agra (terrain)
The agra in the extreme south of Leipzig and the adjacent Markkleeberg includes a trade fair and event area, the agra exhibition grounds , as well as the agra park of the same name with a total of 190 hectares. The agra exhibition center as part of agra is next to the grounds of the Leipzig Trade Fair , the smaller of the two Leipzig Exhibition Center.
The agra complex
location
The agra is the coherent set of parks and event areas between the cities of Leipzig and Markkleeberg. The agra was named in the middle of the 20th century, when the entire agra became the site of the garden and agricultural exhibition of the same name "agra" for more than 50 years . At that time the area was also called the agra exhibition park . "Agra" at agra was visited by up to 750,000 trade fair participants every year. Since 1960, part of the agra has been converted into a park, the agra-Park . The largest part of the remainder of the old agra , the agra exhibition center , which lies outside the agra park, continues to serve trade fair, exhibition and event purposes with three exhibition halls and an extensive outdoor area.
The agra can thus (as of 2016) be divided into two large and separate areas:
- agra-Park : In the north, west and south of the agra lies the agra-Park, whereby it is cut into two parts (east and west) by the Pleiße and above all by the four-lane B 2 . In the north and west, the agra-Park contains the Herfurth-Park, the Dölitzer Holz and the Goethepark. The border in the east is the Mühlpleiße . In the south are the Markkleeberger Festanger and an area between the Kleine Pleiße and the Pleiße. The agra-Park is roughly half located in the urban areas of Leipzig and Markkleeberg and is managed jointly by the city administrations of both cities.
- agra exhibition grounds : the agra exhibition grounds with the exhibition halls are located in the east of agra, bounded by Mühlpleiße in the west and Bornaische Strasse in the east. The agra exhibition grounds are located almost exclusively in the city of Leipzig. At the Mühlpleiße the agra exhibition center borders the agra park. The agra exhibition grounds are managed by the city of Leipzig and the companies commissioned by it, and since 2020 this has been TNC mice & nice GmbH.
- Other agra areas : Other agra areas occur in the north and south of the agra exhibition grounds (east of both the Mühlpleiße and the Kleine Pleiße).
In the medium and long term (as of 2017) the agra-Park is to grow at the expense of the other areas. The agra exhibition center will initially be continued as a trade fair and exhibition site, but new usage concepts are also being considered.
Transport links
- Street
- The agra is located directly on the B 2 and is connected to the federal autobahn 38 and the federal autobahn 72 to the south - and to the north to the center of Leipzig. The agra exhibition center with approx. 2,500 parking spaces is approached from the B 2 via Bornaische Straße. The elevated road on the B 2 is to be replaced by a tunnel.
- Train
- Agra is connected to the Leipzig – Hof railway line and the Central German S-Bahn network via the Markkleeberg and Markkleeberg-Nord stops . Trains from the S5 / S5X, S6 and S3 to the main train station in Leipzig and to the Leipzig Trade Fair in the north of Leipzig run at both stops . S-Bahn lines S5 and S5X also continue to Halle-Leipzig Airport . The clock frequency is between 15 and 60 minutes.
- tram
- The tram stops right at the main entrance of the agra exhibition center. The area is connected to the center of Leipzig (including the main train station) by the Leipzig tram line 11 . The clock frequency during the daytime is 10/15 minutes.
- bus
- The bus line 108 runs a 2/3 circle around the agra and connects the stops of the S-Bahn in Markkleeberg with stops on the edge of the agra. this also includes stops near the main entrance of the agra exhibition center (stops Matzelstraße / Leinestraße). Bus 108 serves agra every 60 minutes.
agra park
Overview
The basic concept of the agra-Park is based on the landscape park of Paul Herfurth from the 19th century. Meadows , ponds , ponds , groups of trees and park architecture alternate with some buildings used for events and documentary purposes (including several museums and collections ). There are also some buildings on and in the park that are used for gastronomic purposes. Companies, associations and people offer guided tours and courses around the agra-Park. Because of this commitment and the park concept, the park was also given the nickname University in the Green . For the years 2015 and 2019 the agra-Park had also (unsuccessfully) applied for the State Horticultural Show Saxony .
Monuments
Practically the entire agra-Park is a listed building as a whole . There are also a large number of cultural monuments within the park , including above all the White House from 1897 (former Herfurth Villa) and the Torhaus Dölitz from 1672. In addition, there is the Torhaus Markkleeberg from 1654 and the park restaurant from 1956 (with music pavilion) Swiss house , several Apelsteine from the 19th century at the gatehouses Dölitz and Markkleeberg, a temple of the muses and an ant temple , both from the year 1896, as well as several sculptures of muses from the 19th and 20th centuries. In addition to the cultural monuments, there is also a technical monument , the Dölitz watermill .
botany
Numerous guided tours that deal with botany and the different areas of the landscape are central to the agra-Park. From the landscape park to Dölitzer Holz as the foothills of the Leipzig floodplain forest . Some of the paths in the park have the character of a botanical educational trail. A special feature of the agra-Park is the “lignite forest”, which was planted with the tree species typical of the geological tertiary .
Museums
German Photo Museum
Opened in 2013, the German Photo Museum exhibits more than 70,000 historical and contemporary photos in changing special exhibitions and a permanent exhibition. In addition, there are exhibits of photo and camera technology from the years from 1850 to the present day.
The German Photo Museum emerged from the Camera and Photo Museum Leipzig , which was founded and furnished in 1989 in a half-timbered house at Gottschalkstrasse 9 in Mölkau by the photographer Peter Langer.
Battle of the Nations Museum
Since 1998 the Völkerschlachtmuseum in the Torhaus Markkleeberg has exhibited exhibits on the role of the so-called 'Southern Battlefield' in the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig in 1813. The highlight is a 20 m² diorama of the Battle of Wachau on October 16, 1813. There are also exhibits from the history of the gatehouse and special exhibitions. In front of the gatehouse is the area of the children's and youth bivouac 1813 , which brings children and youths closer to life in the 18th and 19th centuries while camping.
Tin Figure Museum
The tin figure museum, which opened in the Torhaus Dölitz in 2014, exhibits 100,000 tin figures on three floors. The highlight is a large diorama made of tin figures of the Battle of Leipzig (as part of the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig) on October 18, 1813. Changing special exhibitions e.g. B. on the subject of the First World War can be shown on more exhibition space since 2017.
Electrotechnical collection
The Markkleeberg electrical engineering collection has been located at the Markkleeberg substation since 2001 with around 4,000 exhibits from the history of electrical engineering.
Mill Museum
The Dölitz watermill is the last still existing watermill in the Leipzig area. Built in 1540 and rebuilt in 1814, it still contains original grinders. The mill museum inside the mill is under construction. You can always get a picture of the progress of the work twice a year, once on the German Milling Day and once on the Day of the Open Monument .
Education and event building
- White House
- The White House is the architectural ornament and the cultural center of the agra park. The hall of mirrors on the ground floor is particularly noteworthy . Concerts, exhibitions, readings, lectures are just as possible here as weddings (the building houses the Markkleeberg registry office ). Painting exhibitions are permanent guests in the White House and change 3–4 times a year.
- Music and society house
- As part of the "Ottmar Gerster" music school, the Music and Society House regularly offers classical concerts.
- Markkleeberg Eco School
- The eco school is a place of instruction in the countryside with an attached building in the agra-Park. Different projects are offered here that combine nature with artistic, technical and creative creativity. Due to the use of ecological energy technologies in the existing school, the school already has a certain character as a technology mediator.
- Dölitz watermill
- The Dölitz watermill regularly offers courses on the subject of "Water & Energy" as well as environmental education programs.
gastronomy
The park restaurant in the agra-Park (also called Parkschloss) was reopened in 2006 as a place for larger celebrations. It offers four ballrooms with 25 to 350 people and a large terrace. The agra-Park also has an Italian restaurant and a Spreewald tavern.
agra exhibition center
The agra decreed in the 1970s more than 190 hectares of open spaces and more than 90 pavilions and exhibition halls, of which stand in 2017, three exhibition halls and four usable for measuring open spaces at the agra exhibition grounds. There are also other open spaces that can be used for special purposes. There are 2,500 parking spaces for cars at the agra exhibition center.
Exhibition halls
Three exhibition halls connected by connecting corridors are available on the agra exhibition grounds. These exhibition halls are arranged like a three-pointed star, with a forum (upper floor) and a vestibule (ground floor) in the center of the star. The exhibition halls are entered and exited via the vestibule, the exhibition halls are linked to one another via this vestibule. Hall 1 and Hall 2 are typical exhibition halls with a freely spanned floor area of 5,518 m² (Hall 1) and 4,750 m² (Hall 2). Hall 4, the third exhibition hall, has a three-part structure; this hall allows shows and concerts. Hall 4 has a gross floor area of around 3,000 m². This means that a total of around 13,000 m² of hall space is available for exhibition purposes in the agra exhibition center.
Outdoor area
The open-air area of the agra exhibition center is strongly structured and partly loosened up by trees and bushes up to groups of trees. This gives the outdoor area a very park-like character, which is useful for certain types of exhibitions and events, while other types of events will not be able to cope with it. Large areas of the outdoor area are no longer used for trade fair purposes, but can be used for larger events due to the nature of the park. There are currently four open spaces (named with the letters C, D, E, G) that can be used for trade fair purposes. Open spaces C (approx. 24,000 m²) and G (approx. 6,000 m²) are not broken up and free of trees or bushes. That is around 30,000 m² in total. In addition, there are open areas D (approx. 8,000 m² free area) and E (approx. 5,000 m² free area), which are strongly loosened by trees. That is approx. 13,000 m² of parking space. The open spaces C, D, E and G are all accessible by media (electricity, partly water). A total of around 43,000 m² of open space near the three exhibition halls can be used without further ado. There is also a path along the outer wall of exhibition halls 1 and 2, which is also designated as usable space and is around 300 meters long. This is partly used as a festival and promenade ( Wave-Gotik-Treffen ).
Major events
agra exhibition center
Exhibitions
Hunting & fishing
The Hunting & Fishing trade fair is a trade fair aimed at a specialist audience primarily from Central Germany (hunters, foresters, anglers and marksmen, falconers and hunting dog owners, foresters) as well as consumers (nature lovers). This includes a hunting dog parade and dog breeding shows, a cold blood horse show, championships in wood back and carter events, performance tests for sheep and spinners, anglers 'association meetings, farmers' market, sports and archery competitions. A special feature of the fair is the sponsorship for the lignite forest in the neighboring agra-Park. The exhibition occupies more than 10,000 m² of hall space in exhibition halls 1 and 2 as well as the open spaces in the open-air site. The annual three-day trade fair in October has had a constant number of exhibitors (approx. 220) and visitors (approx. 35,000) for years.
Tattoo & Lifestyle
The Tattoo Expo Leipzig , which has been taking place annually since 2008 and Tattoo & Lifestyle since 2017 , is a trade fair for tattoos. This includes tattoo artists who pierce works of art directly on site, as well as competitions such as the tattoo contest and the choice of tattoo starlets . In addition, it will be a trade fair for fitness and lifestyle for the first time in 2017, including stage demonstrations of various fitness techniques, presentation of sports and fitness clothing as well as a catwalk, wrestling performances and a pole dance competition. Several stages are available for this. The fair, which keeps its gates open until late in the evening, also presents music concerts. In 2017, exhibition halls 1 and 2 were fully occupied; exhibition hall 4 was used for the organizers' logistics. The exhibition area was around 11,000 m² and was therefore about twice as large as in 2016. More than 250 artists were present on the stands of 209 exhibitors. The star guests at the fair were Marc Terenzi , Randy Engelhard and the actors from Berlin - Day & Night . The theme country of the fair was the USA with the motto Miami .
Leipzig antique and flea market
The Leipzig antique and flea market takes place as a consumer fair 12 times a year, for two days on the last weekend of the month. It is one of the largest antique markets in Europe with over 1,000 exhibitors each. New goods are not allowed. Exhibition areas are both the hall areas and the open spaces in the outdoor area.
Festivals
Wave Gothic meeting
Wave-Gotik-Treffen ("scene fair" in exhibition hall 1)
Wave Gothic meeting
Wave-Gotik-Treffen ("Heidnisches Dorf", Torhaus Dölitz)
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One of the two largest meetings and music festival of the black scene , which takes place primarily on the agra exhibition grounds, but also partly in the agra park, including at Torhaus Dölitz, due to the close proximity. Every year at Pentecost. One of the two large exhibition halls is used for large concerts. The other large hall is used for the "scene fair" (a sales fair). In the third exhibition hall there is a bistro area and a dance forum that takes place with many well-known DJs. The meeting's “promenade” is located in front of Halls 1 and 2. A campsite has been set up on the agra exhibition grounds. Opposite, in the agra-Park at Torhaus Dölitz, the “pagan village” has developed into a festival within a festival, with its own open-air stage. In 2016, around 23,000 festival visitors came to the 25th Wave-Gotik-Treffen, which means that the meeting came close to its capacity limits.
Medieval fancy spectaculum
The medieval imagination Spectaculum is one of the largest medieval - festivals in Germany, the agra-fairground makes once a year on the station. The contiguous open spaces C, D and E are occupied for the medieval spectacle, and there are additional spaces for overnight stays. Artistic representations, market life, military camps and also four music stages dominate the festival. A special feature is the medieval knight tournament, for which a separate tournament arena is set up.
Others
Smaller events and exhibitions take place in the exhibition halls at regular intervals. In addition, examinations are carried out in the halls by the State Office of Saxony , the Leipzig Regional Court and the Leipzig Chamber of Commerce .
agra park
In addition to many smaller and local events, two larger ones also take place in agra-park.
Anniversary of the Battle of Nations of 1813
Annual. The agra-Park with the children's and youth bivouac 1813, the Völkerschlachtmuseum in Torhaus Markkleeberg and the tin figure museum in Torhaus Dölitz (with large diorama of the Völkerschlacht) as well as a whole series of apple stones is a center of remembrance of the Völkerschlacht near Leipzig. Every year in October, events and bivouacs take place partly on the Mönchereiplatz within the agra-Park and partly at the two gatehouses Dölitz and Markkleeberg. In 2016, around 700 extras from six nations met on the Mönchereiplatz in agra-Park for a battle re-enactment of the Battle of Nations with historical uniforms and weapons. There was also a Chinese television team reporting live.
Festival of 25,000 Lights
The festival of 25,000 lights includes thousands of tea lights, candles, torches, lamps and artistic installations made of light every year. The festival begins early in September with the lighting of candles and lights. There are also extensive events and guided tours in and around the park in the evening and at night. There are also parades with lanterns. The museums open for a museum night, outdoor film events, music on several stages. In 2016 more than 8,300 visitors came.
history
The origin of today's agra park area between the cities of Leipzig and Markkleeberg goes back to the landscape park Paul Herfurths (1855–1937). In 1889 he acquired the meadows between Städtelner Straße (today Raschwitzer Straße) and Pleiße and built his summer residence there, which remained in private ownership until the family was expropriated in 1945.
In 1948 the first horticultural exhibition of local gardeners took place on the site, which expanded rapidly in the following years. At the instigation of Oskar Baumgarten , the first horticultural exhibition of the GDR opened in Markkleeberg in 1950, from 1952 this and the agricultural exhibition of the GDR - under the name "agra Markkleeberg" - took place regularly here together. This exhibition was a presentation of agriculture in the GDR . In the years that followed, the exhibition grounds were further modified on a large scale. After the horticultural exhibition was relocated to Erfurt in 1960, this part of the exhibition area was transformed into a recreational park, the nucleus of today's agra-Park . In 1990 the area of "agra" comprised approx. 90 hectares on which more than 90 halls and pavilions were located. The exhibition usually attracted over half a million visitors and guests each year, including more than ten thousand visitors from over 100 countries. In 1969 alone 750,000 visitors came.
After the fall of the Wall, the "agra" rapidly lost its importance. After several name changes, it moved to the Leipzig Exhibition Center in 2005. From 1990 to 2000, the exhibition operations on the agra exhibition grounds were transferred to "agra Messepark Betriebsgesellschaft mbH", a subsidiary of the city of Markkleeberg, and various agricultural exhibitions and trade fairs were to follow. From 2001, the areas of the agra Park and the agra exhibition grounds were managed independently of each other. The city administration of Leipzig is striving to renaturate the agra exhibition grounds as far as possible in the future.
See also
Web links
- General
- Museums and monuments in the agra park
- History
Individual evidence
- ↑ Solution for B2 in agra-Park has been decided
- ↑ The 26th Hunting & Fishing Fair In press release agra Veranstaltungs GmbH from October 9, 2016, accessed on May 12, 2017.
- ↑ Sophia Tomalla cancels Tattoo-Expo in Leipzig In LVZ.de from March 4, 2017, accessed on May 13, 2017.
- ↑ 25 years of the Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig ( memento of the original from October 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In MDR JUMP of May 17, 2016, accessed on May 13, 2017.
- ↑ Hundreds of uniformed men reproduce the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig in LVZ.de of October 23, 2016, accessed on May 12, 2017
- ↑ Festival of lights in agra-Park with record attendance In Markkleeberger Stadtnachrichten from October 2016, accessed on May 12, 2017.
- ^ Press articles in the Berliner Zeitung and Neue Zeit from 1969 and 1989
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