Augustusstrasse
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| View of Augustusstrasse with the Prince's procession | |
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| place | Dresden |
| District | Inner old town |
| Created | 16th Century |
| Cross streets | Brühlsche Gasse, Töpferstrasse |
| Places | Schlossplatz , Neumarkt |
| Buildings | Saxon estate , long corridor with prince procession |
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| User groups | Pedestrian traffic , bicycle traffic , car traffic |
The Augustusstraße in Dresden is located in the district of Inner Old Town and connects the palace square with the Neumarkt . The most important sights are on the south side of the Fürstenzug on the outer wall of the Long Ganges and on the north side the Saxon State House , which is the seat of the Higher Regional Court .
Plant and name
Augustusstraße runs roughly on the line of the medieval Dresden city wall , which was removed here between 1546 and 1548. In view of the threat posed by the German Peasants' War (1524–1526), the originally Elbe Sorbian village around the Frauenkirche had to be included in the Dresden fortification , which meant that the medieval city wall lost its function here. The Hussite Wars had shown that this settlement would have been subject to renewed destruction like in 1429 in the event of war . The road was laid out under the Saxon Elector Moritz (Albertine Duke 1541–1553). After him, the part between today's “Brühlschen Gasse” and “Neumarkt” was designated in 1565 as “Untere” and in 1579 and 1634 as “Kleine Moritzgasse”. The "Obere Moritzgasse" then ran south from Neumarkt along the former city wall and existed as Moritzstrasse until the air raids on Dresden in 1945. In 1545 a new building code was issued, "as directed against the arch enemy of Christian names and beliefs, the Turks". In this context, from 1553 to 1555, a new Elbe gate was built by fortress builder Melchior Trost , which was called the Beautiful Gate . From around 1750 the “Untere Moritzgasse” was then called “At the picture gallery”, as the picture gallery had been housed in the stable yard since 1747 . The long part of the street from Brühlschen Gasse to Schloßplatz was called "Elbgasse" in 1543, "Neue Elbgasse" in 1560 and "Brückenstraße" in 1566. In 1694 this part of the street was called "Am Stall", around 1750 "Georgenstraße" in relation to the Georgentor (which was not completely restored until 1730 after the castle fire in 1701) and since the end of the 18th century "Augustusstraße"; this name was then used for the entire street from the beginning of the 19th century. The name refers to the Saxon Elector and Polish King August the Strong .
development
From the middle of the 16th century to the beginning of the 18th century the street was very busy. All traffic between Altendresden and Dresden that came over the Augustus Bridge was directed over the Augustus Bridge and the Neumarkt due to the closure of the Georgentor and the associated Schloßstraße .
The construction of the Brühlsche Palais changed the street considerably, so 13 residential houses in the street and in the side street “An den Klepperststall” were torn away for the construction. Next to the Palais Brühl was the so-called Fürstenberg House . The sculptor and architect Giovanni Maria Nosseni lived here in the 16th century . In the 19th century the writer Józef Ignacy Kraszewski lived in the street.
Back streets
Brühlsche Gasse
Brühlsche Gasse runs between the Terrassenufer and Augustusstrasse between the Ständehaus and the Hilton Hotel . The Brühlsche Gasse was first mentioned in 1494 as "Kleine Fischergasse". The name comes from the fact that in the Middle Ages the street was outside the city in the "fishing community". In 1565 it was named "Nesselgrund". Since the alley was notorious as a prostitute quarter, the residents applied to change the name of the alley in 1892. As a new name, based on the neighboring Brühlsche Palais, the designation "Brühlsche Gasse" was chosen. When Dresden was bombed in World War II, the eastern development of the alley was destroyed. Today the west wing of the Hilton Hotel stands here.
Pottery Street
The Töpfergasse was also part of the fishing community. The potters had their kilns here outside the city. This pottery settlement was first mentioned in 1378. In 1546 the street was called "Töpfergasse" and in 1883 it was renamed "Töpferstraße".
Terrassengasse
The side street “Terrassengasse” was called “An den Klepperststall” until 1853. It no longer exists today. Until 1945 it formed the inside of the Brühl Terrace . It was built in the 18th century and was named after the stable buildings that were built in its eastern part in 1588. The alley now forms the rear of the Hilton Hotel.
literature
- Folke Stimmel: City Lexicon Dresden A – Z. Verlag der Kunst, Dresden 1995, ISBN 3-364-00300-9 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Karlheinz Kregelin: Dresden: the book of names of streets and squares in the 26er ring. Fly Head Verlag, Halle 1993, ISBN 3-930-19501-1 , p. 28.
- ↑ Karlheinz Kregelin: Dresden: the book of names of streets and squares in the 26er ring. Fly head publishing house, Halle 1993, ISBN 3-930-19501-1 , p. 82f.
- ^ Fritz Löffler: The old Dresden. History of his buildings. VEB EA Seemann Verlag, Leipzig 1989, ISBN 3-363-00007-3 , p. 34.
- ↑ Karlheinz Kregelin: Dresden: the book of names of streets and squares in the 26er ring. Fly Head Verlag, Halle 1993, ISBN 3-930-19501-1 , p. 29.
Coordinates: 51 ° 3 ′ 10 ″ N , 13 ° 44 ′ 21 ″ E