Breite Strasse (Mannheim)
Breite Straße is the common but unofficial name for the street in Mannheim city center that runs between Bismarckstraße at Mannheim Castle and the Kurpfalzkreisel, a traffic junction on the Kurpfalzbrücke (Neckar). The official name has been Kurpfalzstrasse since August 10, 1950 .
Location, course
Kurpfalzstrasse is a comparatively broad street, hence the name “Breite Strasse” ( “Breed Schdroos” in the Mannheim dialect ), the vertical central axis of the horseshoe-shaped square area of Mannheim city center. Like the other streets within the Mannheimer squares, the street has no addresses or house numbers. The addresses are identified by their square names (including house numbers).
Tram lines 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 run by Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH (RNV) with the stops "Schloss", "Paradeplatz", "Marktplatz" and "Abendakademie" run along Breite Straße, which is mainly designed as a pedestrian zone and shopping street. (formerly "Neckartor"). Lines 2 and 6 cross it at Paradeplatz.
The Breite Strasse is open to traffic between Bismarckstrasse in the south and Paradeplatz. The tram tracks run in the middle of the street without any structural separation. The central tram crossing point is on Paradeplatz , which is directly affected by Breite Straße. This is where the Breite Straße intersects with the planks , the main horizontal axis and the pedestrian zone of the inner city squares. From here on, Breite Straße is designed as a pedestrian zone with tram tracks in the middle up to its northern end. Between Paradeplatz and Marktplatz, the pedestrian zone is crossed by the so-called Fressgasse. The next structural interruption is the market square , which adjoins Breite Straße to the west. From here to the “Neckartor”, where Mannheim's largest city gate from 1725 was once located, the street is characterized by shops and fast food restaurants . After another 175 m, Breite Straße ends at the Kurpfalzkreisel.
Historical names
The part between the palace and Paradeplatz used to be called "Friedrichstrasse" after the city founder, Elector Friedrich IV of the Palatinate . In the 18th century it was called "Karl-Philippgasse". The northern part between Paradeplatz and Neckar used to be called "Neckarstraße".
Others
The part of the Breiten Straße adjacent to the castle was included in the open-air event Arena of Pop , which took place from 2006 to 2011.
Individual evidence
- ↑ MARCHIVUM: Mannheimer street names, Kurpfalzstraße / Broad Street. Retrieved September 16, 2018 .
- ↑ MARCHIVUM: Mannheimer street names, Friedrichstrasse. Retrieved September 16, 2018 .
- ↑ a b MARCHIVUM: Mannheimer street names, Neckarstrasse. Retrieved September 16, 2018 .
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Coordinates: 49 ° 29 ′ 19.7 ″ N , 8 ° 28 ′ 1.5 ″ E