Dellviertel

The Dellviertel is a district on the right bank of the Rhine in Duisburg . It is located in the Mitte district and includes, among other things, the south side of Königstrasse and the west side of Duisburg Central Station , but also various cultural institutions and green spaces. The Dellviertel has 14,131 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2014).

Geography and traffic

Exterior view of the Lehmbruck Museum

Sculptures in Kant Park

Listed building on Sonnenwall

Facade of the film forum

The district covers an area of 2.62 square kilometers and forms part of Duisburg city center. It is surrounded by the old town to the north and the Hochfeld district to the south and west. On the eastern edge, railway facilities form the boundary to neighboring Neudorf . The distance to the Rhine flowing in the west is about two kilometers.

The A59 , which is connected to the A40 by the Duisburg junction about one kilometer to the north, runs through the area of the district . Another important traffic structure, Duisburg Central Station, is partly in the area of the Dellviertel. There is also a connection to the Duisburg Stadtbahn network , which runs through the district in several lines.

history

For an expanded historical context, see also the history of the city of Duisburg .

In the Middle Ages, today's Dellviertel was still an unpopulated area south of the former city limits of Duisburg. Even on a map from 1566, it is still largely undeveloped. It was outside the historic city walls. The development into a densely built-up district did not begin until the late 19th century and was accompanied by a significant expansion of the road network. This went hand in hand with the development of Duisburg into a large city. In this context, Dellplatz , where several streets meet in a ring, became the central marketplace. In addition, various industrial and craft companies settled in the Dellviertel. During the Second World War , bombing raids in 1944 caused severe damage. From the 1960s in particular, various cultural institutions emerged in the Dellviertel that shape its image today.

Origin of name

The current name is derived from the former name Papendelle , which was used in the Middle Ages to refer to the then uninhabited area. The ending -delle indicates a damp depression. This part of the name was used to form today's name.

Culture and sights

Königstrasse, the city's most important shopping street, lies between the Dellviertel and the adjacent old town. In its public perception, however, the district is primarily shaped by its variety of cultural offerings, which are primarily located around the central Dellplatz . In addition, it is particularly important as a residential area.

Well-known cultural institutions include the Lehmbruck Museum and the filmforum Duisburg , which is the oldest municipal cinema in Germany. There is also the cabaret theater The Column , the Theater am Marientor , the Cubus Kunsthalle and the DKM Museum . The Stadtwerketurm, which is illuminated at night, is also located in the area of the district. The district includes several green spaces, including Immanuel Kant Park , and many places have old trees. There are also numerous restaurants and bars around Dellplatz in particular.

literature

Contemporary witness exchange Duisburg eV: Duisburg-Hochfeld and the Dellviertel , Sutton Verlag , Erfurt 2015, ISBN 978-3-95400-545-1
Bruno Fischer: Ruhr area 1933 - 1945: the historical travel guide , Ch. Links Verlag , Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-86153-552-2 , pp. 8–9

Web links

Commons : Dellviertel - collection of images, videos and audio files

"now at dellplatz" , accessed on November 27, 2018.
Film forum website , accessed November 27, 2018.
Private website on the Dellviertel in Duisburg , accessed on November 27, 2018.
Willi Mohrs: The Duisburg Dellviertel - an unknown size. In: WAZ Digital from August 29, 2011 , accessed on November 27, 2018.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c The Duisburg Dellviertel - an unknown quantity , derwesten.de
↑ Population statistics of the city of Duisburg from December 31, 2014 ( Memento from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 21 kB)
↑ ^a ^b ^c City of Duisburg - Old Town and Dellviertel ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Erika Wagner, Gert Ritter: On the urban geography of Duisburg . Duisburg, Braun Verlag, 1968, p. 42
↑ Erika Wagner, Gert Ritter: On the urban geography of Duisburg . Duisburg, Braun Verlag, 1968, p. 42

[dw-1] The Duisburg Dellviertel - an unknown quantity , derwesten.de

[2] Population statistics of the city of Duisburg from December 31, 2014 ( Memento from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 21 kB)

[du-3] City of Duisburg - Old Town and Dellviertel ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

[4] Erika Wagner, Gert Ritter: On the urban geography of Duisburg . Duisburg, Braun Verlag, 1968, p. 42

[5] Erika Wagner, Gert Ritter: On the urban geography of Duisburg . Duisburg, Braun Verlag, 1968, p. 42