Dieffenbachstrasse
| Dieffenbachstrasse | |
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| The center of the "Graefekiez" | |
| Basic data | |
| place | Berlin |
| District | Kreuzberg |
| Created | 1875 |
| Cross streets | Graefestrasse, Grimmstrasse |
| Buildings | Dieffenbachstrasse 11–13, 16–20, 27–32, 34–40, 51, 58 / 58a |
| use | |
| User groups | Pedestrian traffic , bicycle traffic , car traffic |
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| Street length | 820 meters |
The Dieffenbachstrasse in Berlin district of Kreuzberg is named after the surgeon Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach named.
course
It stretches from the corner of Planufer at the Urbank Hospital to Hohenstaufenplatz ( popularly known as “Zickenplatz”) on Kottbusser Damm . The old Urbank Hospital was inaugurated in 1890, and in the 1960s and 1970s the new building now used as a district hospital (operator: Vivantes ) was built on the filled in Urbanhafen . The hospital bears house number 1, the house numbers start on the south side of the street and continue to the end at Hohenstaufenplatz (no.39) and then back again on the northern edge to no.77 opposite no.1.
Development
The dominant construction of the Urban Hospital in aggregate concrete - bricks executed and works today as a foreign body in the largely from the Second World War spared Wilhelminian style buildings in the area, with uniform Berlin eaves height . Some old building facades are currently being renovated, stove heating is rarely found, although new (chimney) stoves are being installed precisely because of the high gas price . The street is planted with plane trees throughout . Originally there were front gardens in Dieffenbachstraße, the wrought-iron fence grids of which were melted down for armament purposes during World War II. By eliminating the front gardens, the sidewalks are now relatively wide, so that there is plenty of space for seating in street cafes.
Business
Dieffenbachstrasse has changed from a pure shopping street with a few “ Schultheiss local” to a popular bar and restaurant mile. The structure of retail stores has changed a lot since the 1990s. Today, shops for a more affluent clientele dominate , some of whom want typical delicacies or services. In many factory buildings in the backyards there is still the traditional so-called "Kreuzberg mixture", the juxtaposition of living, handicrafts and new industries such as service providers in the IT sector .
population
In the eastern part of the street a Turkish population dominates the street scene, residents with an Arab migration background are rare, while west of Graefestrasse German or Western European residents are usually among themselves. What is striking is the increasing number of children, which is reflected in the existence of a children's shop and a school shop (both organized as a parents' initiative).
Culture and Social
In the street there is also a secondary school, the Christ Church, an associated small hospital and old people's home. Thanks to a citizens' initiative, the street is traffic-calmed and celebrates the Graefekiezfest every year in August , which, however, is increasingly gaining the reputation of becoming less attractive due to too many food stalls. In addition, the Berliner Stadtreinigung organizes a so-called bulky goods market on Hohenstaufenplatz every year at the end of April .
In the years 1994-1998, the Berlin filmmaker Christiane Nalezinski in Dieffenbachstrasse and Graefekiez has with artists living here, the seven-part family series lens road turned. The joys and sorrows of the artists are shown here in original locations.
The children's and youth novel Rico, Oskar and the deep shadows by Andreas Steinhöfel is set in house number 93 including the backyard. In addition to the description of a “typical” resident structure, the roof gardens and the surrounding area are authentically incorporated into the plot. The novel was filmed under the same title in 2013 .
Memorial plaques
At number 55 there is a memorial plaque for the SPD politician and resistance fighter Franz Karl Meyer , and at number 67 there has been a plaque for the Croatian writer Vladimir Fran Mažuranić , who lived and worked here until his death in 1928.
Stumbling blocks
In Dieffenbachstrasse there are 13 stumbling blocks in the pavement by the artist Gunter Demnig , which point to the residents who were deported by the National Socialists during the Second World War .
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See also
Web links
- Dieffenbachstrasse. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near Kaupert )
Individual evidence
- ^ Andreas Steinhöfel : Rico, Oskar and the deep shadows with pictures by Peter Schössow , Carlsen Verlag 2008.
- ^ Croatian website Berlinski Magazin
Coordinates: 52 ° 29 ′ 31.5 ″ N , 13 ° 25 ′ 6.5 ″ E