Connewitz house

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Historical postcard from the "Saxon House", later "House Connewitz"

The Connewitz house , formerly Zum Sächsischen Haus , was a well-known restaurant in Leipzig - Connewitz beyond the city limits .

history

The history of the house is longer than that of the restaurant. In 1543 the first house on the site at the northwest end of Connewitzer Dorfstrasse (today Prinz-Eugen-Strasse) was built as a threshing house, i.e. as an apartment for agricultural laborers.

In 1555 the owner was allowed by the council "that he may serve beer - but not seat guests". Located on the road to Zeitz, the house soon became a popular place to relax . In 1804/1805 the house was rebuilt and on March 15, 1832, the Saxon Ministry confirmed that it was a bar and pub, that is, permission to run accommodation and restaurants. In the meantime it was also called “Zum Sächsisches Haus”.

Another renovation took place in 1865. Now a two-story dance hall and a large beer garden with a bowling alley have been created. From 1872 the “Eiskeller” terminus of the Leipzig horse-drawn tram was in front of the house , which made the Saxon House a popular excursion destination for the people of Leipzig. The railway was electrified in 1896, and from 1902 the "Stern" line continued to Gautzsch .

After it was destroyed in the Second World War , the house was rebuilt and was now called "Haus Connewitz", but was soon popularly called "Schorschl" after the first name of the landlord Georg Pickelmann (1901–1970). He knew how to make the “Tanzbar” one of the hippest places of entertainment in Leipzig and beyond. This was especially true for the times of the Leipzig trade fair . From 1973 it was a consumer dance restaurant and night bar with 320 seats.

In 1995 the house was demolished and a residential building was built in its place. On the ground floor there is a meeting place for people's solidarity called “Schorsch'l”.

  • The inn "Zum Sächsischen Haus" before the renovation in 1868

  • The Eiskeller terminus, on the left the "Saxon House"

  • The "Stern" train in front of the "Saxon House"

  • Housing development on the site of the former "Haus Connewitz"

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Oswald Müller, Thomas Nabert: Connewitz. A district of Leipzig on old postcards. PRO LEIPZIG 2011, ISBN 978-3-936508-58-1 , p. 124
  2. Jump up ↑ dance halls of the 1960s and 70s. In: wohnzeit 18/3 p. 9 ( Memento from January 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 5.7 MB)
  3. ^ Helmut-Henning Schimpfermann : Wirtliches on the Pleiße. Verl. Die Quetsche, Hanau 1991, ISBN 3-9802743-0-6 , p. 72

literature

  • Connewitz - A historical and urban study. PRO LEIPZIG 2008

Web links

Coordinates: 51 ° 18 '12 "  N , 12 ° 22' 28.4"  E