Langgasse

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The Langgasse taken from the Rechtstädt. City Hall, looking west to the Golden Gate

The Langgasse (Polish Ulica Długa ) is the main street of the right city in Gdansk . It has some reconstructed historical patrician houses and is one of the main tourist attractions of the city. It runs from the Long Market (Długi Targ) to the Langgasser Tor.

history

9th to 13th centuries

Around the late 9th century, a settlement emerged around the later right town hall and the long market. Fishermen, craftsmen and traders lived in it, and there was a harbor on the Motława. This settlement was one of the most important and oldest known today in the southeastern Baltic Sea area. In the late 10th century it changed its character, since then it has only been used for port and trade traffic, no handicrafts or livestock farming were carried out.

14th to 18th century

After the Teutonic Order took possession of Danzig , it became the most important street in the Rechtstadt and Danzig. The earliest historical mention of the longa platea ( long alley ) is from 1331, the first ever mentioned street in Gdansk. At that time it was regarded as a street, along with the later Long Market.

Because of the parade celebrations in the years 1457–1552, especially the entry of King Casimir IV Jagiello in 1457, it was also referred to as Königstraße . Large quarters were rented here by the Polish kings, and roaring fireworks were held at festivals of the royal families.

Langgasse was the home of the city's most distinguished families. Patrician families, wealthy merchants and citizens, numerous mayors and councilors lived here.

1800 to 1945

Long market with town hall, around 1890/1900, Langgase behind on the left
City map from 1885, Labggasse centrally from east to west

The character of the street changed from the early 19th century. Businesses and businesses increasingly settled here. Gas lighting has existed since 1852/53. The additions began to disappear from it, the last one being removed in 1872. In 1871/73 the sewer system was laid, in 1880 there were 1080 shops and commercial branches in Langgasse. In 1882 the street was paved with paving stones imported from Scandinavia. There has been a horse-drawn tram since 1884 and an electric tram since 1896.

In 1904 there were 491 shops and commercial branches in Langgasse. In 1919 the Gloria Theater was opened as the first cinema, in 1924 the Rathaus-Lichtspiele . During this time, too, there were numerous shops, services, doctors' surgeries, some banks, as well as apartments for business people and employees.

In 1944/45 the buildings in Langgasse were almost completely destroyed.

Since 1945

From 1950 to 1953 the historical facades were rebuilt according to historical models. In 1971 tram traffic was stopped. After removing the track and the old paving stones, ground granite emerged underneath .

Today Langgasse is a pedestrian zone with numerous shops, cafés, restaurants and commercial branches. It is one of the main tourist attractions in Gdańsk.

building

The Langgasse
Ferberhaus, Langgasse 28

Many historical buildings in Langgasse have been reconstructed after 1945 based on historical models. The numbering runs from the Langgasser Tor on the southern side to the Long Market and then back again on the opposite side. The original year of construction, owner and user are given

built around 1780

  • No. 22–25: Post and Telegraph Office

after 1945 post

built around 1560

built around 1620

  • No. 31

1919–1942 Gloria Theater (cinema)

  • No. 32-34

1920s Danziger Privat-Actien-Bank (founded in 1856)

now with city museum

  • No. 47

1920s savings bank

  • # 48

1920s Danziger Commerz- und Depositenbank

  • No. 57/58

1920s Bank Przemyslowców (Polish Bank)

  • No. 60/61

1919–1942 City Hall light shows

  • No. 65/66

1920s Hackebeil printing and publishing house, branch of the Berlin sports publishing house

  • No. 73

1926 Danish consulate

  • No. 86

Langgasser Gate

Web links

Commons : Langgasse  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Langgase Baltic holiday, description
  • Długa Gedanopedia, with historical photos (Polish)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jerzy Kmieciński: Gdańsk - geneza średniowiecznego miasta i portu. [Gdansk, Development of the Medieval City and the Port], In: Zakład archeologiczny. No. 65. 2017. pp. 133–149, here pp. 138–140 PDF , with archaeological findings and a reconstructed location on a map p. 140 (Polish, with English captions)
  2. ↑ The beginnings of Danzig Gedanopedia, by Błażej Śliwiński, with the oldest dendrodata 907/932; see. also id. Początki Gdańska: dzieje ziem nad Zachodnim brzegiem Zatoki Gdańskiej w I połowie X wieku , Gdańsk: Muzeum Miasta Gdańska Historyczne, 2009, ISBN 978-83-61077-28-2
  3. ^ Walther Stephan: Danzig. Foundation and street names. Herder Institute, Marburg / L. 1954. p. 121 Digital copy , mentioned in mortgage notes , ie city property documents
  4. ↑ Długa Gedanopedia (Polish)
  5. ^ Address book Danzig . 1926. Part II. P. 280f.
  6. ^ Address book Danzig . 1942. pp. 226f.
  7. ↑ Rathaus-Lichtspiele Filmtheater Square