Schuetzen Park (New Jersey)

Schuetzen Park
Fritz Reuter Altenheim and Schuetzen Park
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LocationNorth Bergen, New Jersey 40°46′37″N 74°02′09″W / 40.776830°N 74.03592°W / 40.776830; -74.03592
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)[1]
Created1874

Schuetzen Park is a privately owned park in North Bergen, New Jersey, United States, that has existed since 1872 and is located on the ridge of the Hudson Palisades at Kennedy Boulevard and Bergen Turnpike just north of the Marginal Highway. Its southern and western perimeters are shared with the Fritz Reuter Altenheim, a retirement community named for the German author, Fritz Reuter,[2] and Columbia Park, a large shopping center.[3] The German-American Volksfest has taken place there annually since its construction.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Keller, Susan Jo. "At Schuetzen Park, a Bit of Germany and a Tradition of Charity" Archived August 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. The New York Times. October 6, 1996
  2. ^ Fritz Reuter Altenheim Archived September 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine's official site, accessed December 4, 2010.
  3. ^ "Google Maps". Archived from the original on April 10, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  4. ^ Schuetzen Park in North Bergen Archived 2010-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, Germany in NYC, accessed November 28, 2010.
  5. ^ "End of the Volksfest [scan] Wikisource has information on "End of the Volksfest"". The New York Times. September 1, 1895.
  6. ^ "The Fritz Reuter Home [scan] Wikisource has information on "The Fritz Reuter Home"". The New York Times. September 1, 1895.