Dalbergplatz
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 View from the north on Dalbergplatz, corner of Königsteiner Strasse and Kasinostrasse |
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| place | Frankfurt am Main |
| District | Maximum |
| Created | Late 19th century |
| Confluent streets |
Hostatostraße , Königsteiner Straße , Dalbergstraße, Kasinostraße |
| Buildings | Windsbraut , Frankfurt Watch and Jewelry Museum , Bruno-Asch-Anlage, Königsteiner Straße railway overpass |
The Dalberg place is a place in the Frankfurt district high with a footprint of 1,800 square meters.
Surname
The name Dalbergplatz comes from the vernacular and is not official. It refers to Karl Theodor von Dalberg (1744-1817), the last Mainz electors and thus sovereign of Höchst. The official street names and house numbers on Dalbergplatz are those of the converging Königsteiner Straße , Hostatostraße , Dalbergstraße and Kasinostraße.
In November 2006, the SPD parliamentary group made an application to local advisory council 6 to officially rename the square to Dalbergplatz, and the proposal was unanimously accepted. This was rejected by the magistrate with reference to the existing street naming and house numbering, a renaming would mean unreasonable effort for the residents - especially business people - because of the change of address. However, the compromise was accepted to put up a memorial plaque to the von Dalberg family on the square . The street signs should be provided with supplementary boards that refer to Dalbergplatz .
traffic
Dalbergplatz is an important traffic distributor in Höchst, it is considered the eastern entrance gate to the district. Almost all of the local public transport bus routes in Frankfurt and the Taunus region that go through Höchst are routed via Dalbergplatz towards Höchst station .
The Königsteiner Strasse, which crosses the square from south to north, is a pedestrian zone in the southern part, north of Dalbergplatz it is an important access road from the Vordertaunus to Höchst. Kasinostraße joins to the east. All traffic coming from Nied is directed through Höchst from here. It branches off at Dalbergplatz to the north via Königsteiner Straße towards Unterliederbach or via Hostatostraße and Dalbergstraße towards the west to Zeilsheim and Sindlingen .
Until 2006, Dalbergplatz was a traffic light-controlled intersection with a central island. It was converted into a roundabout by autumn 2007 in order to better direct the traffic flows. With simultaneous opening of the west Tangentialroute Hoechst on the Leuna Bridge to B40a of traffic flowing to and from Nied to maximum to run and the center are pedestrianized. A traffic census in summer 2008 showed, however, that the bypass is not widely accepted, so that Dalbergplatz continues to be exposed to heavy traffic.
Development
The development around Dalbergplatz comes mainly from the Wilhelminian era and Art Nouveau , in line with the urban development of Höchst . Only the corner house between Hostatostraße and Dalbergstraße is a new building from the 1980s. Shops are located on the lower floors of the houses, and practice rooms and apartments are on the upper floors. The houses are in different conditions. Most of the buildings have been well preserved, but individual houses are in dire need of renovation and are neglected by the owners despite the requirements of monument protection .
In the north-west, Dalbergplatz borders the Bruno-Asch-Anlage , which extends to the Höchst train station. It is one of the few expressionist gardens in Germany. In the north, the square is closed by the Königsteiner Straße railway overpass. The route of the Taunus Railway runs over the iron construction from the 1920s .
Attractions
The house at Hostatostraße 3 is adorned with a carillon that strikes regularly. It is therefore called the Glockenspielhaus . The Frankfurt Watch and Jewelry Museum is located here .
The steel sculpture Windsbraut by the sculptor ER Nele has stood in the middle of the roundabout on Dalbergplatz since April 2008 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stadtvermessungsamt Frankfurt am Main (ed.): Portal GeoInfo Frankfurt , city map
- ^ SPD application to OBR 6 of November 14, 2006
- ↑ Initiative resolution of the OBR 6 of November 28, 2006
- ↑ Minutes of the meeting of OBR 6 on April 8, 2008
- ↑ Höchst Kreisblatt dated August 23, 2008: The car-free bypass.
- ↑ Frankfurter Rundschau of August 26, 2008: Quiet on Leunastraße. Höchst: Too few drivers have used the bypass in the direction of Griesheim:
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Coordinates: 50 ° 6 ′ 8.7 ″ N , 8 ° 32 ′ 51.2 ″ E