Lindenstrasse (Ilmenau)
The Linde street is a boulevard in downtown Ilmenau ( Thuringia ). It is about 400 meters long.
history
Lindenstrasse was already being built on around 1600. At that time it was outside the city and thus formed the largest suburb of Ilmenau, the so-called Endleich . It began at the Endleichtor and followed the trade route from Erfurt to Nuremberg to around the Ilm . The current development on Lindenstrasse dates from the 18th and 19th centuries. At that time Ilmenau was a spa town and Lindenstrasse established the connection between the spa facilities in the southwest of the city and the center. It was also used for parades by the dukes of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach when they were in the city. Lindenstrasse is around 25 meters wide, making it the widest street in Ilmenau and is now part of the pedestrian zone with reduced traffic . It has been called Lindenstrasse since around 1800, because four rows of linden trees are planted in the middle . The B 4 ran on Lindenstrasse until around 1965 , since then it has been on the neighboring Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse and Lindenstrasse is a pedestrian zone. Between 1999 and 2003 it was extensively renovated and redesigned.
Course and structures
Lindenstrasse begins at the location of the former final gate on the southwestern edge of the old town of Ilmenau. The gate was destroyed in the city fire of 1752 and not rebuilt. The first building on Lindenstrasse is the striking “Zum Löwen” hotel . However, it has not been used as such since 1990, but now houses the city's main post office. The current building is a faithful replica of the old hotel, which was demolished in 1995 due to its dilapidation. The building has a special meaning: it served Johann Wolfgang von Goethe as quarters several times when he was in the city. He also celebrated his 81st and therefore last birthday in this house. The “goat fountain” has stood in front of the “lion” since around 2000. It depicts two dancing goats. On its pedestal is the well-known verse In Ilmenau, the sky is blue there, the billy goat dances with his wife . The goat is one of the two Ilmenau “city animals” and the mascot of the “Ilmenau - sky blue” marketing campaign. The next big building is the Lindenhof a few meters away . Today it is one of the largest hotels in the city.
Behind the Lindenhof is the administrative center of Sparkasse Arnstadt-Ilmenau in the building of the former Volkskino. What is striking about this building is the extremely steeply sloping roof. Such roofs are necessary to withstand the all-winter snow masses in Ilmenau. Opposite the Sparkasse is the Wenzelsche House . It served as the post office of the Princes of Thurn and Taxis and was also the residence of the poet Karl Ludwig von Knebel for several years . At this point the widest section of Lindenstrasse begins, in which it is built up as follows: row of houses - sidewalk - stairs - 2 rows of linden trees - lane - row of linden trees - sidewalk - row of linden trees - sidewalk - row of houses.
The next striking building is the city's cinema, the Lindenlichtspiele . It is the only cinema in the world that is equipped with IOSONO sound field technology. This technology enables room sounds to be represented even more authentically. It was developed at the city's university . The building of the former spa administration stands next to the cinema. This two-storey classical building used to be the "first port of call" for spa guests after their arrival. B. Quarters were arranged. In front of the spa administration there is a large terrace that is used for events.
Works of art that belong to the series “The Metamorphosis of the Ilmenau Linden” are exhibited on the sidewalk. When Lindenstrasse was redesigned, the old linden trees had to be felled. The tree trunks were purchased from an artist. She freed them from the bark and painted them black. These sculptures were then exhibited as part of the second Ilmenau Art Trail and then acquired by the city administration. Since then, they have stood at this point and have sparked divided opinions among the population.
At the end of Lindenstrasse, a small water art was created during the last renovation , which invites you to linger. The Tanne Hotel , which was one of the most famous hotels in the city and was the founding site of the Thuringian Forest Association , stood here until 1992 . After its demolition, it was replaced by a new building, which, however, does not fit into the surrounding area. A shopping center was set up with the Tannenpassage on the ground floor of the new Hotel Tanne .
Today there is no longer any connection from Lindenstrasse to Schleusinger Allee (B4). This was cut up in the 1960s when Lindenstrasse was made a pedestrian zone. originally it forked at its end into Waldstraße (today Kreisstraße to Frauenwald ) and Schleusinger Allee (today B4 to Coburg ). Near the end of Lindenstraße are the Tannenbrücke (named after the Hotel Tanne) over the Ilm and the Ilmenau Bad train station on the Rennsteigbahn .
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Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ N , 10 ° 54 ′ 43 ″ E