Hoppegarten Horse Racetrack – Horse racing and culture

Until 1945, Hoppegarten Horse Racetrack, which is situated outside the gates of Berlin, was the Mecca for horse racing in Germany. Today, the really big people involved in racing only rarely pay a visit to the horse racetrack. Even so, it is just because of the splendour of past times, which you can sense at every corner that makes a visit so much worthwhile. The stock of trees of the 430-hectare site dates back to the “Gründerzeit” (the period of industrial expansion in Germany from 1871 onwards). The stand was built in the twenties of the past century and is so well preserved that again and again it forms a wonderful backdrop for classical open-air concerts in June and July.