Augsburg-Bismarckviertel
The Bismarckviertel is a district of Augsburg . It is part of the 3rd district of the Bahnhofs- and Bismarckviertel and belongs to the Augsburg city center planning area.
Geographical location
The Bismarckviertel in Augsburg is limited
- in the north by the axis Stettenstrasse-Eserwallstrasse,
- in the east through Haunstetter Strasse,
- in the south by the Augsburg – Munich railway line ,
- in the west by the Augsburg – Lindau railway line .
History of the Bismarck Quarter
The Bismarckviertel in Augsburg emerged in the last decade of the 19th century as a middle-class residential area close to the center outside the old town . It is part of the first major city expansion after the fortress status of Augsburg was abolished in 1860 and the subsequent abandonment of the western city fortifications in 1867. The name of the Bismarckviertel goes back to a visit by Otto von Bismarck to Augsburg in 1892.
The starting point for the development is the Bismarckstraße, laid out from 1891, which leads as an avenue from Eserwall towards the northern main building of the infantry barracks at that time. Bismarckstrasse is built on with representative tenement houses in the typical historicist style , which were built in the so-called "open system", i. H. with sufficiently large gaps between the individual buildings as access to the backyards.
In other areas of the Bismarckviertel there are also ensembles of other styles. The dazzling Augsburg architect Karl Albert Gollwitzer built a building complex in the typical oriental style on Alpenstrasse. The building on Lessingstrasse at the beginning of the 20th century (first occupancy: autumn 1910) in a historicizing style is based on plans by the architect Adam Keller . The street, which consists of 24 elegant houses and is now under ensemble protection, is often wrongly assigned to the garden city movement ; in fact, however, essential characteristics are missing (community property, resident structure).
For decades, the Bismarckviertel was, similar to the Beethoven and Bahnhofsviertel, a preferred residential area for Jewish citizens. During the period of the Third Reich , however, most families of Jewish faith fled the racial madness of the National Socialists abroad or were driven from their homes.
Due to its location on the Augsburg – Munich railway line , the Bismarck district was also affected by bombing raids during World War II . However, the solid structure of the houses and their construction in the open system largely prevented total losses.
Bismarckviertel today
Since its reconstruction after the end of the Second World War, Augsburg's Bismarckviertel has developed into one of the most popular residential areas, not just for the Augsburg middle class . Artists and students are also increasingly drawn to the spacious and bright apartments in the stately Wilhelminian-style buildings. Comparatively low rents, the pleasant tranquility and proximity to the city center and the main train station make the district particularly interesting for commuters to the state capital Munich .
What is worth mentioning about the Bismarckviertel is, among other things, that although it is only one tram stop away from Königsplatz, everything for daily life can be bought directly in the district.
In 1973, the IHK Schwaben built one of the few new buildings in the Bismarckviertel with its representative headquarters in a park on Stettenstrasse . From 1993 to 2013 there was also the Lettl-Atrium , a museum with works by the surrealist Augsburg artist Wolfgang Lettl .
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Coordinates: 48 ° 22 ' N , 10 ° 54' E