Pirate playground in Berlin: News for little adventurers!

Pirate playground in Berlin: News for little adventurers!

The citizens in the Berlin district of Pankow can look forward to the reopening of the popular "pirate playground" at Sägebockweg 107. As the [Berliner Pankow] (https://www.berlin.de/ba-pankow/aktuelles/pressemaytungen/2025/Pressemage department. 1564648.php), the repair of the playground has now been completed. The playing area was comprehensively adjusted to maintain the existing trees while the aging play equipment and the fall protection material were replaced at the same time.

New on the playground include a large pirate ship, a slide and feather wipper that offer children new playing opportunities for the children aged 4-12. In addition, an older play equipment was moved from the lower area to the upper surface of the playground, and the western sandpit was also optimized.

financing and supervision

The total costs of the renovation work amount to around 135,000 euros, which are made up of around 120,000 euros from the daycare and playground renovation program (KSSP) and 15,000 euros from the maintenance funds of the street and green space office. District City Councilor Manuela Anders-Granitzki said very positively about the reopening and the innovations on the playground.

In addition to the Berlin pirate playground, there are similar projects in other regions. In Markranstädt, for example, the construction of new play equipment at the pirate playground on the west bank of Lake Kulkwitz was completed on March 22, 2021. The playground follows an adventure concept and offers numerous new attractions, including a slide tower with a climbing network, a fishing hut and a Spielhüttendorf with a connecting walkway. Some devices could be used in Easter 2021, while others were only available later due to hardening times and delivery difficulties. The financing of the pirate playground in Markranstädt was around 30,000 euros from the 2020.

playground Initiative in Germany

The Spielplatz initiative In Germany, the aim of renovating or redesigning scope. A central criterion for this is that the scope is public and accessible to all children and young people. The initiative attaches importance to the active participation of children and adolescents in the planning and design of the playgrounds in order to create sensible play elements and experience rooms.

Currently, however, no new applications for projects via the playground initiative are possible. The application is carried out according to the support of the funding guidelines, and authorized applicants include parents and neighborhood initiatives as well as children and youth groups. The funding height can be up to 8,000 euros for the renovation or new building of a scope.

Developments on the playgrounds in Berlin and beyond show how important the creation and maintenance of scope is for the children. The investments in such projects ensure that the coming generations not only find healthy but also creative game environments.