Category:Sétakert (Nagykanizsa)

English: Sétakert (~Walking Garden) in Nagykanizsa. Located between Csengery Road and Tripammer Street. Est. 1850s 1853? Since 1992, the entire area, vegetation and artworks of the garden have been local grade protected. The largest park in the city, covering 4 hectares. In 1896, at the suggestion of Gyula Tripammer, executive director and president of the City Beautification Association, the establishment of a promenade was included in the program of the Millenáris General Assembly. Gyula Tripammer, with the help of city gardener József Fabik, planted the garden himself and maintained it until his death. In 1900, additional areas were annexed to the walking area. From the beginning of the 20th century, life was lively in the park: there was a confectionery , gypsy music and military music attracted the public on Sundays. Close to the cemetery side (now Tripammer Street) entrance, a reinforced concrete bridge over the railway was built in 1909, connecting the eastern part of the park with the northern part of the city. In 1925 another area was added to the park, and the city took it over under its own management. The name of the park caused a great deal of controversy in small town. In 1925 the Zala Gazette proposed the name of the Walking Square/Walking Space as "Jókai-Park", but Ferenc Kelemen, director of the financial institution, suggested the name Tripammer-folk garden. The Beautification Association also advocated the name Jókai Groove. In the two-year-long dispute, the city council proposed the names City Park and Tripammer Road. After two years of debate, the city council finally named the entire garden "Tripammer Garden". The name did not pass into the public consciousness, the inhabitants of the city continued to call it the Sétakert (~Walking Garden), and they still call the park today. - Inscription on the plaque at the remain of Csengery Road Park Gate: 'Walking garden entrance. It is a building of local importance. It was built in 1913 by the Beautification Society on the territory of the 'garden of friends'. It was designed by architects from Budapest Vajda and Gyeners. Today, this part remains, its gates were placed at the entrance of the cemetery in 1936, and the stone cross of the garden was placed on the Katonarét. The city's first underground aqueduct (water pipeline) – built by the military in 1915 – ran from Ligetváros to the end of Teleki Road. One of the signs indicating its latches can be seen here. From 1921 the city continued to build the network. The fire hydrant and manhole cover made in the local foundries date from this time.//The renovation works were carried out and the memorial plaque was erected in 2007 by the legal successor of the Waterworks founded in 1916, Délzala Water and Sewerage Ltd.'