Almost at the very tip of the Bavarian Forest, Freyung will host the 2023 State Garden Show. Here, the close relationship between the people, their region and their landscape can be experienced.
Almost at the very tip of the Bavarian Forest, close to the border with the Czech Republic, Freyung is hosting the 2023 State Garden Show. From the highest state garden show in Bavaria, the view sweeps into the distance. At the same time, the close relationship between the people, their region and their landscape can be experienced.
The diversity of the Bavarian Forest
High up on the heights of the Bavarian Forest, in the border triangle of Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria, lies the town of Freyung. This means it is closer to the border with the Czech Republic than Passau, which is over 30 kilometers away. Originally planned for 2022, the Bavarian State Garden Show 2023 is now coming to Freyung. From 25.05 to 3.10.2023, the small town will welcome visitors from near and far. They should experience the Bavarian Forest as it is: down-to-earth, tradition-conscious, innovative, forward-looking and beautiful. Over the course of many years, many committed people in Freyung have contributed their creativity to present the forest and the expanse in an inspiring liaison.
The 800-metre-high Geyersberg forms the center of the State Garden Show. It is being developed from the tourist center and recreational area of the town of Freyung into a forward-looking landscape park. In a first step, it will become the site of the 2023 State Garden Show, after which many of the facilities built for the show will remain permanently and enrich the region in the long term. These include a forest trail that surrounds the entire grounds of the horticultural show and attracts visitors to the forests around the Geyersberg. A meadow trail will also be preserved, allowing visitors to experience blooming landscapes with typical flora and fauna. The Freyung 2023 State Garden Show will reflect the diversity of the Bavarian Forest. And thus also present the people of the region, who are traditionally closely connected to their landscape.
Competition for the Freyung State Garden Show
An urban planning, open space planning and structural engineering ideas and realization competition represents an important milestone on the way to the Bavarian State Garden Show. Conceived at the time for 2022, the competition called for ideas for the garden show and thus for one of the key urban development projects of the future. In the end, the competition jury awarded two prizes and two commendations. These included the design by plancontext gmbh landschaftsarchitekten with architects GATE Gussmann Atelier. And the ideas of geskes.hack Landschaftsarchitekten GmbH with Kolb Ripke Architekten Planungsgesellschaft mbH were awarded a second prize. Two commendations went to the offices QuerfeldEins and A24 Landschaft.
Although the entries submitted were all of a high standard, none of the designs presented completely convincing solutions. In particular, the arrangement and landscape integration of the required parking spaces was not satisfactory. The ideas for areas between the Glasbläserhütte, the GESA clinic and a lift station were also discussed critically by the jury. Accordingly, it recommended revising the two best-placed designs.
plancontext as the winner
Since 2018, the landscape architects from plancontext gmbh have been working together with the architects GATE Gussmann Atelier from Berlin and the plant planner Hanne Roth from Ingolstadt on the design of the State Garden Show in Freyung. This involves around 20 hectares, the redesign of which offers the opportunity to highlight and strengthen the potential of the Geyersberg district as a recreational area and tourist attraction.
The working group led by the landscape architects from plancontext is pursuing the goal of transforming the agricultural and forestry areas on the hilltop of Geyersberg into a forward-looking landscape park. All facilities and stakeholders on the Geyersberg will be involved. The existing leisure facilities will also be included in the new plans, as they will also benefit from the Freyung 2023 State Garden Show.
During the qualification of the new landscape park on the Geyersberg, the growing need for closeness to nature and experiencing nature has emerged as the greatest potential. Against this backdrop, regional characteristics will become the design leitmotif of the garden show. This includes the natural and cultural landscape of the Bavarian Forest as well as its traditional crafts, glassblowing, customs and local cuisine.
Tour of the Freyung State Garden Show
In spring 2023, visitors will be greeted by colorful flower arrangements at the main entrance to the State Garden Show in Freyung near Burgberg. From there, the route leads through various themed gardens where visitors can stop and enjoy the view. The route continues through meadow orchards, along the edges of which you can learn more about regional agriculture with its meadows and forests. The gardens on the castle hill frame the area with various plantings. Opposite the main entrance, the western area of the Freyung State Garden Show opens up. Here, the region will take center stage in the meadow park before the forest gardens with a focus on environmental and nature conservation follow.
Those who bring more of an urge to move with them to Freyung can let off steam on a large climbing playground or exercise course. In addition to a cultural supporting program, the Bavarian State Garden Show 2023 will also feature the winning objects from an art competition. The forest gardens finally begin at the highest point of the garden show. From here, the mixed mountain forest shows its magical and tranquil side. Here, the special features of the Bavarian Forest can be experienced in a very special way.
Visit the Bavarian State Garden Show in Freyung from 25.05 to 03.10.2023.
The State Garden Show in Freyung is not the only one that has been postponed from 2022 to 2023. Bad Gandersheim is also not hosting a horticultural show until 2023. Read more about this here: State Garden Show Bad Gandersheim
