Christophstrasse (Trier)

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Christophstrasse
coat of arms
Street in Trier
Christophstrasse
Basic data
place trier
District center
Cross streets Bahnhofstrasse , Balduinstrasse , Kochstrasse , Rindestanzstrasse , Simeonstrasse
Places Balduinplatz , Porta-Nigra-Platz

The Christopher Street is a street in Trier , located in the district of Mitte-Gartenfeld . The street begins shortly before the main train station , where it merges with the parallel Nordallee into Bahnhofstrasse to Porta-Nigra-Platz . The street is a one-way street with traffic from west to east . Almost the entire street is a monument zone.

history

Name-giving Christophorus figure at the Christophel house

The name is probably derived from the figure of Christophorus at the Zum Christophel house at the end of the street. The building from which it is named is a listed building, however, already on Simeonstrasse . The street originally ran on the edge of the city wall and became part of the avenue ring when it was dissolved.

Historic buildings in the street

former Reichsbahndirektion with Baldwin fountain in the foreground
Memorial plaque for earlier use by the Gestapo

There are several important cultural monuments in the Christophstraße monument zone. Most of the buildings on the street date from between 1892 and 1912. A detailed list of all historic buildings on the street can be found here . Only the most important buildings are briefly explained in the following.

The most prominent building on the street is the former Reichsbahndirektion with a former servants' residential wing at the beginning of the street and not far from the main train station . The four-wing complex also extends along the Balduinstrasse, which is connected here . The architect Karl Albermann mainly imitated elements of the baroque. The main wing with a mansard roof is three-story, the side wings are four-story. The building dates from 1922–1925. The building defines the cityscape and is the first visible monumental building on the way from the train station to the city.

After the Reichsbahndirektion was dissolved in 1935, the building was initially used by the Trier Gestapo office. After that, the building was initially empty. Over the decades the building has been used by many different institutions. Since 2006 it has housed a multi-generation house and the seat of the Trier public prosecutor's office.

Former Reichsbank Trier

In addition, the northern facade of the building of the former Reichsbank Trier with its neoclassical columns is located in Christophstraße. However, the main entrance to the building is at Kochstrasse 13.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Patrick Ostermann (arrangement): City of Trier. Old town. (=  Cultural monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate. Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany . Volume 17.1 ). Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Worms 2001, ISBN 3-88462-171-8 .
  2. ^ Emil Zenz: Street names of the city of Trier: their sense and their meaning . Ed .: Culture Office of the City of Trier. Trier 1961, DNB  455807825 .
  3. ↑ Ulrike Weber (arrangement): City of Trier. City expansion and districts. (=  Cultural monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate. Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany . Volume 17.2 ). Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Worms 2009, ISBN 978-3-88462-275-9 .
  4. ↑ Entry on the Christophstraße / Kochstraße monument zone in the database of cultural assets in the Trier region ; accessed on September 15, 2015.
  5. ^ Station 11: Christophstrasse. In: City tour of Trier during the Nazi era. Retrieved September 7, 2015 .
  6. ↑ Trier multigenerational house. German portal for seniors, accessed on September 7, 2015 .
  7. ^ Trier public prosecutor moves into the former Reichsbahn directorate. In: volksfreund.de. February 2, 2011, accessed September 7, 2015 .
  8. ^ Entry on Former branch of the Imperial Reichsbank in the database of cultural assets in the Trier region ; accessed on September 15, 2015.