Albert Schweitzer settlement
Coordinates: 50 ° 9 ′ N , 8 ° 40 ′ E
The Albert Schweitzer settlement is located in the Dornbusch district of Frankfurt . It is located north of Hügelstrasse and borders directly on the Eschersheim district . The settlement is named after the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Albert Schweitzer .
Origin and development
Between 1953 and 1956, the Albert-Schweitzer-Siedlung was built by Nassauische Heim Siedlungsgesellschaft mbH , now known as Nassauische Heimstätte Wohnungs- und Entwicklungs GmbH , and the non-profit housing corporation Rhein-Main today, Wohnbau Rhein-Main AG . A total of 1,500 apartments were built, 110 of which are privately owned. Most social housing was built in the apartment buildings.
The urban design followed the model of the green and relaxed city. The fan-shaped, slightly staggered, four-story row buildings are surrounded by generous green spaces. They form the edge of the settlement and its green areas form the transition to the adjacent open spaces. The two-storey single-family row houses are located in the interior of the estate and mediate the existing older development with semi-detached houses. A thirteen-storey high-rise was built as an urban accent on the eastern edge of the settlement.
Some residential buildings have since been acquired by Deutsche Annington Vermögensgesellschaft mbH.
Development and infrastructure
The settlement is accessed via Ziegenhainer Strasse, Waldecker Strasse and Wolfhagener Strasse and is connected to Kirchhainer Strasse and Reinhardstrasse. Only residential paths lead from the streets to the houses. Parking spaces for cars are on the roadside and in garage yards.
A green corridor running in an east-west direction divides the settlement into a northern and a southern area. The green area ends in the west at the Protestant community center. There you will find the Andreas Church , consecrated in 1959 , a kindergarten and a youth center. The buildings are oriented towards Kirchhainer Straße. The green corridor flows into the Elisabeth-Schwarzhaupt -Anlage in the east, another green corridor running in a north-south direction. A wall along the feeder road to the 661 motorway protects the green space and settlement from traffic noise.
There are no shops, except for a kiosk. A bus connection takes you to the Hügelstrasse subway station in a few minutes or, in a different direction, the district center on the Weißen Stein with shops.
literature
- Hans-Reiner Müller-Raemisch: Frankfurt am Main. Urban development and planning history since 1945. Campus-Verlag, Frankfurt 1996, ISBN 3-593-35480-2 .
