenkmal
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  Bodenstedt monument
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  Schwarzbach
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  Stone bridge
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  Bismarck monument

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