Adenauerallee (Oberursel)
The Adenauerallee in Oberursel is an inner-city avenue and widens into a park . It is named after Konrad Adenauer ( CDU ), the first Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany .
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The Adenauerallee begins at Bärenkreuzung ⊙ and leads to Nassauer Straße. The continuation of Adenauerallee in the direction of Frankfurt is called Frankfurter Landstrasse , the continuation into the city center is the suburb , pedestrian zone and main shopping street of the city. The Bärenkreuzung takes its name from the Gasthof zum Bären located there. Today the bear fountain ⊙ is reminiscent of the traditional name.
The entrance to Adenauerallee is dominated by the City Center . The twelve-story residential and commercial building was built as a department store in the middle , but could not establish itself on the market. In 2007 the house was auctioned off for 3.5 million euros. The bottom three floors are used commercially, above which there are 55 condominiums.
Directly behind the city center, the avenue widens into a park. The actual road for car traffic leads in the direction of the train station. The houses with even house numbers are on the western edge of the road. It is mainly about catering and commercial properties. The green area begins to the east and is bordered by a residential street on which the odd house numbers are located. The avenue ends at Nassauer Strasse with a fountain from 1991 and a modern apiary from more recent times.
Beyond Nassauer Straße is the city's listed train station . The rails also form the border between Adenauerallee and Frankfurter Landstrasse.
Surname
As early as 1724 the street was referred to as an "avenue". The official name was Frankfurter Strasse, popularly Frankfurter Chaussee. In 1933 it was renamed “Adolf-Hitler-Allee” and in 1945 it was renamed “Allee”. In 1967 the street was finally given its current name.
Märkergeding
Today's Adenauerallee was well outside the city in the Middle Ages. For many centuries the Märkergeding of the Markgenossenschaft Hohe Mark took place on this meadow in front of Oberursel . It was the annual meeting of the representatives of the communities that had shares in the Hohe Mark. Details are described in Hohe Mark (Taunus) # Märkerding .
A memorial stone ⊙ at the entrance to the green area commemorates this historical event .
Skagerrak Monument
On the occasion of the inauguration of the Laboe Naval Memorial in 1936, the Oberursel Marine Comradeship decided to build a memorial for the Skagerrak Battle in Oberursel. This was built in 1939 according to plans by the Oberursel sculptor Paul Dick in what was then Adolf-Hitler-Allee (today: Adenauerallee) and inaugurated on July 2, 1939. The dimensions of the monument were 6 by 9 meters, the weight of the central block alone 270 quintals. The Freis showed the bronze coats of arms of the German ships that sank in the battle. There was an original anchor in front of the memorial and a flagpole behind it. On August 28, 1945, the mayor of Oberursel commissioned the removal of the cobblestones as well as the bronzes and national emblems. The intention was to transform the base into a sacrifice and peace memorial. But this did not happen. The base fell into disrepair and was later demolished. In 1965 the Naval Comradeship erected the “Victims of the Navy” memorial in the old cemetery instead .
Attractions
Sculpture Icarus
The sculpture Ikarus ⊙ by Angelina Androvic Gradisnik was created in 1988 and placed at the main entrance of Aero Lloyd in Oberursel at Lessingstraße 7-9. The client was the founder of Aero Lloyd and the artist's husband, Boromir Gradisnik . The 47 stainless steel bars symbolize the 47 destinations to which the airline has flown. The sculpture has the dimensions 480 × 480 × 210 cm and is inspired by the sculpture Life Force, which stands in front of the Mainz town hall . After the end of Aero Lloyd, the sculpture was purchased by private individuals in 2012 and made available to the city of Oberursel on permanent loan.
War memorial and peace oak
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The southern part of the complex is marked by the war memorial ⊙ for the fallen soldiers of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71. The monument consists of a column made of red Main sandstone , which is crowned by a copper ball with an eagle sitting on it. The front of the monument, inaugurated in 1895, bears the following dedication:
“In memory of Germany's glorious war with France in 1870/71. Erected in 1895. "
The names of the fallen soldiers from Oberursel are listed on the pages.
The large tree opposite the Alemania restaurant with the sign “ Naturdenkmal ” is the so-called Peace Oak . It should also remind the victims of the wars. In addition to the peace oak, the Atlas cedar at the head end of the park is also recognized as a natural monument. It was planted for the golden wedding anniversary of Kaiser Wilhelm I and his wife Augusta in 1879.
Wayside cross and way of the cross
Along the Adenauerallee and the Frankfurter Landstrasse is the Kreuzallee, a path with seven stations of Jesus' Way of the Cross , which was created by a foundation of Vicar Nikolaus Kirsch in 1712. The beginning of the path is a cross made of red Main sandstone ⊙ in Adenauerallee, erected in 1723 , the goal is the Old Cemetery Oberursel ⊙ in Frankfurter Landstrasse.
- Stations of the Cross
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Listed houses
The houses Adenauerallee 4, 6, 8 and 10 are under monument protection.
Adenauerallee 4
Adenauerallee 6
Adenauerallee 8
Adenauerallee 10
Events
The Adenauerallee is regularly used for events. The Oberursel car show and the flea market take place in the complex. At the Hessentag 2011 the Adenauerallee was the core of the Hessentagsstrasse.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Anton J. Seib: Monopoly around the City Center. In: Frankfurter Rundschau (fr.de). May 20, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2017 .
- ↑ Adenauer in memory and in honor of the emperor; in: Frankfurter Rundschau of July 5, 2009
- ↑ Bernd Ochs: From the former "Skagerak memorial" to the memorial stone "To the victims of the navy; in: Mitteilungen des Verein für Geschichte und Heimatkunde Oberursel, Issue 47, 2008, pp. 20-23.
- ↑ "Icarus" finally landed; in: FAZ of October 30, 2012, p. 39
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