Helmholtzplatz
| Helmholtzplatz | |
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 The Lettestraße limits the space in the north |
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| Basic data | |
| place | Berlin |
| District | Prenzlauer Berg |
| Created | 1897 |
| Newly designed | 1998-2001 |
| Hist. Names | D XII |
| Confluent streets |
Raumer Strasse , Lychener Strasse , Lettestrasse Schliemannstrasse , Dunckerstrasse |
| use | |
| User groups | Pedestrians , cyclists , road traffic |
| Technical specifications | |
| Square area | 240 × 70 meters |
The Helmholtzplatz is a rectangular square in the district of Prenzlauer Berg of Pankow of Berlin . It forms the central square of the Helmholtz district . It is named after the physicist Hermann von Helmholtz . The heavily greened square with several children's playgrounds and a neighborhood meeting place is about three meters above the level of the surrounding residential streets Raumer Straße , Lychener Straße , Lettestraße , Schliemannstraße and Dunckerstraße. It conveys the character of a small park in the middle of the densely populated old building area and fulfills the function of an important recreational area for the residents.
location
The Helmholtz space located in the northeast of Berlin in a densely populated residential area represented by the Schön Allee , the Danziger Strasse , the Prenzlauer Allee and tram - route the ring rail is limited. Colloquially the area is also called Helmholtzkiez .
history
In the Hobrecht plan of 1862, which also provided for the development of the Windmühlenberg , which was still used for agriculture at the time , the square was designated D XII . In 1885 the existing ring kiln brickworks of the German-Dutch share building association in this area was blown up and rental houses were built on. The remains of the old ring furnace were only filled in after protests from the residents . On August 4, 1897, the square was given its current name. As early as 1898, the design as a horticultural ornament system with play areas began. In 1928 a transformer house was built as an electrical switching station in the eastern half of the square . This was supplemented with a seating area and weather protection.
At the end of the Second World War , there was also some destruction on Helmholtzplatz. It was then redesigned as a park-like town square with a children's playground, seating and lawn. Around 1950 the column area of the transformer house was walled up. In 1976 a public lavatory was built on the square and a ball playground was set up. In 1983, a large part of the square was sealed in order to use it as the central traffic education garden in what was then the Prenzlauer Berg district.
After the fall of the Wall in 1989 there were numerous ideas for redesigning the square. The column hall of the transformer house was exposed again and excavations were carried out in the area of the old brickworks. In the 1990s, the district around Helmholtzplatz was declared a redevelopment area by the Berlin Senate . In 1993 the Senate launched a competition to design open spaces. However, it was not until 1998 that the funds were available for a renovation. In the meantime, the square has run wild and has become a meeting place for punks and alcoholics . In 1998, the football field and the playground were first reconstructed. From 1999 to 2001, the remaining areas were redesigned in three construction phases, taking into account different user needs. The public lavatory became a neighborhood house and the transformer house was home to a children's fashion store with an action gallery.
Others
- There is a branch of the Prenzlauer Berg local history museum at Dunckerstraße 77 , where the history of the development of the Helmholtz district is clearly presented on the first floor. The exhibits (a two-room apartment furnished in the style of the time around 1900) come from the museum "Berliner Arbeiterleben um 1900" , which opened in 1987 and closed in June 1995 for cost reasons, at Husemannstrasse 12.
- In 2005 , Andreas Dresen shot his feature film Summer in front of the balcony in the house on the corner of Dunckerstrasse and Raumerstrasse .
literature
- G. Funeck, W. Schönholz, F. Steinwasser: Park and green areas in Berlin , Berlin Information 1987, ISBN 3-7442-0028-0 .
Web links
- Helmholtzplatz. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near Kaupert )
- Homepage of the former district management Helmholtzplatz
- Portrait of the district region XIII - Helmholtzplatz at the district office Pankow (PDF, 70 kB)
- Problems in the coexistence of different user groups of the square , article in the Berlin city newspaper Scheinschlag 2003
Coordinates: 52 ° 32 ′ 35 ″ N , 13 ° 25 ′ 9 ″ E