The creation of the park goes back to a land exchange between the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the city of Cologne. In the agreement of 1958, the city of Cologne provided the land a building plot in the district of Cologne-Ossendorf for the construction of a new penal institution. In exchange, the city should get after the completion of the new prison the Klingelpützgelände and undertook to turn it into a public green and recreational area. The exchange agreement between the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the city of Cologne on April 17, 1958, states: "The municipality of Cologne declares that the grounds of the" Klingelpütz "will be used as public greenery and recreational facilities after the demolition of the buildings Guideline of the City of Cologne is legally recognized. "
