Friedrichshallen (Leipzig)

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The Friedrichshallen on a city map from 1902

The Friedrichshallen was a hotel and a restaurant in Leipzig - Connewitz , Brandstrasse 11/13.

From 1875 to 1890 the population of Connewitz had almost doubled to 10,600 and the incorporation to Leipzig (1891) was imminent. Therefore it seemed worthwhile to build another one, now coupled with a hotel, in addition to the already existing excursion restaurants with hall operation, such as Eiskeller and Sächsisches Haus .

The Friedrichshallen were opened in 1890. In addition to a spacious hall building over two floors with a stage and galleries , a hotel building of roughly the same height with three floors was built. The hotel must have been very well received, because even before the First World War , the hotel section was extended by two floors and was now the dominant structure.

The hall was used for both balls and cultural events of regional importance. A beer garden followed, which was also used for music performances.

During the Second World War , the Friedrichshallen were used as accommodation for foreign and forced laborers from Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke , Motorenbau, branch in Markkleeberg until it was destroyed.

During an air raid on Leipzig , the Friedrichshallen were destroyed in the early morning hours of February 20, 1944. The property remained unused for several years.

In 1960 the AWG Böhlen building cooperative built a five-story apartment block on the site of the former Friedrichshallen.

  • The Friedrichshallen around 1900

  • The Friedrichshallen around 1911

  • The hall of the Friedrichshallen

  • Event poster

  • Apartment block on the site of the former Friedrichshallen

literature

  • Connewitz - A historical and urban study . PRO LEIPZIG 2008
  • Oswald Müller, Thomas Nabert: Connewitz - A Leipzig district on old postcards , PRO LEIPZIG 2011, ISBN 978-3-936508-58-1

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thomas Fickenwirth, Birgit Horn, Christian Kurzweg: Foreign and Forced Labor in the Leipzig Area 1939-1945 , Leipziger Universitätsverlag GmbH 2004, ISBN 3-937209-92-1 , p. 68

Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′ 22.8 "  N , 12 ° 22 ′ 17.6"  E