cent of the city’s total area consists of open spaces and waterways. And if you look close- ly you will see palm trees along the Main, dunes in the GreenBelt, a wilderness at the former airfield and vast expanses of wood- land. Frankfurt has the right shade of green for everyone. There are more than 40 parks in the city. Some of them, like the Volkspark Niddatal, are fairly untamed in character, while oth- ers, like the Chinese Garden, have a more meditative aura. There are over 50 lakes and ponds, some 100 hectares of well-main- tained green spaces along the rivers Main and Nidda and, of course, the Palmengar- ten Botanical Gardens, which has a repu- tation that extends far beyond the limits of the city. Whether you are travelling on foot or by bike, a circular tour of Frankfurt is also enjoyable. The Frankfurt‘green belt’– with meadows, woods, hills and water-mead- ows – surrounds the city. Part of this green area that embraces Frankfurt includes the city woods, with their tall beeches, centu- ries-old oaks and pine trees. In the spring- time they are full of blossom, representing a pure forest idyll, if it wasn’t for the over- head planes arriving at and departing from the nearby Frankfurt airport. In contrast, in the north-eastern part of Frankfurt the Nid- da flows gently, lined by poplar and willow trees, with wide expanses of meadows and agricultural land, despite being at the heart of the city. This banking metropolis with a cool skyline is not a concrete jungle, but rather an urban oasis. Frankfurt demonstrates its commit- ment to energy performance via the long- term development of energy production efficiency, the continuous development of co-generation plants and the implementa- tion of the Energy Act, coupled with mu- nicipal and private investments in energy conservation. All new buildings in Frank- furt must be passive, i.e. meet strict stand- ards for energy use. The City is implement- ing an ambitious Green Public Procurement policy, especially in the construction sector. Frankfurt banned the use of tropical timber in 1999, while the use of PVC is also forbid- den. A guideline document for cost-effec- tive construction is used in the industry. As part of the “Frankfurt e-mobility 2025” strategy, a large number of individ- ual projects will promote the use of electric cars and other electrically powered vehicles, as well as the interlinking of different means of transport (“travel chains”) until 2025. With parks, woods, rivers, meadows and fields – whether man-made, natu- ral-looking, or allowed to grow wild – there are many things to discover in Frankfurt’s green oases.
Bankarska metropola
jednostavno nije hladan, betonski horizont, već prava urbana oaza
This banking metropolis with a cool skyline is not a concrete jungle, but rather an urban oasis
Kina garten je pitomo mesto za meditaciju
The Chinese Garden
is a great place for meditation
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