Hansaplatz (Dortmund)

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Market on the Hansaplatz

The Hansaplatz is a central square in the Dortmund city ​​center. The square is located southwest of the Old Market and was laid out in several phases from 1904. Today it is the location of the Dortmund weekly market . In addition to this use, major events and political rallies often take place on the square.

prehistory

The cadastral map from 1826 is superimposed on a map from 2018. The square was originally loosely built up.

In front of the construction of the square there was a loose development with various residential courtyards and barns around the carp poth. Based on the name it is assumed that there was once a carp pond in the center.

The court of the patrician family von Wickede took up a substantial part in the east of today's square. Emperor Karl IV resided here during his visit to Dortmund in 1378, as did his wife Empress Elisabeth in 1379. As early as 1823, the main house with its wood-paneled and painted hall was demolished, and other buildings followed. The last part of the old courtyard was the so-called Kaisersaal on the north side of Hansaplatz until it was demolished in 1929. Probably built as a massive stone house in the 14th century, the building was probably originally a warehouse. It is therefore unlikely, despite the name Kaisersaal, that Charles IV was housed in this building. It was only shortly after 1400 that it was converted into a residential building with a magnificent hall and frescoes were decorated in the process. The frescoes were removed shortly before the demolition and transferred to the Museum of Art and Cultural History . There they were lost in World War II.

Beginnings

Originally the market in Dortmund took place on the market square (old market). At the end of the 19th century this experienced a sharp increase in dealers offering and goods sold. The city's income from market stall money rose from 21,000 marks in 1891/92 to 41,000 marks in 1903. During the same period, the number of packages brought onto the market increased from 78,000 to 200,000. This meant that the marketplace itself no longer offered enough space. So the meat market moved to the Keggemann'schen Garten, part of today's square. The garden was also known as the "New Market Place". However, as a result of a change of ownership at the beginning of the 20th century, this was no longer available, so that the meat market had to move to the Kühn'sche and Schulte'sche property at short notice. The former essentially corresponds to the southern part of Hansaplatz today, while the latter is now part of Hansastrasse.

At this point it was already clear that the Schulte property would be needed for the breakthrough in Hansastrasse. So the magistrate began to look for a permanent solution. An important aspect was the proximity to the existing marketplace. At that time, the area of ​​Hansaplatz was still intended for development, only the extension of Brauhausstrasse to the west and adjustments to the building lines had been decided.

In early 1904 the magistrate succeeded in acquiring the properties of Giljohann (Markt 20 and Wißstraße 3–5, former Wickedehof), Grevel (Silberstraße 6) and Hövel (Wißstraße 7 1/2, 7 2/2 and 9). Purchase negotiations were held for the properties in Huth (Silberstraße 10) and Spiekermann (Silberstraße 12), but ultimately not a purchase due to the high demands of the owners. The magistrate then sought a new building line for these properties in order to be able to expropriate the land. The project was presented to the city council on February 1, 1904 in a secret session. In the same year the demolition of the building began. Since some of these were rented out for a longer period, this resulted in complaints from tenants. Only a demolition of the buildings Markt 20 (demolished around 1930) and Silberstraße 6 (demolished in 1912) was not planned for the time being. Their rental and lease income was supposed to cover part of the costs.

The first new building was erected on the square as early as 1906, the former bank building on Wißstrasse 14-18, which still exists today, on the corner of Brauhausstrasse. Around 1908 an arcade building followed on the west side according to plans by the architects Düchtig & Jänisch, made of red Kyllburg sandstone. A successor building is still in the same place today. In 1909 the square, which had not yet been officially named, was given the name Wickedeplatz . However, the name only lasted for a short time.

  • Development of the Hansaplatz shortly before 1900. The open space in the middle served as a meat market (Keggemann'sche Garten).

  • The meat market (Hansaplatz) around 1906. In the background a map from 2018.

  • The former bank building on the east side (Wißstrasse 14-18) shortly after its construction

Reorganization of the north side (1910–1912)

Until 1910, the north side of the square was dominated by smaller buildings along Karpfenpoth Street and the courtyard side of the block between Silberstrasse and Wißstrasse. The most prominent building was the Gasthaus zum Drachen at the intersection of Silberstraße, Schwarzer Brüderstraße and Karpfenpoth. This changed with the extension of the Althoff building (now Kartstadt) built between 1910 and 1912. The building, built according to plans by Wilhelm Kreis, still exists today in a modified form and is a listed building. When it was built, the Schwarze Brüderstraße disappeared in this area. The street name Karpfenpoth was abandoned and the buildings between the two streets were closed. At the same time, further demolitions took place in the block between Silberstrasse and Wißstrasse in order to straighten the building line. The street name Silberstraße was also given up in the area of ​​the later Hansaplatz.

  • Development of Hansaplatz around 1914. In the north, the Althoff extension now dominates. In the background a map of 2018.

  • View of Hansaplatz around 1915 from Hansastraße. On the left the old part of the Karstadt building (formerly Althoff) that still exists today. Behind it the remaining row of houses between Hansaplatz and Markt.

Today's appearance

The northern part of the square is characterized by the listed facade of the 1910–1912 extension of the department store Theodor Althoff , today Karstadt, built according to plans by Wilhelm Kreis . Until 1998 the city ​​and state library of Dortmund was located in the east . After the building was demolished, a new Karstadt sports store was built here. To the south, on the corner of Brauhausstrasse and Wißstrasse, there is a listed bank building with a facade made of red sandstone, formerly the location of the Dresdner Bank. The building was erected around 1906 for the German National Bank.

The south side of the square is dominated by the branch of the Dortmund bank association built by Philipp Schaefer in 1929–31 . Practically undamaged during the war, the Commerzbank branch is now located in the building. Previously, the Kühn'sche Hall was located on the site, which served as the first theater in Dortmund until 1904 . The south side of the square is planted with plane trees.

To the west, the square borders the Hansakontor and the site of the former Dominican monastery, today's provost church .

  • Karstadt facade on Hansaplatz

  • Commerzbank on the south side, Wißstrasse on the left

  • Passage from old market to Hansaplatz. In the middle the former bank building on the east side of the Hansaplatz.

  • The newly built sports store at the former location of the city and state library. On the right, Brauhausstrasse joins Hansaplatz.

Web links

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Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 47 "  N , 7 ° 27 ′ 53"  E

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Stefan Mühlhofer, Thomas Schilp and Daniel Stracke: Table 4.1 Development of the city . In: Peter Johanek, Jürgen Lafrenz and Thomas Tippach (eds.): German Historical City Atlas . No. 5 - Dortmund. Ardey-Verlag, Münster 2017, ISBN 978-3-87023-277-1 .
  2. ^ Heinrich Scholle: Dortmund in 1610 . In: Gustav Luntkowski and Norbert Reimann (eds.): Monographs on the history of Dortmund and the county of Mark . 2nd Edition. tape 9 . Historical Association Dortmund, Dortmund 1987, p. 225 .
  3. ↑ Letter dated December 2nd, 1929 . In: Stadtarchiv Dortmund (Ed.): Best. 163 / 01-661 - House file Schwarzebrüderstrasse 6 . 1929.
  4. ^ Karl E. Mummenhoff: Medieval stone houses in the city of Dortmund . In: Historical association for Dortmund and the county of Mark (Hrsg.): Contributions to the history of Dortmund and the county of Mark . tape 67 . Historical Association Dortmund, Dortmund 1971, p. 270 ff .
  5. ↑ a b c d Dortmund City Administration: Reason for item 1 of the agenda of the secret meeting on Monday, February 1, 1904 . In: Stadtarchiv Dortmund (ed.): Best. 3-1506 . January 29, 1904, p. 11 .
  6. ^ Karl Prümer: Pictures from old Dortmund . tape 2 . CL Krüger GmbH, 1926, p. 23 , urn : nbn: de: hbz: 6: 1-8133 .
  7. ^ City survey Dortmund: Survey maps around 1880 . In: Dortmund City Archive (Ed.): Best. 200/07 no. 7/38 . Dortmund.
  8. ^ City of Dortmund: cadastral map with alignment lines . In: Stadtarchiv Dortmund (ed.): Best. 3-1506 . 1904, p. 14 .
  9. ↑ letter dated 11/12/1904 regarding the resignation of Wißstrasse 7 1/2, 7 2/2 and 9 . In: Stadtarchiv Dortmund (Ed.): Best. 3-1336 . November 12, 1904, p. 57 .
  10. ↑ a b Note on the resignation of the house at Silberstrasse 6 . In: Stadtarchiv Dortmund (ed.): Best. 3-1506 . November 4, 1912, p. 182 .
  11. ^ The Hansa Arcades in Dortmund . In: Go. Building officer Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hugo Licht (Ed.): The secular building . tape 1909 . JJ Arnd, Leipzig 1909, p. 348 .
  12. ↑ Tremonia from 03.06.1909, Leaf II - urban district Dortmund, street naming
  13. ^ A b Eberhard Grunsky: Examples of early department store buildings in the Ruhr area and their great role models . In: LWL Museum for Art and Culture / Westfälisches Landesmuseum (Hrsg.): Westphalia - booklets for history, art and folklore . tape 72 , 1994, pp. 441 .
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