Ten years later: The BUGA and its influence on the Havel region!

Ten years later: The BUGA and its influence on the Havel region!

A long-distance run will be held in the picturesque Havel region on June 14, 2025 to commemorate the Federal Garden Show (Buga) 2015. On this special occasion, not only running enthusiasts come together, but also the region's local politicians, who remember the opening of the Buga on April 18, 2015. The then Federal President Joachim Gauck was also among the guests maz online reported. The event takes place in the “House of Rivers” in Havelberg, which serves as an information center for the renaturation of the Lower Havel.

Buga 2015 was a real novelty: for the first time, the garden show was held at five locations at the same time, including Havelberg, Rathenow and Premnitz. This happened in collaboration between two federal states – Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt. With the motto “From cathedral to cathedral – the blue ribbon of the Havel”, the event focused on the Havel, which brought the various locations together like a connecting element bundesgartenschau.de highlights.

Positive balance and challenges

The Buga was seen by mayors and regional representatives as a great asset for the Havel region. Jörg Zietemann, the mayor of Rathenow, emphasizes the positive influence of the Buga on his city. Investments in attractions such as the optics park and the newly designed Weinbergbrücke are particularly essential for local development. But not everything that glitters was gold: the Taxpayers' Association criticized the event after the event and spoke of “ostentatiousness and megalomania” as well as deficits in cities outside Havelberg.

Numerous projects were realized with an investment of around 1.5 million euros in Premnitz, of which 530,000 euros came from the company's own contribution. Mayor Ralf Tebling (SPD) emphasizes that the city benefited significantly from these investments. The Buga not only promoted the region's popularity, it also boosted tourism and provided new gastronomic offerings, even if the initial popularity of the seasonal gastronomy at the Bismarck Tower was not as hoped.

Sustainability and outlook

The weather situation in 2015, which led to storm damage in the spring and temporarily closed the optics park in Rathenow, continued to be criticized. Despite these challenges, the Buga remains an important chapter in the region's history. The next Federal Garden Show will take place in the Ruhr area in 2027 and in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley in 2029 wikipedia.de can be read.

In summary, the Buga brought with it both opportunities and challenges. Looking back at the event ten years after its opening, the actors in the Havel region reflect on how complex the effects of such a large-scale project are. The initiators had a good hand, and it will be exciting to see how the region will continue to benefit from these developments.