Körtestrasse
| Körtestrasse | |
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| View towards the south star | |
| Basic data | |
| place | Berlin |
| District | Kreuzberg |
| Created | 1893 |
| Hist. Names | Camphausenstrasse |
| Connecting roads |
Grimmstrasse (northeast) |
| Cross streets | Freiligrathstrasse |
| Buildings | see: Cultural monuments in Kreuzberg |
| use | |
| User groups | Pedestrian traffic , bicycle traffic , car traffic |
| Technical specifications | |
| Street length | 380 meters |
The Körtestrasse in the Berlin district of Kreuzberg has been named after Werner Körte (1853–1937), a surgeon who worked in several Kreuzberg hospitals, since 1933 .
Street history
Today's Körtestrasse is located in the former officers' quarter of Kreuzberg and was laid out as street no. 11 in Department II of the Berlin development plan and expanded in 1893. From May 12, 1893 to October 21, 1933 it was called Camphausenstrasse , named after the politician and industrialist Ludolf Camphausen (1803–1890). The rededication to the current name took place in 1933.
course
It runs from Südstern to Urbanstraße . There is a speed limit of 30 km / h on the entire route. Körtestrasse has been a bicycle street since July 14, 2020.
Many cafes, restaurants and pubs shape the street's flair; There are also small shops and access to a cinema in the courtyards on Südstern . There are several buildings under monument protection (No. 1–3, 5, 2, 15–17 [Höfe am Südstern] and 18), which were built in the Art Nouveau style from the late 19th century. The tenement house No. 18, built according to plans by the architect Nauenberg, for example from the year 1897/1898.
Transport links
At its southern end, Körtestrasse has been connected to the Berlin underground network with the Südstern underground station since 1924 . At the other end of the road the bus stop Körtestraße that of today is bus is operated M41.
Körtestrasse sports field
One of the few sports fields in the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district has been located on Körtestrasse since 1964 . The sports field was built on a site that previously had gas storage facilities . The sports field is directly adjacent to the Gasometer Fichtestrasse , a former gas storage facility that was converted into an air raid shelter, but is no longer used as such, but has been converted into condominiums in some cases. The main pitch , like the small pitch, is covered with artificial turf , which was renewed in 1999. The facility is mainly used by the surrounding schools and the sports club SC Berliner Amateure 1920 e. V.
Boules court
There has been a boules pitch on the traffic island at the northern end of Körtestrasse since 1986 . Relocation is being discussed because of its small size.
Others
- In the 1980s, the psychologist and pioneer of the Second German Gay Movement, Thomas Brüggemann, lived at number 1 .
- The photographer Willy Römer (1887–1979) lived in house number 2 from 1937 to 1953 .
- The first German hemp beer turn was brewed in 1996 in house number 10 .
- From 1956, the sculptor Otto Drengwitz (1906–1997), who among other things worked on the Soviet Memorial in Treptower Park , had his studio at number 28 .
See also
literature
- Dagmar Girra: Berlin's street names - Friedrichshain . Edition Luisenstadt 1996, ISBN 3-89542-084-0
- Hans-Jürgen Mende and Kurt Wernicke (eds.): Berlin district lexicon Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg . Haude & Spener, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-77590-474-3
Web links
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Körtestrasse. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near Kaupert )
- Camphausenstrasse . In: Luise.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bicycle road between Südstern and Mariannenplatz. In: berlin.de. July 14, 2017, accessed July 15, 2020 .
- ↑ bruno gmünder verlag , Rainer Schillung, 1984: berlin from behind. Reading and travel book for gays, gays and other friends , Berlin, 1985, page 197
Coordinates: 52 ° 29 ′ 26 " N , 13 ° 24 ′ 37" E