Frankenstrasse (Düren)

The station of the cross in the Frankenstrasse

The Frankenstraße in the district town Düren ( Nordrhein-Westfalen ) is an ancient city road . It starts at Bonner Strasse and ends at the confluence with Eberhard-Hoesch-Strasse . In the further course it is called Römerstraße in the direction of the eastern exit of the village .

The Frankenstrasse is still popularly called "Sturmsberg" today because the Sturmbrauerei used to be in the upper, uphill section .

history

The Frankenstrasse was a section of the so-called Stationsweg , which led from the Bonnkreuz to the Mother of God House . Of the 14 stations of the cross, the Frankenstrasse station is the only one left .

The street was named after the Franks after a decision by the city council on June 10, 1902 .

See also

• List of streets in Düren

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• List of streets on the website of the city of Düren (PDF; 58 kB)
• Josef Geuenich: The Düren street names , Düren 1965, published by the city of Düren and the Düren history association

Coordinates: 50 ° 48 ′ 14.2 "  N , 6 ° 29 ′ 22.2"  E