Balthasar Neumann Promenade (Würzburg)

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The Balthasar-Neumann-Promenade is located on the eastern edge of Würzburg city district Old Town and forms the western boundary of the residence place and the courtyard garden .

The promenade, named after the architect Balthasar Neumann , is partially lined with avenue trees. To the south it joins Ottostraße at Josef-Stangl-Platz, to the north it meets Theaterstraße, Kapuzinerstraße and Rennweg at the Würzburg Residence . The street is also known as the “Black Promenade”.

history

In the Middle Ages, one side of the moat of the miter-shaped city fortification ran along today's road. Remains of the medieval city wall can still be seen today.

Later the city limits were expanded and the fortifications outside were rebuilt. The old trenches initially continued to exist and were only filled in in 1738 as part of Balthasar Neumann's urban development measures. Among other things, this resulted in the promenade, which was initially referred to as the "Upper Promenade" and until 1945 as the "Court Promenade" or "Court Promenade". The nickname “Black Promenade”, which is still in common usage today, comes from the elms that have lined the avenue since the moat was filled in in the 1780s: They had black trunks and darkened the promenade with their thick canopy of leaves. In the years 1937 / 1938 and Würzburg was of a Europe-Dutch elm disease, caused by a fungal disease that not spared. The 80 elms had to be felled in early 1938 and were replaced by linden trees.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mainfränkische Zeitung: "Ulmensterben in Würzburg: Linden trees come instead of elms on the court promenade" (January 15, 1938)

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Coordinates: 50 ° 11 ′ 56.65 "  N , 10 ° 4 ′ 27.44"  E