Eichicht (Ilmenau)

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View of the former porcelain factory
The five apartment blocks in Eichicht

The Eichicht is a district of Ilmenau in the Ilm district ( Thuringia ).

The Eichicht is located about two kilometers northeast of the city center. It is surrounded by mixed pine forest in which some striking oaks refer to the origin of the field name Eichicht . The street name of the residential area is: Am Eichicht .

History and economy

The residential area was founded in 1973 as a factory settlement in the course of the establishment of the New Ilmenau Porcelain Factory (NPI) . It consists of five apartment blocks , in which around 500 people still live today. During the GDR era there was a kindergarten, which is now the Integrative Children's Center of Lebenshilfe Ilmenau eV. When the porcelain factory had to lay off most of its employees in the early 1990s, numerous people moved away from the Eichicht. Due to the later increase in the demand for living space, especially by students from the TU Ilmenau, further renovation measures were started in 2010 by the Ilmenauer Wohnungs- und Gebäudegesellschaft mbH on the blocks, which suggest that the residential location will be preserved for a longer period of time.

Today only a few people find work on the site of the former porcelain factory. It has been designated as an industrial park and numerous factory buildings are empty and are for sale. The media center of the Institute for Media and Communication Studies at the TU Ilmenau was temporarily housed in one of the buildings until 2008 .

traffic

The Eichicht is accessed or limited by the following roads:

  • B 87 (Ilmenau - Stadtilm ), in the city area: Bücheloher Straße .
  • K43 (Ilmenau - Wümbach ), in the urban area: Am Eichicht .
  • K51 (junction B 87 - Langewiesen )

The district is connected to public transport by city lines A and B as well as lines 305 (Ilmenau - Gräfinau-Angstedt - Gehren ) and 311 (Ilmenau - Stadtilm ) of IOV Omnibusverkehr GmbH Ilmenau . There is also a disused works track that connected the Ilmenau train station with the porcelain factory. Opposite the residential area (on the other side of the B 87) there is a Globus hardware store and the industrial park am Wald , in which mainly medium-sized companies have settled.

Web links

Commons : Eichicht  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′  N , 10 ° 57 ′  E