Brno: Next year, the repairs of the park around Špilberk will be completed

Brno - After years of adjustments and planting, the renovation of the park around Špilberk Castle in Brno is expected to be completed next year. In the Brno budget for 2008, there is 15 million crowns allocated for its reconstruction. With the funding, the northern slope will be modified, and a pond will be created near the southwest bastion, said Deputy Mayor Martin Ander today to ČTK.
The areas that remain to be adjusted are currently overgrown, and old cracked asphalt paths run through them. They will be replaced with new pathways and benches will be added. Once the gardeners finish, people will be able to walk around the castle through the renovated park. According to Ander, Špilberk is exceptional even by European standards. Many cities have parks built on slopes, but almost nowhere does greenery cover an entire hill.
The city council wants to invest more money in the restoration of greenery next year than this year. The contributory organization Public Greenery of the City of Brno invested five million crowns this year, and next year it has 15 million just for Špilberk.
Further park improvements are planned by the city districts. For example, in Brno-střed, they want to renovate Björnesnův Sad at the Faculty of Law next year. The park currently has damaged furniture, and when it rains, the paths become muddy. The project plans investments of 22 million crowns, and a water element will also be created in the park, along with a new café at the corner by the faculty.
Parks will also be renovated in housing estates in the city districts of Nový Lískovec and Bohunice. In Nový Lískovec, locals want to build a pond, which will be fed by rainwater collected from the roofs of the surrounding panel apartments.