Johannisgasse (Gdansk)
The Johannisgasse (Polish Ulica Świętojańska ) is a street in Gdansk . It is located in the northern part of the Rechtstadt and runs in an east-west direction from the Johannistor along the Johanneskirche to the Marienkirche .
history
As early as the 10th century there was a cemetery in the western part of the later street, in 1188 the Nikolaikirche was first mentioned there. Around 1227 a Dominican monastery was founded here.
The Johannisgasse ( platea sancti johannis ), named after the St. John's Chapel, which was built around this time, was first mentioned in 1349 and 1353 . The name initially only referred to the eastern part of the street. At that time there was no city wall, the oldest mention of the Johannistor is only from 1454.
Mainly craftsmen and workers lived in Johannisgasse, merchants and somewhat wealthy citizens in a few houses.
In 1945 part of the building was destroyed. The road is now partially built on.
Buildings
Some historical buildings have been preserved (or rebuilt?). The Nikolaikirche remained largely undamaged in 1945. The house numbers have remained the same since around 1850.
- No. 9
1920s apartment (and workshop?) Of the organ builder Joseph Goebel
- No. 19/23
1920s Gdansk Latest News , publishing house and printing company, in the complex up to Breite Gasse
- No. 32
now school ( Szkoła Podstawowa )
- Johannistor , residential building between No. 44 and 45
- No. 45 (destroyed in 1945) previously built in the 15th century
House of merchants
- No. 50 St. John's Church
- No. 72 Nikolaikirche
literature
- Walther Stephan: Danzig. Foundation and street names. Herder Institute, Marburg / L. 1954. pp. 109f. Digitized
- Address book Gdansk . 1926. Part II. Pp. 140-142
Web links
- Article on Johannisgasse Gedanopedia (Polish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Residential building Johannisgasse 45 drawing, with part of the adjacent Johannistor
Coordinates: 54 ° 21 ′ 6.8 ″ N , 18 ° 39 ′ 15.1 ″ E