Jülich - New Leisure and Sports Grounds
With the eight-hour day, many had more free time and wanted to do sports. The occupation of Jülich did not allow the joint use of the sports facilities. For this reason, the city of Jülich acquired the old Napoleonic fortress on the left bank of the Rurufer. Walking paths, animal enclosures and gardens have been created here. A new outdoor swimming pool and sports facilities for football, athletics, tennis and cycling were built with the help of the programs for the unemployed. The Nazis used the site for the construction of a large "Thingstätte", an event venue with a huge stage and grandstands for more than 20,000 spectators. This leisure area was restored after the Second World War.
Keywords: Freizeitgelände, Sportstätten, Schwimmbad, Nutzung einer alten Festung
Leisure area, sports facilities, swimming pool, use of an old fortress
Bibliography
30 Jahre Jülicher Wassersportverein 1923 e.V., Jülich 1953.
Günter Bers, „Nationale Feiern“ in Jülich 1933–1939, in: Neue Beiträge zur Jülicher Geschichte, Bd. 8 (1997), S. 121-128.
Hartwig Neumann, Der Brückenkopf Jülich, Jülich 1973.
Willi Pelzer/Hans Kerz, Der Jülicher Brückenkopf. Geschichte, Tier und Pflanzenwelt (Heimatkundliche Schriftenreihe des Jülicher Landes, Bd. 5), Jülich 1962.
Credits: Text, Regie: Wolfgang Hommel; Film, Technik: i-frame media GmbH, Markus Uhlenbruck.