Bubenbergplatz
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 View over the Bubenbergplatz to the Heiliggeistkirche . |
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| place | Bern |
| District | Red quarter |
| Created | 15th century |
| Hist. Names | Between the gates |
| Buildings | Burgerspital |
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Pedestrians Cyclists Motorists Bernmobil ( ÖV ) |
The Bubenbergplatz is a centrally located square in the city of Bern ( Switzerland ), it is located in the immediate vicinity of the train station . The square got its name because of the Bubenberg monument , which has been on Bubenbergplatz since 1897. Today the square mainly serves as a traffic junction. Various tram and bus lines have their terminus here. The Burgerspital is also located at Bubenbergplatz.
location
Bubenbergplatz joins Laupenstrasse in the west, Schanzenstrasse in the northwest , Bahnhofplatz in the northeast , Spitalgasse in the east, Schauplatzgasse and Christoffelgasse in the southeast, Schwanengasse in the south and Hirschengraben in the southeast .
history
On September 9, 1896, the local council decided to erect the Bubenberg memorial on the square then known as Christoffelplatz because of its proximity to the Christoffelturm . The monument was unveiled on the opening day of the Bernese cantonal shooting festival, on September 18, 1897. Since 1898 the square has been officially called Bubenbergplatz according to the monument. After a few years, the monument was surrounded by an ornamental grille on its stone base. The center of the square was given a new look. The trees had grown stately and, together with the monument, formed a focal point. On March 23, 1930, the memorial was dismantled on the occasion of a redesign and rebuilt on May 19, 1930 at the current location at Hirschengraben . A tram shunting field was installed in the original place of the monument. In 1934 the redesign of the square was completed. Between 1971 and 1976 the square was rebuilt again. On the one hand the underpasses and on the other hand the Tramperrons were built.
Previous names of the place
- 1625/26 - 1742 Between the gates
- 1742 - 1882 Spitalplatz (French name still Rue entre les Portes)
- 1882 - 1898 Christoffelplatz
- Bubenbergplatz since 1898
Web links
- Information about the Bubenberg monument and Bubenbergplatz ( Memento from March 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- Picture of the Bubenbergplatz as it looked in 1914.
- Map section with the location of Bubenbergplatz on OpenStreetMap
swell
- Berchtold Weber: Streets and their names: using the example of the city of Bern . Stämpfli, Bern 1990, ISBN 3-7272-9850-2
Coordinates: 46 ° 56 ′ 51 " N , 7 ° 26 ′ 21" E ; CH1903: 600041 / 199602