Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - Green spaces are taking up more and more space in North Rhine-Westphalia. From 2016 to 2020, the area used for parks, botanical gardens, green spaces, (small) gardens, weekend pitches, playgrounds and soccer fields in the most populous federal state increased by 13.2 percent to 56,772 hectares, according to the State Statistical Office IT.NRW announced on Monday on the occasion of Park Day (May 24).
According to the statisticians, Cologne had the largest area of green spaces in the state with 3089 hectares, followed by the Wesel district (2684 hectares) and the Rhein-Sieg district (2223 hectares). From 2016 to 2020, green spaces in the districts of Heinsberg and Wesel recorded the largest increase in area, while the largest decreases were in Cologne and the district of Paderborn.
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