Falkeplatz
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 Falkeplatz at night |
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| Basic data | |
| place | Chemnitz |
| District | center |
| Created | 20th century |
| Newly designed | 2010 |
| Confluent streets | Bahnhofstrasse, Theaterstrasse, Zwickauer Strasse |
| Buildings | Gunzenhauser Museum |
| use | |
| User groups | Pedestrian traffic , bicycle traffic , public transport |
The Falkeplatz in Chemnitz (from 1951 to 1990 Fritz-Heckert- Platz) was and is one of the busiest hubs in the city. It is not a place in the traditional sense, but an intersection or a continuation of the street. It is located on the site of the former Nikolaitores, which was one of the 5 city gates of the old city fortifications.
The square got its name in honor of the glove manufacturer Carl Bruno Falke , who was a benefactor of the Chemnitz population and who had his company headquarters nearby.
location
Falkeplatz is located west of the city center. The Bahnhofstrasse, the Theaterstrasse, the Zwickauer, the Stollberger and the Schadestrasse flow onto it. The buildings of Deutsche Bank and the Gunzenhauser Museum are directly adjacent.
history
The square was named in 1907 after the glove manufacturer Carl Bruno Falke, who died in Singapore that same year during a trip around the world . He left his entire fortune to the city for charity, which then named the square after him as a token of thanks.
The square in its current form was only created in the years 1912 to 1914 through the overbuilding of the Chemnitz and the previously open Mühlgraben. The river was covered with ribbed prestressed concrete elements.
In 2009 and 2010, the Chemnitz between Deutsche Bank and Moritzhof and after the street next to the Gunzenhauser Museum was exposed again.
photos
Aerial view of the Falkeplatz
Gunzenhauser Museum adjacent to Falkeplatz
Prestressed concrete element that once covered Chemnitz in front of the Deutsche Bank
Web links
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 50 ° 49 '47.4 " N , 12 ° 55' 0.7" E