No ordinary mountain
Lush green grass, lots of bushes and trees and a great view from the top. At first glance, the Fockeberg looks like a normal mountain. Would you have thought that the elevation artificially was created? And from rubble! The actual name of the Fockeberg is Bauernwiesen rubble dumpThe mountain only later received its current name from the adjacent Fockestraße.
From Rubble and Ashes
After the Second World War, the rubble from the destroyed houses be taken somewhere. All over Leipzig rubble railway tracks The so-called Southern Railway first brought rubble to the Dölitzer Bruchfelder on Friederikenstraße. When this landfill was exhausted, another dump was opened in 1947 on the former Bauernwiesen, which would later become today's Fockeberg. The rubble from demolished ruins, especially from the Inner South Suburb, was used over the course of ten years to create a 40-meter-high elevation above the surrounding area. In 1952, most of the cleanup work was completed and all other landfills for war rubble were closed. But the dump on the Bauernwiesen was used for a few more years until today's Fockeberg reached a height of 153 meters had reached.
From construction rubble to local recreation
Today, there is no sign of the rubble and ashes. In the early 1980s, the landfill was closed. People began to plant and design the dump area. ways created and Seating In 1994, the entrance area on Hardenbergstrasse was redesigned with a pergola and sculptures by the sculptors Jürgen and Rainer Streege. Today, you can walk, grill and relax on the Fockeberg. A highlight is the great view, which offers you from the summit over the city center, the directly adjacent floodplain forest and the southern parts of the city.
Events on the Fockeberg
If you have torn yourself away from the breathtaking view, then you might feel like getting active. The Fockeberg is the venue for several annual Sporting eventsSince 1991, the FockeberglaufA main run is over twelve kilometers (six laps, 270 meters of elevation) and a fitness run is over six kilometers (3 laps, 135 meters of elevation).
Do not be surprised if you see people in colorfully designed soapboxes Once a year, the socio-cultural center organizes NATO the "Prix de Tacot". The soapbox race includes several disciplines: mass start (pushing uphill), time trial (one lap on the summit plateau), descent to the foot of the mountain and Engineering League D, in which the teams have to build the best vehicle on the mountain plateau from raw materials and tools they have brought with them in four hours under the watchful eyes of spectators.
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