Eagle walk
The Adlergang is a residential corridor in Lübeck's old town that has been traceable since 1441, behind house no.43 in the Große Gröpelgrube and is itself number 45. Up to the end of the 18th century there were 8 corridor houses, so-called stalls, of which were in the 1970s 4 still in shabby condition (house numbers 4 to 7) and were renovated around 1980.
history
In 1441 Conrad Krempe bought the property including the front building, which at that time was already being used as an inn. The first corridor development was already in place, three apartments under one roof. Shortly afterwards, Krempe had to leave the old town due to leprosy and was housed in a smallpox house in front of the city. Around 1582 the gang was named Marieken Gang . In 1604 the widow Post and her children inherited the aisle, on which there were now 6 stalls. In 1611 the gang belonged to a Hans Möller and was called Möllers gang . In 1627 it was sold to Hans Stange, in 1640 to Asmus Klahn and in 1693 to the children of Heinrich Kerkring (great-grandson of the councilor and mayor Heinrich Kerkring). After that, the number of stalls expanded to eight houses, the type and appearance of the four houses on the west side have not survived. The original and still preserved buildings on the east side seem to date from the early 17th century. At the beginning of the 19th century the number of stalls decreased again. In 1811 the corridor with 7 houses belonged to Hans Heinrich Lütkens. Since 1864 only the 4 houses on the east side have been standing. In 1868 the front building was sold, and the inn in it disappeared, Der Adler , which was popularly known as the Adlerkrug and gave the corridor its name. Presumably at the beginning of the 20th century, house no. 7 was added with a second floor, this was dismantled during the renovation around 1980 by Günter zur Nieden. Until the spatial planning in the 1970s, the end of the corridor was formed by the rear of the gang stalls of the association corridor. During the spatial planning, some stalls gave way to the Adlergang, Vereinigunggang, Nagelsgang and communal hall of an open space, which is called "pear tree courtyard" by the residents and connects all hallways, except the communal hall.
architecture
The 4 houses are not typical Lübeck stalls, but massive stone buildings with an upper floor. The houses have round-arched, chamfered portals that stand together in pairs . This elaborate architecture raises the question of a monastery courtyard, but can also be a sign of the sense of responsibility of the rich merchants for decent accommodation for poorer citizens. The small rear annex of the house at Große Gröpelgrube 43 could be the former Bude Adlergang 1.
literature
- Rainer Andresen: Lübeck. The old cityscape. Volume 3: History of the residential corridors. Volume 2: Fischergrube to Hundestrasse. Neue Rundschau, Lübeck 1982, p. 83f.
Coordinates: 53 ° 52 ′ 17.6 " N , 10 ° 41 ′ 33.3" E