MILESTONES
The Badenweiler Parks originally formed a single unit. The beginnings were modest: an avenue of walnut trees was planted on the slope of Badenweiler Castle in 1758. Then from 1824 to 1828, the court councilor and garden director of Schwetzingen at the time, Johann Michael Zeyher, designed a small park with English-style elements. This was extended significantly in the course of the 19th century. The state acquired the land from the House of Baden in 1952. Today it is divided by Friedrichstraße and Schlossplatz into two sections: the Spa Park (“Kurpark”) and the Castle Park (“Schlosspark”).