New playground in Hosterwitz: Pump track for action -packed holidays!

New playground in Hosterwitz: Pump track for action -packed holidays!

Hosterwitz, Deutschland - in Dresden-Hosterwitz has developed an old playground for a new attraction for children and adolescents. On June 21, 2025, the place was ceremoniously inaugurated with the city's only mountain bike pump track, just in time for the beginning of the summer vacation. At this festive opening, the head of office Christian Barth, the social worker Andreas Gremm as well as Sascha Döll and Laura Mietzsch were present. The construction fence, which still hides a new seating area, gives hope for further improvements while the pump track has already been put into operation.

The redesign of the playground is the result of a common commitment of young people with pumping track experiences that actively participated in the development. Before the renovation, the place was primarily known as the meeting point for dirtbike specialists who maintained the area on a voluntary basis. This initiative illustrates how important low-threshold movement offers are for all age groups, a goal that is pursued with this redesign, such as TAG24 reports .

a place to linger

The Office for Stadtgrün and Waste Management financed the project with around 52,000 euros to make space attractive in the long term. The planning and construction of the pump track were carried out by Konrad Willar Pumptrack. In addition, table tennis plates and kickers are planned, which are built by apprentices of landscape garden construction in order to further expand the leisure opportunities.

But that's not all. The social workers of "Straszenkreuzer" have the vision of creating a firm anchor point for young people in the neighborhood. This should offer space for discussions and workshops. Laura Mietzsch emphasizes that there is a certain deficit of leisure activities for young people in Hosterwitz. You are determined to change this with the new facility and want to make young people visible.

meaning of freedom for the youth

The need for children and youth-friendly freedom is becoming increasingly obvious. According to a publication by the Federal Institute for Building, Urban and Spatial Research, high-quality and networked freedom is crucial for the healthy development of young people. These freedom not only promote physical activity, but also offer retreats for children. Politics and administration are required to support child and youth-friendly planning, and the participation of young people should be an integral part of all planning processes, such as BBSR explains .

The new offer in Hosterwitz shows how important and possible it is to make existing freedom more creative and to adapt them to the needs of young people. It is a step in the right direction and makes it clear that the participation of the young people should not only be heard, but should be actively promoted. The advice of former users and the support from the German Initiative Mountainbike e. V. were valuable impulses for the successful implementation of the project.

The old playground has awakened with new ideas and commitment to new life. It is now becoming a place that not only invites you to play, but also for lingering - and that is in the sense of a cross -generational freedom planning.