Graben promenade (Bern)
The Grabenpromenade is a street in the city of Bern ( Switzerland ).
location
The Grabenpromenade joins the Kornhausplatz in the west and the Brunngasshalde in the northeast , which is the continuation of the Schütteweg that leads under the Kornhausbrücke .
history
The northern part of the northern trench in front of the second city fortification was called Bader- or Badstubengraben in the 15th and 16th centuries after the trade that was based there. In 1488 the city acquired the bathing rooms and in 1556 filled in the moat. The resulting space was henceforth called Unterer Graben. In 1740 39 linden trees were planted and hence the promenade was to be called Lindenhof from then on. But this name did not catch on. In 1882 the local council chose the name Grabenpromenade, which is still used today. When the Kornhausbrücke was built, the western part of the Grabenpromenade was added to Kornhausplatz. During the First and Second World Wars, the moat promenade was used to set up residential barracks. These were only removed in 1969 and replaced by the Erlach memorial that was moved there.
Previous names of the street
- In the 15th and 16th centuries: bathing or bathing ditch.
- Until 1882: Unterer Graben
swell
- Berchtold Weber: Streets and their names. Using the example of the city of Bern. Stämpfli, Bern 1990, ISBN 3-7272-9850-2 .
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Coordinates: 46 ° 56 '56 .6 " N , 7 ° 26' 53.6" E ; CH1903: 600730 / 199775