Holsten Gallery Neumünster
| Holsten Gallery Neumünster | ||
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| Basic data | ||
| Location: | Gänsemarkt 1, 24534 Neumünster | |
| Opening: | 15th October 2015 | |
| Sales area : | 22,800 m² | |
| Shops: | 90 | |
| Operator: | ECE Projektmanagement GmbH & Co. KG | |
| Website: | www.holsten-galerie.de | |
| Transport links | ||
| Railway station: | HBF Neumünster, via ZOB 3 minutes to the Holsten-Galerie | |
| Stops: | HBF / ZOB | |
| Local transport : | Lines 1, 2/22, 3/33, 4, 5, 6/66, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 77 | |
| Parking spaces : | 950 | |
The Holsten-Galerie is a shopping center in Neumünster . It is located in the immediate vicinity of Großflecken, the central area in the city center and Neumünster's main train station. The Holsten Gallery celebrated its opening on October 15, 2015. It has 90 specialist shops, cafes, restaurants and service providers on a sales area of 22,800 m 2 .
Historical background
The place of today's Holsten-Galerie has a historical background. Up until 1990 this was the location of the C. Sager Söhne & Co. cloth factory, which gave Neumünster its reputation as the city of the textile industry and gave the Sager district its name. It is said that Carl Severin Sager founded a contract dyeing and finishing company in 1828. It was only after its production was converted to the modern steam engine in 1847 that the von Sager company gradually developed into a pure cloth factory.
Due to a fire, the factory building of the cloth factory was destroyed in 1858. However, that wasn't the end of the company. Carl Sager's sons and his son-in-law took care of rebuilding the factory and took over the business. With 108 employees, the company was the largest cloth factory in Neumünster at that time. With another major fire, it had to overcome another setback. But even this was short-lived and did not end the advancing development of the cloth factory. In 1912 the C. Sager Söhne & Co. cloth factory employed 248 workers. Finally, the C. Sager Söhne & Co. cloth factory had to face another misfortune: the bombing raids that resulted in World War II left only 35 percent of the factory. The factory was rebuilt, the machines dug out of the rubble and started up again. The cloth factory was an integral part of Neumünster until 1990 when the company had to file for bankruptcy.
The impressions of that time and the history of the cloth industry in Neumünster can still be experienced today in the Museum for Cloth and Technology in Neumünster.
Another part of the history of today's Holsten-Galerie is the former Courier-Haus on Gänsemarkt, the seat of the newspaper publisher of the Holsteinischer Couriers . In 1945, shortly before the end of the Second World War, an enemy bomber hit downtown Neumünster. The Courier house, which was badly damaged in the process, was also hit. However, the Wachholtz publishing family and their employees did not give up, released the machines and rebuilt their workplaces. In 1949 the Courier house on Gänsemarkt was able to reopen. Until then, newspaper operations were temporarily continued in another building. On October 1, 1949, the first Holstein Courier appeared after it was destroyed by the war. In 1950 Karl Wachholtz's son took over the business, who expanded and further expanded the Courier house. There were various conversions until 1980, until the Courier-Passage was finally built.
In the area of the former Courier House, literary history was written in Neumünster at the time. Hans Fallada worked for the Holsteinischer Courier in Neumünster and was inspired to write the book “Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben” . The memorial plaque in honor of Hans Fallada was re-installed at the entrance to the Holsten-Galerie on the side facing the Gänsemarkt to commemorate him.
New development
In 1997 the entrepreneur Uli Wachholtz bought the former factory site. The area was then used as a parking lot and as an area for office units. Markets and events should take place regularly in the newly created Sager quarter. However, the daily weekly market could not assert itself here. In the event hall, some major events took place, which also achieved greater success, such as B. the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival 2003, but the real idea was always to create a more modern city center in Neumünster with attractive shopping opportunities.
The solution to this plan should be a mall . The ECE saw the location Neumünster as a suitable location for a new shopping center. Various plots had to be connected for the construction. The Courier house was designed for office space due to the newspaper operation, so it was difficult to integrate this small-scale division of space into a shopping center. The low heights of the individual floors also precluded future retail use. This led to the decision to completely rebuild this building as well.
architecture
The past of the district where today's Holsten-Galerie stands should also be reflected in its architecture:
The area of the former cloth factory, which faces the train station, was given a tightly gridded brick facade that is reminiscent of the industrial past. In terms of urban planning, the Holsten Gallery of the Church of St. Maria-St. Vicelin under. The rectory and church are framed by a carefully structured brick facade, which runs in a wide arch to Fabrikstrasse.
The cross connection from Fabrikstrasse to Kaiserstrasse, which crosses the shopping street, was covered with clinker bricks. Here the continuation of the now built-up Fabrikstrasse and at the same time the original settlement limit of Neumünster can be seen. The head building of the Holsten-Galerie on Gänsemarkt, on the other hand, reinterprets the simple post-war modernism of the former Courier-Haus. It is based on the volume, architecture and material of the previous building. It was therefore given a clearly structured, light-colored plastered facade. The modern and generous glazing, on the other hand, allows a view of the Gänsemarkt and the pond - all the way to Großflecken.
The once small-scale plot of land on the bank of the pond will remain legible thanks to the concise structure of the facade and will follow the course of the pond with a slight swing. The roof landscape there is deliberately staggered down to the lower neighboring buildings. It is uniformly made of dark metal and is structured by vertically designed groups of dormers , which illuminate the office areas located there.
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However, the architects did not stick to the original architecture in all parts of the gallery. For example, the Kaiserstraße was more oriented towards the modern construction method in order to guarantee an appealing and uniform cityscape.
Functional areas
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retail trade
Within the Holsten-Galerie, the retail trade extends over the entire ground and first floor. In the shopping center you can find classic fashion and shoe stores, electronics and entertainment electronics retailers, a drugstore , two perfumeries , a bookstore , a tobacco shop, a pharmacy , a flower shop, a health food store , an ice cream parlor, various shops with home accessories, two opticians, Hairdressers, a travel agency and also three jewelry stores. In addition, on the first floor, guests will find the catering area with nine different catering providers. In addition, there are two bakers and two other catering providers on the ground floor.
Parking garage
Both the parking garage and the parking deck can be used for parking. The Holsten-Galerie parking garage is located on Kaiserstraße and can be reached directly via the side entrance. The parking deck can be reached via Fabrikstrasse. From there, escalators and elevators lead directly to the mall.
Office space
In addition to the retail space, there are 1,400 m 2 of office space on the second and third floors .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ shz.de: The rise and fall of a cloth factory
- ↑ shz.de: A good piece of the city's history
- ↑ shz.de: The rise and fall of a cloth factory
- ↑ shz.de: The rise and fall of a cloth factory
- ↑ holsten-galerie.de: data and facts
Coordinates: 54 ° 4 '26.3 " N , 9 ° 58' 53.3" E