Kaiserberg (Duisburg)
The Kaiserberg is a natural elevation in the Duisburg district of Duissern at 75 m above sea level. NN . It is the northwestern branch of the slate mountains on the right bank of the Rhine , the northern tip bears the name Schnabelhuck .
history
As a strategically important site, the Kaiserberg has been the site of various fortifications since prehistoric times (see Kaiserberg Castle ). In the earliest Middle Ages, the Kaiserberg marked a point on the border between the Merovingian empire of the Franks and that of the Saxons .
To the north of Duissern-Strasse, until it was demolished after the Second World War, the remainder of the medieval Duissern Motte lay , which at last could only be seen in the landscape as a 1.5 m high hill with a diameter of about 25 m.
In the middle of the 12th century, Duissern's Cistercian monastery is said to have been relocated to the Marienborn near the Sedanwiese for several years. The name of the sunken monastery used to this day for the region of the stream below the Sedan meadow is evidence of this to this day.
The Kaiserberg has belonged to Duisburg since 1868. With a council resolution of February 22, 1881, the mountain originally called “Duissernscher Berg” was renamed “Kaiserberg”.
The northern foothills are called "Schnabelhuck". This was separated from the Duissernschen Berg during the construction of the Duisburg – Oberhausen railway line by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company in 1846. The remaining piece, called "Sauerbraten" by the Duisburgers, disappeared during the construction of the Reichsautobahn in 1936, today's Federal Motorway 3 .
The Kaiserberg today
Today the Kaiserberg is a hill with old trees and hiking trails, which forms part of the large Duisburg city forest .
The Duisburg Zoo has been located on parts of the Kaiserberg since 1934 .
To commemorate the Battle of Sedan, there is a “Sedan meadow” on the Kaiserberg, where events took place on Sedan Day at the beginning of the 20th century. A previously existing water tower, a waterfall and the Kaiser Wilhelm I monument no longer exist on the Kaiserberg. The Duissern Botanical Garden , which was first mentioned in 1890, is located in the western area . At the moment (2019) the Duisserner Citizens Association is making efforts to restore and redesign the Kaiserberg. Entry in the list of historical monuments is also sought.
On the edge of the Kaiserberg, d. H. in the eastern parts of Duissern, the most distinguished residential areas of the city with a villa-like development are located.
In 2018, the Wilhelmshöhe district was completed on the immediate edge of the Kaiserberg (with a retaining wall facing the Kaiserberg) . This is located on a 6300 square meter area of the listed former villa of the Henle family and comprises around 45 residential units in seven city villas. Subsequently, by the end of 2020, the Kaiserpalais will be another residential quarter with high-quality furnishings.
Sports
In table tennis , the women's team of the DTC Kaiserberg (today: DSC Kaiserberg ) was one of the strongest teams in Germany from 1957 to 1989.
Trivia
The term “Duisburg-Kaiserberg” is sometimes incorrectly used for the Duissern district at the motorway exit of the same name at the Kaiserberg motorway junction .
A diploma thesis entitled Die Kaiserberganlagen in Duisburg dealt with the park development and the user concept in 2001.
The Sedan meadow on the Kaiserberg is the most popular toboggan run in Duisburg
Web links
- The Kaiserberg described on the website of the city of Duisburg
- History of the Kaiserberg
- On the trail of forest history on the Kaiserberg
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Müller-Wille: Medieval castle mounds "Motten" in the northern Rhineland, supplements to the Bonner Jahrbücher Vol. 16 (1966)
- ↑ Duisburg monument themes 10. Duissern A Duisburg district with a 'royal' history. City of Duisburg, 2011, accessed on March 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Duisburg. Green. - Green oases - Kaiserberg. Retrieved March 11, 2020 .
- ^ The <Kaiserberg in Duisburg, WAZ May 11, 2013
- ↑ Renaming of the Duissernschen Berg to Kaiserberg ( memento of the original from August 29, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ https://www2.duisburg.de/micro2/duisburg_gruen/oasen/parks/102010100000384560.php
- ↑ Website of the Duissern Citizens' Association
- ↑ 46th public meeting of the district council center - 05.09.2019, item 12, description of the Kaiserberg facilities
- ↑ Quartier Wilhelmshöhe (with picture)
- ↑ Kaiserpalais (with picture)
- ^ Diploma thesis Sandra Thiel, April 2001, Die Kaiserberganlagen in Duisburg
- ↑ Kathrin Migenda: Snow in the Ruhr Area: The 15 most beautiful places for sledding in the area. December 14, 2017, accessed March 11, 2020 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 26 ' N , 6 ° 49' E