List of streets in the Oberkassel district of Bonn

The list of streets in the Oberkassel district of Bonn gives the meanings and circumstances of the naming. It relates to the Oberkassel district of the Beuel district of Bonn .

A.

Adolf-Hombitzer-Strasse

before Peterstrasse. Between Jakobstrasse and Cäcilienstraße. Named on March 24, 1978 after Adolf Hombitzer (* 1887 , † 1964 ), high school teacher and local researcher.

Adrianstrasse

previously Wilhelmstrasse, now Hitlerstrasse. Between Alsstrasse and Langemarckstrasse. Named on December 19, 1972 after Johann Gabriel Adrian (* 1859 ; † 1948 ), quarry owner, honorary citizen of Oberkassel in 1929.

Alsstrasse

before Alsgasse. Between Königswinterer Straße and Hosterbacher Straße. Named on February 6, 1900 after Als, which means damp ground or water. A fountain still flows there today.

Altrheinstrasse

Between Königswinterer Straße and Dollendorfer Allee with a dead-end street. Named on February 11, 1992 after an oxbow lake in the Rhine.

At the Bürgerpark

previously Kinkelstrasse. The cul-de-sac from Kinkelstrasse to Bürgerpark. Named on January 24, 1979 after the nearby park that was laid out by the Prince of the Lippe, the owner of the Lippe country house; In 1952 the municipality of Oberkassel purchased the park.

At the Buschhof

previously Jakobstrasse and Magdalenenstrasse. Between Kalkuhlstrasse and Am Magdalenenkreuz. Named on March 24, 1978 after the Buschhof, an old episcopal estate.

On the Johannisberg

From the end of Dornheckenstraße along the motorway feeder to Rauchlochweg. Named October 1, 1954.

At the warrior's trench

Between Römlinghovener Straße and Langemarckstraße. Named March 30, 1951.

At the Magdalenenkreuz

previously Jakobstrasse and Magdalenenstrasse. Between Kastellstrasse and Am Buschhof. Named on March 24, 1978 after a stone cross with a Magdalene figure erected around 1730.

At the Mönchshof

Between Büchelstrasse and Rauchlochweg. Named on October 1, 1954 after the farm given to the Heisterbach monastery by Countess Alveradis von Molbach in 1210.

At the Stingenberg

before Oberstrasse. Between Meerhausener Strasse and Berghovener Strasse. Named October 1, 1953.

At the white stone

Between Königswinterer Strasse and Bernhardstrasse. Named May 11, 1962.

At the wide garden

Branch roads to the right and left of Königswinterer Strasse, from the eastern branch road turn off to the south to Stüffgenstrasse. First mentioned in 1968.

At the post office

Dead-end street from Königswinterer Straße. Named on April 26, 1994 after the former post office on the street corner.

For six mornings

The cul-de-sac from Berghovener Strasse. Named February 14, 1995.

B.

Basalt road

before Schulstrasse. Between Königswinterer Straße and Meerhausener Straße. Named on March 24, 1977 after the basalt broken in the quarry, which was brought to the loading point on the banks of the Rhine via this road in the 19th century.

Tree road

Between Königswinterer Strasse and Teichstrasse. Named November 30, 1896.

Berghovener Strasse

Ringstrasse from Langemarckstrasse. Named November 30, 1896.

Bernhardstrasse

before in the Schomet. From Simonstraße to the city limits. Named on November 30, 1896 after Bernhard Schmitz (1822–1904), Mayor of Oberkassel 1850–1894.

Büchelstrasse

Between Hosterbacher Strasse / Alsstrasse and Zipperstrasse. Named November 30, 1896.

C.

Cäcilienstraße

before Weiherstrasse. Between Königswinterer Strasse and Büchelstrasse. Named on March 24, 1977 after St. Cäcilia (around 200 - around 230), parish patroness of Oberkassel.

D.

Dollendorfer Allee

previously J.-G.-Adrian-Straße. Between Langemarckstraße and Im Michelsfeld. Named on February 11, 1992 the Königswinterer districts Ober- and Niederdollendorf.

Dornheckenstrasse

previously Hardtstrasse. From Königswinterer Straße to An der Johannisberg. Named on March 24, 1977 after the former quarry An der Dornhecke, today's Dornheckensee.

E.

Ernststrasse

Between Römlinghovener Straße and Königswinterer Straße. Named on September 12, 1904 after Ernst zur Lippe-Biesterfeld (1842–1904), born in Oberkassel, from 1895 to 1904 Regent of the Principality of Lippe-Detmold.

H

Hartwig-Hüser-Strasse

previously Hartwigstrasse. Between Königswinterer Strasse and Bernhardstrasse. Named in 1948 after Hartwig Hüser (1834–1899), founder of the company Hüser & Co., the Oberkassel concrete factory next to the cement factory.

Heckelsgasse

Between Hosterbacherstraße and Am Johannisberg. First mentioned in 1867.

Heinrich-Konen-Strasse

Between Königswinterer Straße and Konrad-Zuse-Platz. Named on December 10, 1992 after Heinrich Konen (1874–1948), physicist, professor at the University of Bonn.

Hosterbacher Strasse

Between Alsstrasse and Dornheckenstrasse. Named on November 30, 1896 after the Hosterbach settlement in the Oberkassel district.

Hosterstrasse

Between Stüffgenstraße and Cäcilienstraße. Named November 30, 1896.

Humbroichweg

From Langemarckstraße to Römlinghoven. Named on June 3, 1955 after Joseph Humbroich (1830–1906), lawyer and founder of the Society for the Rescue of the Siebengebirge.

I.

In the bungert

Between Meerhausener Strasse and Langemarckstrasse. Named on October 1, 1953 after Bungert, the name for a tree garden.

In the hedge garden

The cul-de-sac from the basalt road. Named November 30, 1896.

In Michelsfeld

Between Königswinterer Straße and Dollendorfer Allee. Named March 25, 1958.

In the Mohrenfeld

Between Altrheinstrasse and Langemarckstrasse. First mentioned in 1950. Derived from muor (swamp, morass, bog).

In the alders

Between Dornheckenstrasse and Königswinterer Strasse. Named November 30, 1896.

In the Persch

The cul-de-sac from Langemarckstrasse. First mentioned in 1825.

In the Proffe

The cul-de-sac from Am Weißen Stein. Named on May 11, 1962 after the Rhenish form for the Middle High German word propfen.

J

Jakobstrasse

Between Am Buschhof and Adrianstrasse. Named in 1900 after Jakob Baur (1828–1898), farmer on the Buschhof in Oberkassel and after Jakob Klein (1873–1925), founder of the machine factory of the same name.

Julius-Vorster-Strasse

Between Kinkelstrasse and Simonstrasse. Named on March 24, 1977 after Julius Vorster junior (1845–1932), entrepreneur in the chemical industry, honorary citizen of Oberkassel in 1930 because of his social services.

K

Kalkuhlstrasse

From Königswinterer Strasse to the railway. Named on September 12, 1930 after Ernst Kalkuhl (1849–1918), founded a school with boarding school in Oberkassel in 1880, which is now called Ernst-Kalkuhl-Gymnasium.

Karl-Duwe-Strasse

From Konrad-Zuse-Platz to Oberkassel train station. Named on December 19, 1972 after Karl Duwe (1894–1960), Mayor of Oberkassel 1946–1948 and 1951–1954.

Kassel Ley

The cul-de-sac from Röckesbergstraße over Ernststraße. Named on February 11, 1992 after a rock section above Oberkassel. Ley means slate.

Kastellstrasse

Between Königswinterer Straße and the railway. Named on December 19, 1972. The name is intended to recall a Roman fort in Oberkassel, the existence of which is scientifically controversial.

Kinkelstrasse

Between Königswinterer Straße and the railway. Named on November 30, 1896 after Johann Gottfried Kinkel (1815–1882), Protestant theologian and politician, professor at the University of Bonn, born in Oberkassel. Revolutionary from 1848/49, released from imprisonment by Carl Schurz in 1850. Husband of Johanna Kinkel.

Koenigswinterer Strasse

Between Sankt-Augustiner Straße and the city limits in the south of Oberkassel. Named April 18, 1855. Königswinter is a city southeast of the city limits of Bonn.

Konrad-Zuse-Platz

Between Joseph-Schumpeter-Allee and Karl-Duwe-Straße. Named on April 3, 2003 after the civil engineer Konrad Zuse (1910–1995), who is considered the "inventor" of the computer.

Kucksteinweg

Between Berghovener Straße and Rheinhöhenweg. Named March 24, 1977 after the Kucksteinberg to which the path leads.

L.

Langemarckstrasse

From Königswinterer Straße in the direction of Vinxel to the city limits. Named on December 10, 1937 after the town of Langemark in Flanders (Belgium), the location of a battle in the First World War in which a particularly large number of young German soldiers were killed. The "Myth of Langemarck" is the transfiguration of the military conflict by national circles and later by the National Socialist regime.

M.

Meerhausener Strasse

Between Zipperstrasse and Am Stingenberg. Named on November 30, 1896 after the street to the Meerhausen district.

O

About the alder

Between Hosterstraße and Hosterbachstraße. Named March 14, 1922.

Oberkasseler Ufer

Before Rheinufer, 1933–1945 Hindenburg-Ufer, 1931–1933 Carl-Schurz-Ufer, before that Rheinufer or Rheinweg. Between Heinrich-Konen-Straße and the city limits in the south. Named March 24, 1977.

P

Paffelsbergplatz

Square with park and playground between Königswinterer Straße and Dollendorfer Allee. Named on February 11, 1992 after Bonn's highest point at 194.8 m.

R.

Rauchlochweg

Between Büchelstrasse and Stieldorfer Strasse. Named September 24, 1890.

Reifenbergstrasse

Between In den Erlen and Am Weitgarten. Named on June 2, 1981 after the Oberkassel-born publicist and co-editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Benno Reifenberg (1892–1970).

Röckesbergweg

Between Königswinterer Straße and Dollendorfer Allee. Named February 11, 1992.

Römlinghovener Strasse

Between Langemarckstraße and the city limits. Named on November 30, 1896 after today's Königswinter district of Römlinghoven.

S.

Simonstrasse

Between Königswinterer Strasse and Bernhardstrasse / Julius-Vorster-Strasse. Named on July 23, 1880. Between 1933 and 1945 Klaus-Clemens-Straße.

Strackhofstrasse

Before that, Gartenstrasse, before that 1937–1945 Franz-Müller-Strasse. The cul-de-sac from Langemarckstrasse. Named on December 19, 1972. The so-called Berghof, which belonged to the Ramersdorf Order of the Teutonic Order until secularization, is now called after the Strack family who later owned it.

Stüffgenstrasse

previously Bergstrasse. Between Königswinterer Straße and Hosterbacher Straße. Named December 19, 1972.

T

Teichstrasse

Between Jakobstrasse and Cäcilienstraße. First mentioned on November 30, 1896. There was a pond there in earlier times.

Theresienau

Between Königswinterer Straße and Am Weisse Stein. Named May 11, 1962.

W.

Weidenstrasse

before at the pond and at the Rütsch. Between Zipperstrasse and Hosterstrasse. Named on November 30, 1896 after the osier that then lined the bank of the pond.

Z

Zipperstrasse

previously Zippergasse. Between Königswinterer Straße and Weidenstraße / Meerhausener Straße. Named 1896.