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The Landscape Park, a place of Silence and Recreation

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In the middle of Germany, on the southwestern edge of the Rhön, nestled in lushly forested mountain ranges, lies the Bavarian state spa Bad Brückenau. King Ludwig I enjoyed exploring the surrounding area with his entourage and used both resting places and viewing points in the beautiful landscape of the Bavarian Rhön. He was also very committed to preserving typical deciduous trees such as beech and oak in the forests.

  • Special Woods at the Landscape Park

    A place of many rarities, as there are more than a few dozen special trees and shrubs on the 40 hectare site. In the landscape park, it is North American beauties such as the tulip and trumpet tree or the pimpernut and wingnut from the Caucasus that catch the eye in autumn with their special fruiting bodies. The autumn-colored trees include the purple alder (Alnus x spaethii) and the narrow-leaved ash (Fraxinus angustifolia). The purple alder owes its German name to the purple-violet shoots and the striking purple-red autumn color. But the avenue of North American swamp oaks also shines in the most beautiful autumn colors. In spring it’s not just the abundance of flowers, but also the extraordinary scent of flowering bird cherries (Prunus padus). From April to May, the striking white flowers appear in overhanging, multi-flowered clusters. In May it is the laburnum (Laburnum watereri) that begins to shine as a small tree in the perennial garden.

  • Meadows

    The meadows are among the most important elements in the landscape park. We attach great importance to the special nature and biodiversity of our meadows. Due to the different locations, the meadows can be divided into different areas. The landscape park contains wet and poor meadows, which are home to countless wildflowers and insects. On the southern slopes in the Staatsbad there are semi-dry lawns, where competitive grasses and wildflowers such as yarrow (Achillea millefolium), meadow knapweed (Centaurea jacea) and meadow sage (Salvia pratensis) thrive, which thrive on intense sunlight and drier soils get along well. With an area of ​​approximately 3 hectares, the nutrient-poor wet meadows compete with many special wild species. For example, particularly beautiful plant species such as checkerboard flowers (Fritillaria meleagris), meadowsweet (Filipendulina ulmaria), large meadow button (Sanguisorba officinalis), orchids such as the orchid, (purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) and brook pinkwort (Geum rivale). Our poor meadows have one Area of ​​approx. 7 hectares and will be in July after the Main flowering and mown a second time in September. The mowing serves as fodder for regional farmers. Our meadows are rich in wildflowers, so that the carpet of flowers usually lasts until October Floods are absorbed by the wet meadows in the landscape park like a sponge and many plant species, such as the checkerboard flower (Fritillari meleagris), benefit from short-term flooding There are 15 hectares of meadow areas in the state pool that require medium maintenance.

  • Spring path

    In addition to the changing flower beds, other “hotspots” are intended to invite you to take a spring walk in the landscape park. This also includes the newly created spring path behind the foyer, where over 5,000 daffodils and over 3,000 crocuses and harebells have already been planted by the gardeners. The spring path invites you with over 10,000 crocuses, white angel’s tears daffodils and squills to take a walk. On warm March days, the first bees, bumblebees and butterflies, such as the admiral, fly to the crocuses. The admiral is a “migrant bird” among butterflies, as it flies over the Alps every spring and is one of the first Guests from the south are joined in April by bright yellow cowslips (Primula veris) and the white-flowering anemone (Anemone sylvestris).

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