Magniviertel

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Altewiek around 1400 (in light red). The black building on the far right is the Magnikirche
Southeast view of the Magni Church

The Magniviertel is one of the oldest quarters in the city of Braunschweig . It is located in the precincts Altewiek and is one of the five " islands of tradition " of the city.

The quarter still consists of numerous, mostly very well-preserved half-timbered houses and is one of the few remaining ensembles in what was once the largest half-timbered town in Germany. Numerous air raids during the Second World War , especially the firestorm of the massive air raid of October 15, 1944 , destroyed 90% of Braunschweig's city center and only a few old buildings and streets have been preserved in their original form. Ackerhof 2 is the oldest half-timbered house in Braunschweig that can be dated with inscriptions. It is dated 1432. The building at Am Magnitor 1 dates from 1490.

The central point and namesake of the district is the Magni Church , which was consecrated in 1031 . The city of Braunschweig (as "Brunesguik") was first mentioned in a document in the consecration certificate.

At the eastern exit of the district, in the former ramparts, was the Magnitor , which led towards Magdeburg until it was closed in 1720 and demolished in 1787. The city ​​museum , city archive and city library have been located in this area since 1861/65 . The archive and library have now been moved to the castle arcades. To the south of this is the Löwenwall with the central obelisk as a reminder of the Wars of Liberation . At the western exit a department store was built in 1972 with what was then the largest underground car park in Germany; The Happy RIZZI House has also been located at the Ackerhof since 2001 .

With a large number of restaurants, the quarter corresponds most closely to what is understood in other large cities as the “old town”, albeit on a much smaller scale. Every year since 1974, on the first weekend in September, the " Magnifest " takes place, a street festival with cabarets and market stalls.

literature

  • Camerer, Garzmann, Schuegraf, Pingel: Braunschweiger Stadtlexikon , Braunschweig 1992.

Web links

Commons : Magniviertel  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ City Chronicle Braunschweig
  2. ↑ Photo of the house Ackerhof 2 around 1904/5 (today Zoo Adam )

Coordinates: 52 ° 16 '  N , 10 ° 32'  E