Strecktalpark

The Strecktal Park was built in 1998/2001 on the redevelopment site of the former tannery Gebrüder Fahr AG. Originally planned as the core site for the 2000 Rhineland-Palatinate horticultural show application, a varied, multifunctional landscape park was created, inviting visitors to relax, stroll, play, etc. and bordering directly on the city centre. The heart of the park is the Poissy Garden with its rich perennial plantings, which is named after the French twin town Poissy. Other landscape elements such as a natural pond, a meadow with old fruit varieties, a small waterfall and streams enrich the park. For the leisure and fitness area, there is a Kneipp pool, a lake stage, an adventure and water playground as well as various facilities for trend sports and a skate park. Since 2015 the park has been the starting point for the Pirmasens-Bitsch cycle path. As part of an EU-funded project, several outdoor exhibits of the Dynamikum were set up as experimental stations and a disc golf course with 15 stations was created, as well as a geogarden and a senior citizens' activity area.