Carlsplatz
| Carlsplatz | |
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 Carlsplatz seen from above |
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| Basic data | |
| place | Dusseldorf |
| District | Old town |
| Created | middle Ages |
| Newly designed | 1995 |
| Confluent streets | Benrather Strasse, Berger Strasse, Mittelstrasse, Hohe Strasse , Bilker Strasse |
| use | |
| User groups | Foot traffic |
| Space design | Year-round market |
| Technical specifications | |
| Square area | approx. 7,000 m² |
The Carlsplatz , long time Karlsplatz , is the oldest operating market place in Dusseldorf . It is located south of the old town , in Carlstadt .
history
Development of market and fairground rights
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With the elevation to the city in 1288 Düsseldorf received city and market rights . In detail, the following market and fairground rights were granted by Count Adolf V :
- two free annual markets at Pentecost and the anniversary of St. Lambertus, 3 days before and 3 days after the holiday as well
- a general free market day every Tuesday of the week
Originally the market square was in the area of Altestadt and Krämerstraße , it was later held in front of the town hall and the market square there.
In 1371 the market rights of Count Wilhelm I were extended. The city was given the right to levy measure and scale money for holding markets . This gave the city an important source of financial income. In addition, a market was allowed on Sunday, which could be held from Saturday evening to Monday morning.
Another market was opened in 1482 by Duke Wilhelm III. approved as a six-day fair on St. Alban's Day. In addition, a free grain market could now be held every Wednesday . As the city expanded during this time, these various weekly markets became more important regionally. The movement of goods via the Rhine increased this effect, which also benefited the markets.
1546 a new regime was amended by Duke Wilhelm V adopted. In the market square, as elsewhere in the city, free weekly markets were held on Tuesday. For this purpose, stand fees could now be charged and quality controls introduced.
With the elevation to the capital of the duchies of Berg , Jülich, Kleve and the county of Mark in the 16th century, the importance of the Düsseldorf market increased and a trade conflict arose with the dealers of the imperial city of Cologne .
Later in Düsseldorf it was allowed to hold markets every day of the week except Saturdays and Sundays. Under Elector Karl Theodor , a corresponding market regulation for the Great Market (in front of the town hall) and the fish market (on a square between the Rhine and the Zolltor) was issued.
Market on Carlsplatz
When Carlstadt was built in the second half of the 18th century, a new square, Carlsplatz , was laid out there. This was first expanded and used as a parade ground for the French garrison during the French occupation of Düsseldorf in 1797. The Prussians also used Carlsplatz around the middle of the 19th century to exercise for their soldiers who were stationed in the barracks on Kasernenstrasse. The area near the barracks was not sufficient for the training of all soldiers.
In 1804, the Severins annual market took place on Carlsplatz for the first time, albeit with large protests that made police protection necessary for the market traders.
Four years later, in 1808, Carlsplatz prevailed over the market in the old town as the location for the four one-week annual markets in Düsseldorf. In 1821 the St. Nicola fair was also moved to Carlsplatz.
After the end of the French era under the Prussians, the amusements forbidden by the French were again allowed on streets and squares in the city on the three days of carnival from Sunday to Tuesday. The high point of these public activities took place on Tuesdays on Carlsplatz from the 1820s. At that time, police regulations regarding carriage and riding traffic for this Tuesday on streets and squares had to be observed. From 1841 to 1860 there was a Carnival monument and a Hoppeditz monument on the square. From 1888, circuses and show booths were no longer allowed on Carlsplatz, as the residents no longer wanted to be subjected to the noise.
From 1910 Karlplatz, now written with K and without s, was finally established as a weekly market. From 1940, however, it was moved to Schwanenmarkt , as an air raid shelter was built under Karlplatz. After the war, the market returned to Karlplatz in May 1951. The parking garage on the edge of the square was built in 1970.
In 1997, an interest group of traders was formed, which has since leased the square from the city and markets it on its own. The glass roof was erected in 1998, the glass pavilions in 2002.
Karlplatz and Carlsplatz
Carlsplatz changed its spelling over time. In particular, he lost the Rhenish Fugen-s in the 20th century. However, the population never accepted this and called the place always Karl 's place, even if it was (Karlsplatz, the place of Charles, but Charles Square as one word) grammatically questionable. For decades the city refused to adopt the way the population spoke. In the meantime, however, the S has returned on the initiative of the Alde Düsseldorfer civil society , and the spelling with C at the beginning has also been reintroduced.
Fountain
At Carlsplatz there is a fountain created by the sculptor Ferdinand Heseding (1893–1961) in 1958.
Carlsplatz today
The Carlsplatz is still the most important market square in the city, where a market is held six days a week, except on public holidays. 60 market traders mainly offer food, fruit and vegetables, eggs, meat, fish, poultry and baked goods as well as traditional potato pancakes with applesauce and ready-made fried fish. In the last few years there has been an increasing number of gastronomic stands that have replaced the traditional market trade in some places.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Digitized edition of the ULB Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Geschichtsverein: Part 3, H. Eschenbach, in chapter: On the constitutional history of the city of Düsseldorf , p. [72] 55.
- ^ Karl Theodor ‹Pfalz, Kurfürst›, in: Regulations for the Great Market and Fish Market in the main and residential city of Düsseldorf , 1774, at C.Ph.L.Stahl, 8 p. (Internet version)
- ↑ Düsseldorfer Geschichtsverein, in: Festschrift for the 600th anniversary , 1888, p. [466] 449.
- ^ In: Journal of the Düsseldorfer Geschichtsverein . 1883, No. 1, p. [20] 15. Online edition
- ^ In: Düsseldorfer Zeitung . Edition of February 12, 1825. p. [176]. Online edition
- ^ Administrative report of the state capital Düsseldorf. In: from April 1, 1951 to March 31, 1953 . S. [225] 221. Online version
- ↑ Valentina Meissner: Düsseldorf has the most beautiful market in North Rhine-Westphalia . Article from August 17, 2014 in the derwesten.de portal , accessed on August 17, 2014
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Coordinates: 51 ° 13 ′ 24.5 ″ N , 6 ° 46 ′ 25.5 ″ E