Alpinet Park
| Alpinet Park | |
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| Parcul Alpinet | |
Interactive map of Alpinet Park | |
| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Timișoara, Romania |
| Coordinates | 45°44′55″N 21°13′22″E / 45.74861°N 21.22278°E |
| Area | 2.07 ha[1] |
| Established | 1934 |
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| Administered by | Timișoara City Hall |
| Species | 68[1] |
Alpinet Park (Romanian: Parcul Alpinet), also known in the past as the Arboretum,[2] is an urban park along the Bega River in Timișoara. Alpinet Park is one of the young parks of the city, being arranged in the 20th century.[3]
Location
The park is located in Elisabetin, on the left bank of the Bega River and extends between Trajan Bridge and Michael the Brave Bridge.[4]
History
The first arrangements were started in 1930–1934, on an area of 2.2 ha, by architect Mihai Demetrovici, the then director of the horticultural service of the city.[5] Initially, the park was called Arboretum, then Alpinet. The name Alpinet is inspired by the uneven appearance of the land that created terraces with stone walls and by the variety of alpine and subalpine plants.[6]
The park has undergone repeated improvements and changes over time. The current version belongs to architect Ștefan Iojică, made in 1967 on the occasion of a flower exhibition.[4] In 1984, during the sculpture camp "The City Born from Water" organized in Timișoara, ten sculptures created by some of the most renowned Romanian sculptors of that period were installed in this location.[7] Crafted from Viștea limestone, the works include the following:[8]
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In 2003, the park was refitted by planting dozens of magnolias that replaced the specimens of pyramidal poplars on the river wall.[4] Between 2017–2018, it was rehabilitated and modernized on an area of 14,000 m2. The vegetation was diversified with new species of shrubs, trees and perennials, the alleys were rebuilt, the urban furniture and planters were changed and completed, and the lighting and irrigation systems were modernized.[9] Small lakes and artificial "rivers" stocked with fish were also created in what is today known as the Japanese Garden.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Cadrul natural și peisagistic al municipiului Timișoara" (PDF). Primăria municipiului Timișoara. 2010. p. 23.
- ^ Barbu, Dinu (2013). Mic atlas al județului Timiș (caleidoscop) (PDF) (5th ed.). Timișoara: Artpress. p. 47. ISBN 978-973-108-553-1.
- ^ Ionescu, Marius (12 October 2023). "Unul dintre cele mai tinere parcuri din Timișoara: sistem de irigat din America, piatră din Grecia, bănci din Spania". Ghidul Banatului.
- ^ a b c "Parcul Alpinet". Direcția de Mediu a municipiului Timișoara.
- ^ Kakucs, Lajos (2015). "De la Fântâna Pașei de pe lângă Mănăstirea Dervișilor până la Parcul Rozelor. Contribuții la istoria parcurilor din Timișoara" (PDF). Analele Banatului, S.N., Arheologie – Istorie. XXIII: 343–384. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ Iacobescu, Daliana (16 May 2015). "Parcul Alpinet". Merg.În.
- ^ "Parcul Alpinet". Timișoara 2023.
- ^ Județul Timiș – Monumente de for public (PDF). Timișoara: Graphite. 2010. pp. 43–46. ISBN 978-973-88664-5-4.
- ^ "Parcul Alpinet a fost redeschis de Robu: "N-am mai văzut așa iarbă în România, e impecabilă"". TION. 17 July 2018.
- ^ Lup, Patricia (17 July 2018). "Cum arată după reabilitare Parcul Alpinet, inaugurat marți". Observator de Timiș.