Urban Green Space

In Berlin, there are approximately 600,000 children and young people below the age of eighteen. There are approximate 1,850 public children's playgrounds for them. Most of these playgrounds (1,840) are in public parks. Additional playgrounds are located on schoolyards and in the Berlin forests. In addition to the public children's playgrounds, there are also private playgrounds in the green spaces of residential estates.
 
The requirements, planning and construction of public playgrounds in Berlin are regulated by the Law on Public Children's Playgrounds (Children's Playgrounds Law).
 
Stipulations for the provision of private playgrounds are contained in the Berlin Building Code (BauOBln).
 
On the following pages, selected children's playgrounds in the twelve Berlin boroughs are introduced (in German), and information is provided on the stock of public children's playgrounds, the degree of supply with public playgrounds, and on playground planning. Moreover, there is information on the legal regulations (in German) and on contacts in the borough administrations (in German). more

• Themes: Urban Green Space    
  Borough Administrations (Contacts) History of Berlin's Urban Green Space Peter-Joseph-Lenné-Prize Green-Space Information System (GRIS)   Public Parks (Green and Recreation Spaces)
  Public Parks Use: Rules and Services Biking Having a Barbecue Dog Runs Sledding   Playgrounds
  Children's Playgrounds Public Playgrounds Supply with Public Playground Space   City Trees
  City Trees, Street Trees Planting, Protection and Care   Allotment Gardens
  Selected Garden Areas (in German)   Cemeteries and Graveyards
  Selected Cemeteries Cemeteries and Graveyards Graves of the Victims of War and Tyranny