Kronenstrasse (Rostock)

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The Kronenstrasse in Rostock was a street in the historic center of the Hanseatic city . It connected the triangular square Am Schilde in the west , which also no longer exists today, with the fish bank in the east. After being severely damaged in the war at the end of April 1942, it was not rebuilt in the post-war period and is almost forgotten today.

history

Kronenstrasse was first mentioned in 1416, but under the drastic name " Arschkerbe" , which probably referred to its tightness and brevity. In 1523 the name Kronenstrasse appears for the first time . Both names existed side by side for a certain time until the name Kronenstrasse caught on. Probably they only wanted to upgrade the street by renaming it.

Despite its tightness and brevity, it was of a certain importance in the Hanseatic city of Rostock because of its central location within the former medium- sized town , as it was close to the Neuer Markt and the shield . The residents of Kronenstrasse, artisans and shopkeepers, were located in the middle of the social fabric of the city.

In the nights of bombing, Kronenstrasse, as well as the near and far surroundings, was completely destroyed. A reconstruction of the historical streets in this part of the city was not carried out, so that the Kronenstrasse, as well as the Ortsund and the Schild, were not rebuilt. At the location of the former Kronenstrasse, a pedestrian staircase now leads from the Kleine Wasserstrasse to the undeveloped, greened area north of the Rostock town hall .

Today there is a green area at the former location of the last three streets and squares.