Eilenriede

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Eilenriede
Walking path in Eilenriede
Location	Hanover, Germany
Coordinates	52°22′33″N 9°46′52″E / 52.37571°N 9.78117°E / 52.37571; 9.78117
Area	640 ha (1,600 acres)
Established	1371; 653 years ago (1371)
Etymology	Marsh populated with alder trees
Open	Always
Status	Open
Camp sites	No
Paths	80 km (50 mi) walking 38 km (24 mi) bicycle 11 km (6.8 mi) riding

The Eilenriede (literally 'alder marsh' in German, meaning 'marsh populated with alder trees') is a 640-hectare (1,600-acre) municipal forest in Hanover, Germany. It is the largest urban city forest in Germany, one of the largest in Europe, and is nearly twice the size of Central Park in New York. The biggest German urban park in the strict sense of the word, however, is the 375-hectare (930-acre) English Garden in Munich.