People's Garden

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Spring in Népkert

The People's Garden (in Hungarian: Népkert) is a park in Miskolc, Hungary. With an area of 56.921 m² it's the third largest park of Miskolc (after Tapolca-Hejőliget and Csanyik, but since those are in the outer districts, Népkert is the largest park in the city proper. There are many sports facilities in the park.

[edit] History

The park was fashioned in the 1870s. At that time it was on the edge of the city; in the next few decades the area became a villa district (several beautiful villas stand there today), and after Miskolc began to grow after World War II, the park became part of today's downtown.

[edit] Sights and sports facilities

Bronze statue of Queen Elisabeth (Sissi) by Alajos Stróbl; it was the first statue of Elisabeth in the country (1899)
Vigadó Restaurant (designed by Alfréd Hajós; restored in 1996; address: Görgey street 19)
Statue park
Sports Hall (built in 1970)
Ice Hall, a sports hall for ice sports (2006)
Skating rink (in winter only)
Two playgrounds