Altenbrückertorstrasse
The road Altenbrücker Torstraße located in the southeast of the center of Lueneburg .
location
Altenbrückertorstraße runs in a west-east direction from the city center to the train station, it begins on the street near the Johanniskirche . During its course it crosses the Ilmenau and the Lösegraben. The following streets leave the street or cross (from west to east): At the Johanniskirche , Ilmenaustraße , north Schießgrabenstraße , south Friedrich-Ebert-Brücke , north Altenbrückendamm , south An der Wittenberger Bahn and Bahnhofstraße . Under the railway bridges, the road continues in an easterly direction as Dahlenburger Landstrasse . The length of the street is about 330 meters. The house numbering starts in the west on the south side of the street and runs in a horseshoe back to the north side of the street in the west.
history
The street has existed since at least the 13th century. As long as a wooden bridge over the Ilmenau is known, which used a ford here to cross the river. Dobra the name before Altenbrücker doors , it was in the name of 1860 Altenbrücker Torstraße changed. It is known that the von Wittdorf family took bridge payments in 1530. In 1581 the City Council of Lüneburg bought the bridge with all its obligations from Duke Wilhelm the Younger . The last wooden bridge was built in 1823/1824. This bridge was replaced by the first stone bridge in 1876. From 1968 to 1969 the road was widened and the first stone bridge was replaced, while the old bridge railing was reused.
Architectural monuments
There are ten architectural monuments in the street.
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| Ilmenau Bridge location |
bridge railing | The railing consists of rectangular fields that lie across. In the middle of the field there is a tondo , this is framed by palmettes . On the tondi there is either a mermaid or two dolphins alternately . The middle field on the north side is an exception, here the city coat of arms is located in the tondo. Underneath is "Lüneburger Eisenwerk" and the year "1876". |
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| Altenbrückertorstraße 1 location |
Residential building | The house Altenbrückerstraße 1 is on the corner of Bei der Ratsmühle. (before 1872 goat market). The house is set back from the street. A house has stood here since 1566, and was a forge until the middle of the 20th century. There has been a restaurant here since 1991. |
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| Altenbrückertorstraße 3 location |
Residential building | The eaves-standing house was probably built in the 16th century. In 1876 two storeys were added and it has a flat gable roof . |
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| Altenbrückertorstraße 4 location |
Residential building | The house has three floors and a mezzanine. It stands on the eaves and has a flat monopitch roof. The year of construction is unknown, it was probably built in the 16th or 17th century. The facade is simple and has three axes. |
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| Altenbrückertorstraße 5/6 location |
Residential and commercial building | The house was built from bricks in 1907. It has four floors. |
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| Altenbrückertorstraße 9/10 location |
Residential building | The villa "Olga" was built from 1894 to 1895. The villa has a front garden and a large garden plot. In 1933 it was converted into a two-family house, since 1949 there has been a children's home, today it is a home for young people. It is a two-story house with a basement and a mansard roof . On the corner of the south side there is a tower, to the right and left of it risalites with a roof. |
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| Altenbrückertorstraße 11/12 location |
Residential building | Today's residential building No. 12 is a two-story warehouse and is located north of No. 11 on Ilmenauer Straße. |
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| Altenbrückertorstraße 14 location |
Residential building | The house has been a brewery since 1561. It existed as a brewery until 1761. From 1889 to 1972 the house was used as a bakery. It is a two-story building from the 16th century, but the house can be even older. It was rebuilt in the 18th century. |
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| Altenbrückertorstraße 15 location |
Residential building | The house was built in the 16th century, but it was rebuilt several times. It is a two-story half-timbered house. |
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| Altenbrückertorstraße 16 location |
Residential building | The gabled house probably dates from the 16th century. |
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literature
- Doris Böker: Hanseatic City of Lüneburg with Lüne Monastery. ( Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany, architectural monuments in Lower Saxony. Volume 22.1). Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-86568-563-6 , pp. 159-163.
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