Hallerwiese
The Hallerwiese is a 1.7 hectare green area in St. Johannis (Nuremberg) . The Hallerwiese is located in front of the Hallertor in the west of the old town. It extends on the right bank of the Pegnitz , between the Großweidenmühlsteg and the Hallertorbrücke . On the other side of the river is the Kontumaz Garden . The way east to Sebald's old town leads through the Hallertürlein . Hallerwiese is also the name of District 070 in District 07 St. Johannis, the area of which, however, is not identical to the green corridor.
history
In May 1434, the city council of Nuremberg acquired Margareta Heyden b. Haller , a meadow on the Pegnitz immediately in front of the wall ring for a price of 561 pounds. The name of the complex is reminiscent of the former owners, the patrician family Haller . The council made the newly acquired site available “for all residents to enjoy” . The Hallerwiese is thus the oldest publicly dedicated green area in Nuremberg and is considered the earliest recreational space that can be used by the public in a medieval German city. This is indicated by a plaque on the Hallertürlein, which pays tribute to the historical importance of the green area as a landmark in the city's history .
The Hallerwiese was used in a variety of ways in the past, as a festival and shooting area, for walking and strolling, as a meeting point for lovers and to play.
City architect Paulus Vorchtel had several rows of linden trees planted on the green area according to plan between 1449 and 1453, which were felled in 1552 during the Second Margrave War for a free field of fire in the area of the so-called Burgfriede .
These linden trees were planted again just 7 years later. Today a mighty, approximately 400-year-old linden tree in the south of the complex is evidence of the historic tree population. The linden tree has been designated as a natural monument by the city of Nuremberg.
The appealing design of the complex is proven by a copper engraving from 1788 by Friedrich Albert Annert.
The Hallerwiese as a festival and shooting place
For a long time, the Hallerwiese served as a festival and shooting area. The first documented crossbow shooting festival took place in 1439. To Emperor Friedrich III. To honor from the House of Habsburg , a ceremony was held on the festival meadow in 1487. The end of the Thirty Years' War through the Peace Treaty of the Peace of Westphalia (1648) was celebrated in 1650 on the Hallerwiese with a 30-day festival and large fireworks. In this context, the Baroque poet Johann Klaj wrote a poem with the following introductory words:
" There where the Pegnitz River flows out of the city [...] there is a tree-covered plan, a plan that has been highly praised, which has been named the Hallerwiesen [...]. "
Until 1768, the crossbow archery festival was held on the green area.
To commemorate the crossbow or Schnepperschützen , the Schnepperschützen fountain was erected in 1904 through a donation from the St. Johannis Citizens' Association , a bronze sculpture by the sculptor Leonhard Herzog depicting a crossbowman in courtly hunting clothes from the 16th century. This fountain is still in operation today. In 1482 the green area was equipped with three bowl-shaped tubular fountains, which, however, did not survive.
Todays use
The inconspicuous small park with large lawns, the old rows of linden trees and the crossbow fountain in the middle serves as a popular recreational area for St. Johannis and is integrated into the extensive green space of the Pegnitztal West. A combined footpath and bike path forms the southern boundary of the green area to the Pegnitz and is part of the overarching open space connection towards Fürth. The view of the Pegnitzufer is blocked over long stretches due to the dense bank and accompanying wood. It is therefore difficult to experience the river landscape. Café Schnepperschütze is located in the east of the park and forms the lively entrance to the old town over the Hallertorbrücke. Despite its small size and simple appearance, the Hallerwiese is one of the most important green spaces in Nuremberg.
Web links
literature
- Alexandra Foghammar: 'all residents enjoy and refreshment': The Hallerwiese is Nuremberg's oldest green area . In: Nuremberg today 70 . Issue No. 70, Nuremberg 2001, pp. 50–55.
- Theo Friedrich: From the Hesperidengarten to the Volkspark. Garden culture and urban green maintenance from the Middle Ages to the present in Nuremberg . Edelmann Verlag, Nuremberg 1993, ISBN 3-87191-181-X .
- Ursula Gölzen: Hallerwiese and Kontumazgarten - parks with tradition . In: Gudrun Vollmuth: Gardens and Gärtla in and around Nuremberg. A reader not just for gardeners . Verlag Walter E. Keller, Treuchtlingen 1995, ISBN 3-924828-67-9 , pp. 48-50.
- Joachim Schöffel: The Hallerwiese in Nuremberg . Diploma thesis at the Weihenstephan University of Applied Sciences, June 1991.
Individual evidence
- ^ City map service Nuremberg: District 70 Hallerwiese Wiese
- ↑ a b c d e f g Felicia Laue, Jochen Martz: The garden seducer Middle Franconia: walks in public and private gardens and parks . Ed .: DGGL LV Bayern-Nord eV 2nd edition. ars vivendi Verlag, Cadolzburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-89716-996-8 , p. 31 f .
- ↑ a b c d e Theo Friedrich: From the Hesperidengarten to the Volkspark: Garden culture and urban green maintenance from the Middle Ages to the present in Nuremberg. Edelmann, Nuremberg 1993, ISBN 3-87191-181-X , p. 26 - 28 .
- ↑ a b c d Christina Freiberg, Ronald Clark: Garden travel guide Germany: The 1,500 most beautiful gardens and parks . Ed .: Deutsche Gesellschaft f. Garden art and landscape culture eV Callwey Verlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3-7667-2200-3 , p. 106 .
- ↑ Protected natural monuments in Nuremberg (according to Section 28 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act). City of Nuremberg, accessed on September 26, 2017 .
Coordinates: 49 ° 27 ′ 20 ″ N , 11 ° 4 ′ 2 ″ E