Bahnhofstrasse (Kempten)

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Bahnhofstrasse
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Street in Kempten (Allgäu)
Bahnhofstrasse
Beginning of Bahnhofstrasse in the city center (2014): the central building on the right
Basic data
place Kempten (Allgäu)
Connecting roads Oberstdorfer Strasse, Fischerstrasse, Beethovenstrasse , Freudenberg, Heussring
Cross streets Storchenstrasse, Kotterner Strasse, Hirnbeinstrasse, Mozartstrasse, Königstrasse, Allgäuer Strasse, Hirschstrasse, Albert-Ott-Strasse, Haubenschloßstrasse, Haslacher Strasse, Fischerösch, Calgeerstrasse, Schumacherring , Immenstädter Strasse
Places August-Fischer-Platz, Bahnhofsplatz
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User groups Pedestrians, cyclists, motorists, public transport
Technical specifications
Street length 2.2 km

The Bahnhofstrasse in Kempten (Allgäu) is a leading out of downtown to the south road. With the relocation of the train station from the city center one kilometer further south in 1969, the course of the street was fundamentally changed.

history

Bahnhofstrasse

The newly created section of Bahnhofstrasse to the south with the relocation of the main station

Up until the 19th century, the extensive gardens of the imperial city citizens were on the road to Eich and Haslach (today Kempten University ). From the middle of the 19th century, the beer cellars of the imperial city breweries were built on both sides of Bahnhofstrasse. Here the beer was stored and served under the shady chestnuts. These trees did not serve the atmosphere, they were supposed to protect against solar radiation and thus served to cool the beer.

With the construction of the new Kempten train station outside of the previous urban development in the south, a new street was established. It was named Bahnhofstrasse. The cellars were also replaced by massive Wilhelminian-style buildings that were primarily intended to look representative. The Bahnhofstrasse was the direct connection to the core city. The beer cellars became dispensable with the invention of the refrigeration machine. Only the so-called goose garden could hold up until 1929.

Around 1909, the builder Nikolaus Menninger acquired the site between Bahnhofstrasse and Kotterner Strasse. The previous property was demolished. The large hotel Kaiserhof was planned , but it soon became apparent that the hotel was oversized for the city. Several independent buildings were built and sold after completion. The striking tower tower on top of the house with today's address at Bahnhofstrasse 12 was particularly outstanding . Today it is used by the train station pharmacy and numerous medical practices. However, the tower tower quickly fell into disrepair and was demolished by Andor Ákos in 1929 when the building was being modernized .

Alter Bahnhofplatz / August-Fischer-Platz

Historic old train station with carriages.jpg
Historic station square
Forum Allgäu Kempten 07062015 (Photo Hilarmont) .jpg
After the old train station was demolished and the area lay fallow for decades, the area with the Forum Allgäu was revived.

When the station was built, the Bahnhofplatz connected the access road (today's Mozartstrasse) from the monastery city and Bahnhofstrasse. With the relocation of the main train station in 1969, the old house numbering was integrated into that of Bahnhofstrasse. The Bahnhofstrasse itself has been extended (re-routed) and, with the completion of the Mittlerer Ring, extends to Heussring / Oberstdorfer Strasse.

The former station square was still used as a bus station, in 1995 this bus station for local transport was relocated to the city ​​park as the central bus transfer point of the Verkehrsgemeinschaft Kempten . The place in honor of former mayor in the 1990s was August Fischer in August-Fischer-Platz renamed. Until construction began on the Forum Allgäus shopping center at the beginning of the 2000s, the square was covered with cobblestones from the old days of the railway and served as a large public car park. With the completion of the shopping center in 2003, the area also received a new square design. A fountain by Max Schmelcher has graced the former station square ever since.

Development in the 2000s

In 2013, a new pedestrian zone was set up between the intersection of Bahnhofstrasse / Kotterner Strasse / Hirnbeinstrasse and Bahnhofstrasse / Fischerstrasse / Beethovenstrasse / Freudenberg, which is still used by city buses. This situation developed from the closure of the street due to the renovation and new construction of the Allgäu Tower and the central building. You can then go through an underpass into Fischerstraße, the old pedestrian zone.

In July 2015, plans to convert the southern section of the road appeared. The four-lane road is to be reduced to two lanes, and there will be a separate lane for cyclists. A roundabout is to be built at the university . The aim is to calm traffic in this area.

Development

  • Old post office on the former station square (before 2003)

  • Medical center at the Forum, Bahnhofstrasse 42

  • Building IV. Of the Kempten University of Applied Sciences, Bahnhofstrasse 61

  • Kempten (Allgäu) main station (Bahnhofplatz 2) with the Bahnhofplatz in front of it

  • Housing department store XXXLutz and Mömax, Bahnhofstrasse 77

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Christian Ilg: From Kempten's past days. City stories: the streets and houses of the municipality of Kempten. Volume IV, self-published, Kempten 2004, pp. 31–33.
  2. ↑ End of Indian traffic
  3. ↑ http://www.all-in.de/nachrichten/lokales/Stadt-plant-Kreisverkehr-an-Kemptener-Hochschule;art26090,2016848

Web links

Commons : Bahnhofstraße  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 47 ° 43 ′ 19 ″  N , 10 ° 18 ′ 54.3 ″  E