Falkplatz
| Falkplatz | |
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| Basic data | |
| place | Berlin |
| District | Prenzlauer Berg |
| Created | 20th century |
| Newly designed | 21st century |
| Confluent streets |
Gleimstraße (north) , Am Falkplatz (east) , Gaudystraße (south) , Schwedeter Straße (west) |
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| User groups | Pedestrians , cyclists |
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| Square area | 44,800 m² |
Coordinates: 52 ° 32 ′ 45.7 " N , 13 ° 24 ′ 13.6" E
The Falkenplatz is a place in the Berlin district of Prenzlauer Berg of Pankow . It was created according to the Hobrecht plan in the second half of the 19th century.
history
After 1900: creation of a jewelry area
James Hobrecht had drawn up a development plan for the expansion of the area and traffic , which the Berlin magistrate approved in 1862; the plan was divided into sections. The later area of the Prenzlauer Berg administrative district was led under Department XI . In the middle of the planned square area distribution for the development of residential houses and the creation of streets , larger areas had to be kept free to ensure light and air for the residents and also serve as fire protection. The first area planned and designed in this way in the middle of Gleim- ( laid out as Straße 19 and named in 1892 and 1902), Gaudy-, Schwedter Straße and (the street) Am Falkplatz was named Platz 1 . Garden architects mostly took care of an appealing design, as here too. On January 16, 1906, the new park was named Falkplatz in honor of Adalbert Falk (1827–1900), Prussian lawyer and minister of education.
There were no plots of land with the postal address of the square itself, the east side (five houses with the address Am Falkplatz) and the north side of Gleimstrasse (lots 49-61) were built on.
Between 1945 and 1990
When the ruins of the destroyed houses in the area were cleared up after the Second World War , the district administration had part of the area re-established as a playground for the children in the area.
The artist Stefan Horota designed numerous animal figures for the square in the 1980s, including "chimpanzee children", a polar bear and a pair of walruses. The animals are not only intended to be looked at, but also to be played with.
In the houses on the street Am Falkplatz in the 1950s and 1960s, among other things, a coal shop (number 2) and a privately operated restaurant (number 1, corner house on Gaudystrasse) had settled.
Since 1990
Only after the political turnaround with new administrative structures and the possibility of being able to build near the former wall did investors allow the Max- South to the south of Falkplatz, where the "colony (allotment garden) on Schwedter Strasse" had been since the 1930s, to Build the Schmeling Hall . The section of the Schwedter Strasse between Am Falkplatz and Gleimstrasse has since been closed to continuous motor vehicle traffic.
The playground on the square was completely redesigned and lawns were set up.
particularities
nature
There are numerous trees in the square, including a leather hull tree and three Balkan horse chestnuts , which are protected natural monuments (see this list ). In 2014, four trees on the square had to be felled because of their damage. As early as 2011, a 20-meter high chestnut from the early days of the Schmuckplatz fell victim to the chainsaw; the residents and interested parties should make the planting of a replacement tree possible through donations.
art
A water feature on the square is operated using rainwater. A concrete sculpture designed as an aviation pioneer stands out on the playground .
In September 1995, on the occasion of the first UN climate conference in Berlin, a “living sundial ” was created on the green area , which was prepared with the help of plants and clay stones formed by children. Regular maintenance of the large-scale “green clock” was not carried out, so that the gnomon and a totem pole that was initially set up were finally removed in 2003. Some of the more than 50 very differently shaped and designed clay stones are still preserved, but the masonry semicircle is overgrown by moss (as of spring 2015).
Falkplatz is also the label of the music artist Oliver Deutschmann.
Uses and information
Because the Falkplatz was often used for barbecuing , the district office issued a corresponding ban in 2009. Because not all visitors to the square adhere to this, there has been a dispute between residents, political representatives and visitors for years. A compromise to set up an area designated as a barbecue area is not yet in sight (status: spring 2015).
A memorial plaque on Falkplatz informs about the life of the residents between 1961 and 1990, when a pass was required to enter the foreland of the Wall.
In the neighborhood
The environmental school at Falkplatz (address: Gleimstraße 49) is located on the northeast corner of Falkplatz. The school building was built in 1913–1916 as the Luisenstädtisches Gymnasium . In 1928 the school was named Heinrich-Schliemann-Schule , which it retained until 1954 in a slightly modified form as the Heinrich Schliemann Gymnasium . After that, the building ensemble served, among other things, as a children's and youth sports school. In 1994 it was given its current function as a primary school and in 2004 the name Schule am Falkplatz .
The west side of Falkplatz (Schwedter Straße) meets, on the one hand, an entrance to the Mauerpark ; on the other hand, the Gleimtunnel (opened in 1905) begins at the northwest corner . This is also where the Schwedter Steg , a pedestrian and bicycle bridge from Behmstraße, joins .
Cafes, snack bars and restaurants have settled around the square.
In order to prevent luxury renovations of the houses in the area and the eviction of the previous tenants, the Senate passed a conservation statute for Falkplatz in 2014 .
literature
- Annett Gröschner, Olaf Lippke: Cross-border commuters, miracle healers, paving stones . The history of Gleimstrasse in Berlin . BasisDruck, 1998, ISBN 3-86163-091-5 .
Web links
- Falkplatz. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near Kaupert )
- Falkplatz and the surrounding area. District Office Pankow
Individual evidence
- ↑ Area roughly determined from Google Earth.
- ↑ History of Gleim district gleimviertel.de
- ^ Zimmermann, Adolf . In: Telephone book for Greater Berlin (GDR), 1957, p. 274. "Adolf Zimmermann restaurant". Coals . In: Berliner Adreßbuch , 1957, p. 256. “Coal dealer and trucking company Heinrich Jäger”.
- ↑ Falkplatz . berliner-stadtplan.com
- ↑ Pictures from the playground on Ihrspielplatz.de
- ↑ Felling trees on Falkplatz , accessed on March 31, 2015.
- ↑ Donation campaign: A new chestnut on Falkplatz . kieze-im-dialog.de; accessed on March 31, 2015.
- ^ Sundials in Berlin and the surrounding area. The sundial on Falkplatz at Mauerpark , accessed on March 30, 2015.
- ↑ Oliver Deutschmann; Falkplatz 10. de.juno.co.uk; accessed on March 31, 2015.
- ↑ Gleimstrasse 49 . In: Berliner Adreßbuch , 1916, III, p. 285 (the school director was Prof. Dr. P. Weyel).
- ↑ Gleimstrasse 49 . In: Berliner Adreßbuch , 1940, part 4, p. 289. "Heinrich-Schliemann-Gymnasium" (here there was a registry office and three service apartments).
- ↑ http://www.schule-am-falkplatz.de/ueberuns/geschichte/index.php About us ( Memento from April 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Stefan Strauss: Expensive rents in Berlin. Luxury stop in the neighborhood. In: Berliner Zeitung , March 28, 2014.