List of streets in Essen-Borbeck-Mitte

The list of streets in Essen-Borbeck-Mitte describes the street system in Essen 's Borbeck-Mitte district with the corresponding historical references.

Introduction and overview

In Borbeck-Mitte, 13,855 inhabitants (March 31, 2020) live on an area of ​​3.19 km². The district is part of Borbeck District IV. The majority of Borbeck-Mitte, together with most of Bochold, form the postcode district 45355. The north (Grasstrasse, Levinstrasse, Weidkamp from Levinstrasse) belongs to district 45356 with the rest of Bochold, Bergeborbeck and Vogelheim . The parts of Dornebergweg and Pausmühlenstrasse, which belong to the Borbeck-Mitte district, together with Gerschede and Dellwig , form the 45357 district.

Some of the street names in Borbeck date back to the time of Mayor Rudolf Heinrich (1845–1917), who held office between 1881 and 1907 and campaigned for the naming of the streets in the 1890s. At that time it was not yet customary to put the street name at the beginning and end of a street, as the buildings were not very dense, so the street names were also on the house number plates. To make this as possible as possible, Heinrich gave the streets extremely short names. Such street names in Borbeck-Mitte are Armstraße, Dachstraße, Flurstraße, Glühstraße, Grasstraße, Kraftstraße, Neustraße, Schloßstraße, Wachtstraße, Wallstraße, Zielstraße and Zweigstraße.

In the Krupp settlement around Flurstrasse, the streets were named after entrepreneurs and Krupp employees . These include Diechmannplatz, Drogandstrasse, Goosestrasse, Lindnerplatz and Ruhlandplatz. The poets northwest of Borbeck's city center form another thematic group: Klopstockstrasse, Stolbergstrasse and Wielandstrasse.

Starting in the north, the district is delimited clockwise as follows: Allotment gardens Weidkamp, ​​Hesselbruch, Kuhlmannsfeld, Prinzenstraße zu Bergeborbeck , Otto-Brenner-Straße, Borbecker Straße, Rudolf-Heinrich-Straße, Wüstenhöferstraße, Wallstraße, Matthäusfriedhof, Kettelerstraße and Bocholder Straße zu Bochold , Frintroper Straße to Schönebeck , Rabenhorst, Laarmannstraße, Pausmühlenbach and Möllhoven to Bedingrade , further course of the Pausmühlenbach, Pausmühlenhegge, Pausmühlenkamp, ​​Dornebergweg and Levinstraße to Gerschede .

There are 81 designated traffic areas in Borbeck-Mitte, including seven squares . Of these, 24 streets are only partially in the district.
In addition to the streets mentioned above, which completely or partially form the border with neighboring districts, the following are: Leimgardtsfeld, Schacht Neu-Cöln, Stolbergstraße and Weidkamp are continued in Bergeborbeck, Bocholder Straße, Borbecker Straße, Otto-Brenner-Straße and Wüstenhöferstraße in Bochold. Laarmannstraße, Möllhoven and Schloßstraße are partly also in Bedingrade, Donnerstraße, Düppenberg, Hülsmannstraße, Levinstraße and Pausmühlenstraße in Gerschede.

The following roads run through Borbeck-Mitte with the status of a federal, state or district road:

• Bundesstraße 231 : (coming from Bedingrade) - Frintroper Straße - (further in Bochold)
• Landesstraße 229: (coming from Gerschede) - Donnerstraße - Leimgardtsfeld - (further in Bergeborbeck)
• Kreisstraße 13: (coming from Bergeborbeck) - Weidkamp - L 229 - Stolbergstraße - Otto-Brenner-Straße - (further in Bochold)

List of streets and squares

The following table gives an overview of the existing streets, paths and squares in the district as well as some related information.

• Name : current name of the street or square.
• Length / dimensions in meters:
  The length information contained in the overview are rounded overview values ​​that were determined in Google Earth using the local scale. They are used for comparison purposes and, if official values ​​are known, are exchanged and marked separately.
  For squares, the dimensions are given in the form a × b.
  The addition (in the district) indicates that the length is that of the street section within Borbeck-Mitte, provided that the street continues into neighboring districts.
  The addition (without side streets) indicates the length of the "main street" in the case of branched streets.
  The addition (all street sections together) indicates that the street is so winding that there is no “main street”. Instead, the length of all road sections is added together.
• Derivation : origin or reference of the name
• Date of designation : first official designation
• Notes : additional information
• Image : Photo of the street or an adjacent object

Surname	Length / dimensions (in meters)	Derivation	Date of designation	Remarks	image
On the wasteland	140	fallow land	Oct. 1, 1920	The road partly led over the route of the connecting line of the Neuwesel colliery to Bergeborbeck station. The adjacent area was fallow at the time it was named in 1920. The name of the cul-de-sac to Möllhoven is derived from this.
At the elbow	280	Relation to Armstrasse	July 9, 1915	The street Am Ellenbogen does not bear its name - as one might assume - after an arched course of the street, because it connects Flurstraße and Weidkamp in a straight line. Rather, it was named in relation to the neighboring Armstrasse, which in turn is not named after the body part, but after the old Borbeck poor house. Until 1915 the street was part of the Kreuzstraße .
At the sources	250	formerly small sources	March 19, 1969	There used to be several small springs on this street, which is a cul-de-sac to the Heißener Weg.
At the Düsterbeck	130	"Düsterbeck", field name	Sep 15 1976	"An der Düsterbeck" is an old name for a parcel that was used as early as 1668. A barrier called “Düsterbecker Baum” is also mentioned. The street An der Düsterbeck is a dead end to Auf'm Rolland. It was also assigned to this street until 1976.
To St. Immakulata	50	former Catholic Church of St. Maria Immaculata	Feb 23, 1956	In 1939 the Parish Rectorate St. Maria Immaculata was founded, which used the Oblate Chapel built in 1920 until 1948 and then built its own monastery and rectorate church. On October 15, 1957, St. Maria Immaculate was raised to its own parish. In the course of the restructuring in the diocese of Essen in 2007, the church was profaned and finally resigned in 2014. The former parish area has belonged to the parish of St. Dionysius since then. The street An St. Immakulata forms a cul-de-sac to Borbecker Straße, where the church of St. Maria Immaculata used to be.
Arm street	400	former poor house	Jan. 22, 1897	The name of Armstraße is a short form, as it is typical for the street names from the time of Borbeck's mayor Heinrich. The syllable "arm-" refers to the Borbeck poor house, which was built here in 1883 and had a good reputation. Today the Friedrich-Ebert-Heim of the Workers' Welfare stands on the property of the poor house.
On the Rolland	230	"Auf'm Rolland", field name	July 31, 1953	Auf'm Rolland is a cul-de-sac to the Rabenhorst in the west of the district.
Bocholder Strasse	240 in the district	Bochold , district of Essen	July 9, 1915	Bocholder Strasse leads north from the “Fly Busch” intersection on Frintroperstrasse and Altendorfer Strasse to the Bochold district and is therefore named after it. Between Frintroper Strasse and Kettelerstrasse, it forms the border between Borbeck-Mitte and Bochold. It was called Hochstraße until 1915 , before that it was called Bocholder Landstraße until 1891 .
Borbecker Platz	45 × 45 × 30	Place in the center of Borbeck	July 9, 1915	When Borbeck was incorporated in 1915, the old market square was named after the district itself: Borbecker Platz. It is located in the center of Borbeck-Mitte between Marktstrasse and Dionysiuskirchplatz, a staircase leads up from Weidkamp.
Borbecker Strasse	1400 in the district	named after Borbeck himself	July 9, 1915	Borbecker Straße crosses the district once, it begins at Frintroper Straße and then curves northwards to Bochold. Therefore it is named after Borbeck himself.
Roof street	350	roof-like slope	Aug 14, 1896	The area between Wallstrasse and Kettelerstrasse, where Dachstrasse is located, rises like a roof towards the castle and was therefore decisive for the name.
Deinghaushöhe	200	Deinghaus farm, old farm	Aug 5, 1936	The Deinghaushof is one of the oldest farms in Essen, it is mentioned in the chain book from 1332. Originally it belonged to Oberhof Borbeck, but later became the property of the abbess of Essen. Originally it was called "beym Hoff", from 1640 the Aufsitzer called themselves "Deinghaus", probably after Alexander Deinghaus, who came from the Deinghaus farm in Dümpten. The name of the Deinghaushof was combined with the field name “Auf der Höhe” to form the street name “Deinghaushöhe”. The road connects Halfmannwiese and Freiherrnweg.
Diechmannplatz	50 × 50	Gustav Diechmann, 1829–1898, entrepreneur at Krupp	Oct 21, 1938	Gustav Diechmann was initially head of the technical office and later head of the technical operations of the Friedrich Krupp company until 1883. Diechmannplatz is located in a Krupp settlement, in which all streets are named after Krupp entrepreneurs. It is on Drogandstrasse.
Dionysiuskirchplatz	40 × 20	Catholic Dionysius Church	July 9, 1915	Borbeck belonged to the Essen monastery early on . As early as 1313 there was a chapel here as a branch church of St. Johann Baptist in Essen and around this time the parish elevation took place. From the beginning of the 14th century until 1802 the abbess of Essen occupied the parish office. The first Dionysius Church was perhaps built as early as the 12th century, expanded significantly around 1350 and finally closed in 1860. The second church was consecrated in 1867 and suffered severe damage in World War II, but is still standing today. Since 1888 ten parishes have been parish directly from St. Dionysius, plus another ten from daughter parishes. 13 of the 20 subsidiary communities are in Essen, six in Oberhausen and one in Bottrop. In the course of the restructuring in the diocese of Essen in 2007, the parish of St. Dionysius with the parishes of St. Maria Immaculata (Borbeck), St. Johannes Bosco (Borbeck), St. Maria Rosenkranz (Bochold), St. Corpus Christi (Bochold), St. Michael (Dellwig) and St. Thomas More (Vogelheim) and has since been the parish church of the new large parish. The Dionysiuskirchplatz is directly in front of the church between Borbecker Platz and Germaniaplatz. Until 1915 it was only called Kirchplatz .
Thunder road	240 in the district	traditional name	Apr 30, 1891	The name "Donnerstraße" has been used since 1668 and could go back to the Donrebergsgut in Gerschede. This old name was confirmed as the official name in 1891. The Donnerstraße leads from Dellwig through Gerschede to Weidkamp, ​​behind which it continues as Leimgardtsfeld.
Dornebergweg	80 in the district	"Dornebergkotten", old farm	Sep 20 1972	The Dornebergweg is named after the small Dornebergkotten, which was the property of the Old Vicarie at Essen Minster. The path forms a cul-de-sac to Levinstrasse and is only partly in Borbeck-Mitte.
Drogandstrasse	400	Hugo Drogand, 1829–1906, engineer at Krupp	Oct 21, 1938	Hugo Drogand was an engineer and head of the testing facility of the Friedrich Krupp company between 1873 and 1895. Drogandstraße opens up a Krupp settlement, in which all streets are named after Krupp entrepreneurs. It connects Flurstrasse and Fürstäbtissinstrasse.
Düppenberg	110 in the district	"Düppenberg", old field name	July 9, 1915	The name "Düppenberg" has been used since 1668 and in 1915 it became the name of the former Steinstrasse. The Düppenberg street leads from Gerschede to Flurstraße.
Hallway	1000	Field corridor	Oct 8, 1896	At the time it was named, this road led through the open field corridor. This connection between Fürstäbtissinstraße and Am Ellenbogen existed as a roadway around 1820. The northern part originally formed Kreuzstrasse together with Am Ellenbogen .
Freiherrnweg	190	Baron , title of nobility	Aug 5, 1936	The Freiherrnweg connects Fürstenbergstrasse and Borbecker Strasse. Its name refers to Maximilian, Freiherr von Fürstenberg, who once belonged to Borbeck Castle and after whom the neighboring Fürstenbergstrasse is named.
Frintroper Street	1400 in the district	Frintrop , district of Essen	July 9, 1915	The Frintroper Straße crosses the Frintrop district and is therefore named after it. It continues through Bedingrade and from the Rabenhorst forms the border between Schönebeck and Borbeck-Mitte. Until the incorporation, Frintroper Strasse was called Essener Strasse , which its extension in the Oberhausen part of Frintrops still carries today.
Fürstäbtissinstrasse	650	Maria Kunigunde of Saxony , 1740–1826, last princess of Essen	Jan. 19, 1910	In memory of the last abbess of Essen, Maria Kunigunda, this street was renamed “Fürstäbtissinstraße” by the Borbeck municipal council in 1910. It was previously part of Rheinstrasse . Fürstäbtissinstraße branches off from Schloßstraße at Borbeck Castle and ends at Borbeck train station on Borbecker Straße. The Borbeck Girls' High School is located on Fürstäbtissinstrasse.
Fürstenbergstrasse	650	Maximilian Freiherr von Fürstenberg , 1862–1929, owner of Borbeck Castle	July 9, 1915	At the time it was named, Max von Fürstenberg was the owner of Borbeck Castle, which belonged to the Fürstenberg family between 1827 and 1941. Fürstenbergstrasse connects Frintroperstrasse and Schloßstrasse, it runs right along the Schloßpark. Until 1915 it was called Maxstraße .
Judgment Street	450	Essen-Borbeck District Court	Apr 30, 1891	In 1877, the Borbeck mayor's office applied for the establishment of a local court in view of its population of over 20,000 and the expected population growth. This was initially rejected, but then approved on the condition that the municipality itself takes care of the construction and the property of the court. As a result, several Borbeck citizens offered the community land for the construction of the court, and Wilhelm Leimgardt's offer was accepted. In July 1878, Leimgardt donated the property to the mayor, who had the courthouse built by September 1879 with 34,000 marks on it. The old district court was destroyed during the Second World War and the judicial administration built a modern courthouse on Borbecker Strasse. Richtstrasse leads from Marktstrasse at the train station through Borbeck city center via Höltingplatz to Germaniastrasse. At the confluence with Germaniastraße there is a small chapel from the end of the 19th century, the chapel Richtstraße.
Germaniaplatz	70 × 60 × 60	Germania monument	Apr 30, 1891	The parish of St. Dionysius buried its dead on the site of Germaniaplatz from 1840 to 1857. More than 2500 deceased found their final resting place in the parish cemetery. Later, the memorial was erected here to commemorate the Borbeckers who fell during the wars of unification . The monument shows an allegorical representation of Germania , after which the square was named in 1891.
Germaniastrasse	200 in the district	Germania monument	July 9, 1915	Germaniastraße leads from Germaniaplatz in an easterly direction to Bochold and is therefore named after the square. Until 1915 it was called Kirchstrasse .
Glow street	250	Relation to the Deinghaus ring kiln brickworks	Jan. 22, 1897	The name "Glühstraße" is a typical short form of Borbeck's name from the time of Mayor Heinrich and refers to the ring kiln brickworks Deinghaus, later Pothmann, which started operations in 1895 and where bricks were annealed. Around 1930 the brick factory was closed. The Glühstrasse connects Schloßstrasse and Kettelerstrasse.
Goosestrasse	200	Sophus Goose, 1839–1903, entrepreneur at Krupp	Oct 21, 1938	Sophus Goose was judicial advisor, director, vice president of the Chamber of Commerce and member of the power of attorney at Friedrich Krupp AG between 1872 and 1882. From 1882 to 1903 he worked as a lawyer and notary, from 1891 to 1896 as a city councilor. Between 1880 and 1883/84 he was Deputy President of the Essen Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Goosestrasse is located in a Krupp settlement, in which all streets are named after Krupp entrepreneurs. It connects Neuwesel and Flurstrasse.
Grass road	200	Relation to the grass meadows in Hesselbruch	Aug 14, 1896	The name of the "Grasstraße" is a typical short form of the name Borbeck from the time of Mayor Heinrich. It refers to the area known as “Hesselbruch” and overgrown with grass to the north of the small cul-de-sac to Weidkamp, ​​which opens up a commercial area.
Halfmannwiese	120	Halfmann's meadow	Aug 5, 1936	At the time of the naming, the farmer Deinghaus called Halfmann had leased a meadow by the road. Halfmannwiese connects Fürstenbergstrasse and Borbecker Strasse.
Heimbachweg	120	Heimbach, baker family from Borbeck	March 30, 2010	Because they wanted to choose a street name with reference to the local history for this cul-de-sac to Kettelerstraße, the new housing estate was named after the Borbeck baker family Heimbach, who did a great job for the free church in Borbeck.
Heinrich-Brauns-Strasse	250	Heinrich Brauns , 1868–1939, priest and politician	Sep 14 1977	Heinrich Brauns was a German theologian who was a member of the National Assembly in 1919, sat in the Reichstag from 1920 and served as Reich Labor Minister in the Weimar Republic between 1920 and 1928. Heinrich-Brauns-Straße, named after him, leads south from Möllhoven to Borbeck train station, where it ends at Fürstäbtissinstraße. Until 1977 it was called Rheinstrasse .
Hot way	210	Heißen , district of Mülheim an der Ruhr	Nov 12, 1962	The Heißener Weg is a cul-de-sac to the eastern Schloßstraße, which until the redesign of the Borbecker- / Frintroper Straße area belonged to Heißener Straße in Schönebeck and therefore led in the direction of Heißen. Before 1915 it was called Rothstrasse .
Höltingplatz	90	"Hölting", old Borbeck dish		The "Hölting" (wooden thing) was the wooden dish of the Borbeck mark. Protocols have been passed down since 1589. The original Höltingplatz was probably on the site of the oldest Borbeck church, the Dionysius Church. Today's Höltingplatz is located in Borbeck's city center in the course of Rechtsstrasse between Rechtstrasse and Rudolf-Heinrich-Strasse.
Hülsmannstrasse	950 in the district	Hof Hülsmann, old farm	July 9, 1915	The Hülsmannhof was on the Weidkamp and, according to tradition, was called “Hof im Hülse”, “im Hulske” or “Hülsman” between 1536 and 1622. It was originally a treatment item that belonged to the Oberhof Ehrenzell . The Hülsmannstrasse is named after this old farm, it leads from Germaniaplatz northwards to Gerschede. Until 1915 it was called Weidstraße , before that until 1896 it was called Friedenstraße . The Philippusstift , which was established in 1892, is located on Hülsmannstrasse . To the north of it, between Weidkamp and Hülsmannstrasse, lies the cemetery on Hülsmannstrasse. The Geschwister-Scholl-Realschule Essen is located between Hülsmannstrasse and Prinzenstrasse .
Johann-Kruse-Strasse	350	Johann Kruse, judge and first free count in Borbeck	March 6, 1920	On November 5, 1429, at the request of Abbess Elisabeth von Beeck, King Sigismund awarded Johann Kruse, a judge of the Essen Monastery, the "exemption of the chair in Essen Monastery in front of the Abbess Burg zu Borbeke". The Essener Freistuhl - the place where femoral courts were held - was relocated to Borbeck under the rule of Abbess Elisabeth von Nassau in 1372 and remained there until 1486. ​​Johann-Kruse-Strasse branches off from Schloßstrasse at Borbeck Castle leads north to Neuweselstraße.
Kappenbergstrasse	190	Kappenberg farm, old farm	Feb. 18, 1916	"Kappenberg" was the name of two farms in Vogelheim, both of which belonged to Oberhof Borbeck. Kappenbergstrasse, which connects Neustrasse and Zweigstrasse, is named after them.
Kettelerstrasse	500	Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler , 1811–1877, bishop and politician	March 3, 1953	Wilhelm Emmanuel Freiherr von Ketteler was Bishop of Mainz and a German politician. At the suggestion of the “Christliche Familienhilfe Essen-Borbeck” settlement association, which built the houses on this street, Kettelerstraße was given this name. It leads from Borbecker Strasse to Bocholder Strasse, along the Matthäusfriedhof .
Klopstockstrasse	200	Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock , 1724–1803, German poet	July 9, 1915	Like the neighboring streets of Stolbergstrasse and Wielandstrasse, Klopstockstrasse, which connects Hülsmannstrasse and Prinzenstrasse parallel to the target street, is named after a poet. Originally it was called Goethestrasse , in 1915 they apparently wanted to continue to honor a poet with the street name.
Power road	110	Electric tram power station	June 25, 1901	The name of the "Kraftstraße" is one of Borbeck's typical abbreviations from the time of Mayor Heinrich. It refers to the power station and the car hall of the electric tram, which were built here from 1896 to 1898. The Kraftstrasse forms a small cul-de-sac to Stolbergstrasse. Today the catholic primary school Dionysiusschule is located here.
Kuhlmannsfeld	500	Field of the Kuhlmann farm	Dec 16, 1970	The Kuhlmannsfeld leads from Hülsmannstrasse northeast to Neustrasse. Between Prinzenstrasse and Neustrasse it forms the border to Bergeborbeck. Originally called Feldstraße , this old name was combined in 1970 with that of Hof Kuhlmann, which was located at the confluence with Hülsmannstraße, was already recorded in 1668 and belonged to Oberhof Borbeck.
Kühnholdstrasse	220	Adelbert Kühnhold, 1857–1927, master tailor and city councilor	Feb. 2, 1959	Adelbert Kühnhold was a city councilor who did a great job in maintaining peace and order in Borbeck in the times after the First World War and in the Weimar Republic. The small Kühnholdstrasse, a cul-de-sac to Pausmühlenstrasse in the north-west of the district, was named after him.
Laarmannstrasse	110 in the district	Franz Heinrich Laarmann, 1858–1920, judge and city councilor	Feb 12, 1931	Franz Heinrich Laarmann was a Privy Councilor, District Court Director, Judge, City Councilor of the Caritas Association and very committed to promoting Catholic church life, which is why in 1931 the street In der Düsterbeck was renamed Laarmannstraße after him. Before that, it was called Backstrasse until 1915 . Most of it is in Bedingrade, flows into the Rabenhorst and only a few houses belong to Borbeck-Mitte.
Leimgardtsfeld	400 in the district	Land of the Leimgardt family	July 9, 1915	The Leimgardtsfeld is the continuation of Donnerstraße behind the Weidkamp and Hauptstraße in the north of the district. It leads into Bergeborbeck. The Leimgardts were an old family of civil servants whose headquarters were in Borbeck. A Tilmann Leimgardt from 1635 is named who had the third edition of the Essendisches Gesangbuch printed in Wesel. Later some aldermen and the mayor Christian Joseph Philipp Leimgardt (1761–1829) emerged from the family. The Leimgardtsfeld road leads over land that used to belong to the Leimgardt family. Until 1915 the street was called Ziegelstraße .
Levinstrasse	350 in the district	Christian Levin colliery	July 9, 1915	Levinstrasse bears its name after the Christian Levin colliery owned by the Cologne Mining Association, which was sunk in 1857 and was in operation until 1966. This colliery in turn was named after the merchant Christian Levin Lemmé, who co-founded the Cologne mining company. Levinstraße leads from Dellwig through Gerschede to Borbeck-Mitte, where it ends at Weidkamp. Until 1915 the street was called Prosperstraße , between 1934 and 1946 part of it was called Weithönerstraße .
Lindnerplatz	280 (all road sections together)	Karl Lindner, 1833–1895, entrepreneur at Krupp	Oct 21, 1938	Karl Lindner was the resort manager and head of the hammer mills of Friedrich Krupp AG between 1864 and his death in 1895. Lindnerplatz is located in a Krupp settlement where all streets are named after Krupp entrepreneurs. It consists of two parallel streets between Drogandstrasse and Flurstrasse
Loewensteinstrasse	170 without access roads: 130	Loewenstein, old Borbeck family	July 10, 2001	The Loewenstein family was an old merchant family that was well known in its time and, beyond Borbeck, has produced notable personalities in cultural, religious, political and economic life. Loewensteinstrasse is a dead end to Drogandstrasse.
Market street	700 in the district	Borbeck market	June 22, 1977	After its location on Borbeck Markt, Marktstrasse, which runs from Borbeck train station across Borbeck's city center to Bergeborbeck, was given this name in 1977. Originally it was called partly Marktstraße, partly Wilhelmstraße , partly Oberstraße in 1891 . In 1915 it was merged with the rest of Oberstrasse , which led south to Schloßstrasse, to form Borbecker Strasse. In 1977 the northern part of Borbecker Strasse was created, the current connection between Fürstäbtissinstrasse and Wolfsbankring in Bochold. The part of Borbecker Strasse in the city center was then given the old name Marktstrasse.
Möllhoven	750 in the district	"Möllhoven", former farmers	July 9, 1915	"Möllhoven" is the name of an old farming community in Borbeck, to which in 1668 nine farms and cottages belong. In addition, the farms Kleine Möllhoff and Große Möllhoff are mentioned as the most important Kotten. The street Möllhoven lies in the old peasantry, it comes from Bedingrade and leads into Borbeck-Mitte to Weidkamp. Until 1915 it was called Mühlenstrasse .
Mövenstrasse	230	"Mevenhof", old farm	around 1900	"Möven" is a corruption of the name "Mevenhöfer", which stands for a farm mentioned in 1668 and belonging to Oberhof Borbeck. Mövenstrasse connects Donnerstrasse and Hülsmannstrasse.
Neustraße	230 in the district	Colliery Neu-Cöln	Apr 30, 1891	It is one of the “name short forms” typical of Borbeck from the time of Mayor Heinrich. The street was located on the former Neu-Cöln colliery and was therefore called "Neustraße" for short. The Neustraße is in the northeast of the district and leads to Bergeborbeck, the western half of the street behind the Kuhlmannsfeld belongs to Borbeck-Mitte.
Neuweselstrasse	600	Neuwesel colliery	July 9, 1915	The Neuwesel colliery was at the intersection of Neuweselstrasse and Schloßstrasse. It was sunk in 1841, its name goes back to a field that was previously found by Major von Beughem and was named "Neuwesel" after the neighboring Wesel seam. In 1884 the mine was transferred to the Schalke mining and smelter association, and in 1889 to the Essen mining association "King Wilhelm". This closed the colliery and the mine field was dismantled by the Neu-Cöln, Christian Levin and Wolfsbank collieries. In 1939 the disused shaft was transferred to Friedrich Krupp AG. Neuweselstraße branches off from Möllhoven and leads in an arch southwards to Schloßstraße. Until 1915 it was called Schachtstrasse .
Upper castle slope	100	Relation to Borbeck Castle	July 24, 1929	The Upper and Lower Schloßhang are connections between Fürstäbtissinstraße and Residenzaue near Castle Borbeck and are therefore named after it.
Otto-Brenner-Strasse	500 in the district	Otto Brenner , 1907–1972, trade unionist and politician	Nov 8, 1977	Otto Brenner was a German politician and trade unionist and chairman of IG Metall , under whose leadership it developed into the largest single trade union in the world. Otto-Brenner-Strasse, named after him, begins in Bochold and forms the eastern border of Borbeck-Mitte from Borbecker Strasse to Stolbergstrasse.
Pausmühlenstrasse	250	"Pausmühle", old grain water mill	July 9, 1915	The Pausmühlenstraße leads from Gerschede to Weidkamp. The farmer Dieckmann called Paus built a grain water mill here in 1813, which was later called the "Pausmühle". In 1917 the mill was transferred to the “König Wilhelm” mining association, and later to Friedrich Krupp AG . The mill has been operated electrically since 1939 and finally shut down in 1970. Pausmühlenstraße was called Teichstraße until 1915 .
Peter's journey way	200 without access roads: 150	Peter Reise, politician	March 30, 2010	Peter Reise stood up for the citizens of Borbeck as spokesman for the SPD parliamentary group in the citizens' committee, and was also a trainer for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Until 1999 he was chairman of the youth welfare committee in the city council for many years. The Peter-Reise-Weg, named after him, is a branching road to Bocholder Straße.
Prinzenstrasse	500	Reference to the German imperial family	Oct 8, 1896	Around the Borbeck town hall, many street names referred to the German imperial family, such as Kaiserstraße (today Legrandallee in Bochold), Wilhelmstraße (today Borbecker Straße), Augustastraße (today Stolbergstraße), Viktoriastraße (today Wolfsbankstraße in Bochold), Reichsstraße (today Termiedenhof in Bochold), Friedrichstraße (today Vinckestraße), Kurstraße (today part of Prinzenstraße) and the Prinzenstraße, which was the only one left. It leads from Stolbergstrasse as an extension of Otto-Brenner-Strasse northeast to Armstrasse.
Rabenhorst	750	"Rabenhorst", field name	May 13, 1893	The Rabenhorst connects Frintroperstrasse and Schloßstrasse. Until 1915 the street was called Parkstraße after the neighboring castle park, before it was named after an old field name. At the Rabenhorst is the Catholic Church of St. Franziskus, the associated parish is mostly in Bedingrade and belongs to the parish of St. Josef (Frintrop).
Right street	240	Reference to the Essen-Borbeck District Court	Aug 14, 1896	In relation to the old Borbeck district court on Richtstrasse, which crosses Rechtstrasse, this street was called that. It leads south from Marktstrasse to Borbecker Strasse.
Residenzaue	400	Relation to Borbeck Castle	July 6, 1929	The Residenzaue, which is arched on Fürstäbtissinstraße, refers to the neighboring Borbeck Castle, with which the Essen Abbess had built a second residence. Sometimes the neighboring green area between Schloßstraße, Fürstäbtissinstraße and Borbecker Straße is called "Residenzaue". In this open space is the Dubois-Arena , a former boxing arena .
Rieselshof	110	Rieselshof, old Kotten	Feb. 2, 1959	The old “Rüselskotten”, which was located here, was also called “Rieselskotten” or “Rieselshof”, after which this street leading to Neuweselstraße bears its name.
Rudolf-Heinrich-Strasse	230	Rudolf Heinrich, 1845–1917, Mayor of Borbeck	Nov 20, 1973	Rudolf Heinrich was mayor between 1881 and 1907. He had a lasting impact on the mayor's office and is one of the most important Borbeck mayors. The street named after him leads south from Germaniaplatz to Veledastraße.
Ruhlandplatz	70 × 30	Wilhelm Ruhland, 1831–1886, entrepreneur at Krupp	Oct 21, 1938	Wilhelm Ruhland was the operator of the drum rolling mill of Friedrich Krupp AG from 1845 to 1886. The Ruhlandplatz is on Flurstrasse, in a Krupp settlement, in which all streets are named after Krupp entrepreneurs.
Neu-Cöln shaft	600 in the district	Colliery Neu-Cöln	March 12, 1986	The street Schacht Neu-Cöln leads in the northeast of the district from Weidkamp to Bergeborbeck through the area on which the Neu-Cöln shaft, sunk in 1845, was previously located. The western part belonged to Neustraße until 1986 and was called the Neu-Cöln shaft together with it when the eastern part, which runs through an industrial park, was built.
Schlossaue	280	Relation to Borbeck Castle	Feb 23, 1956	In relation to Borbeck Castle and the surrounding park, this arc-shaped street behind the Schloßwiese is called "Schloßaue".
Castle garden	440 in the district	Relation to Borbeck Castle	Aug 5, 1936	In relation to Borbeck Castle and the surrounding park, this cul-de-sac to the Schloßwiese is called "Schloßgarten".
Schlossstrasse	1600 in the district	Borbeck Castle	Apr 30, 1891	The Schloßstraße runs past Borbeck Castle and is therefore named after it. It begins in Frintrop, crosses Bedingrade and makes a bend south-east at Borbeck Castle to the junction called "Fly Busch" on Frintroper and Altendorfer Strasse, where it ends. Until 1891, this southern part, together with a piece of today's Borbecker Straße and today's Marktstraße, was called Oberstraße . Borbeck Castle is a former upper courtyard and fortified knight's seat, which has served as the residence of the abbesses of Essen since 1227. The present castle was built in 1744. In 1805 the Prussian domain administration sold the castle to a professor Vinkaus Rotterdam, who sold it to the Count of Westerholt-Giesenberg in Oberhausen. He never lived in the castle and sold it to Baron Clemens von Fürstenberg in 1836. The castle remained in the possession of the von Fürstenberg family until 1941, and since then it has been owned by the city of Essen. The palace park around the palace is one of the largest parks in Essen.
Castle meadow	750	Borbeck Castle	Aug 5, 1936	In relation to Borbeck Castle and the surrounding park, this connection between Schloßstraße and Rabenhorst is called "Schloßwiese".
Narrow street	120	narrow road	July 9, 1915	Schmale Strasse is a comparatively really narrow street in Borbeck's city center between Marktstrasse and Rechtsstrasse. Until 1915 it was called Kurz Strasse .
Stolbergstrasse	220	Christian zu Stolberg-Stolberg , 1748–1821, German poet	July 9, 1915	Like the neighboring streets of Klopstockstrasse and Wielandstrasse, Stolbergstrasse, which leads north from Hülsmannstrasse to Bergeborbeck, is named after a poet. Until 1915 it was called Augustastrasse .
Lower castle slope	100	Relation to Borbeck Castle	July 6, 1929	The Upper and Lower Schloßhang are connections between Fürstäbtissinstraße and Residenzaue near Castle Borbeck and are therefore named after it.
Veledastraße	100	Veleda , Germanic seer	Jan 15, 1975	"Veleda" is the name of a respected Germanic seer from the Brukterer tribe. The Veledastraße is named after her, which is a cul-de-sac on the Wüstenhöferstraße.
Vinckestrasse	180	Ludwig von Vincke , 1774–1844, Upper President of Westphalia	July 9, 1915	Ludwig von Vincke was a Prussian reformer who was chief president of the newly formed province of Westphalia from 1815 to 1844. In 1915, the old Friedrichstrasse , which is located in downtown Borbeck and connects Marktstrasse with Germaniastrasse, was named after him.
Guard road	130	Railway attendant at the level crossing	Oct 8, 1896	The name of the "Wachtstrasse" is one of Borbeck's typical abbreviations from the time of Mayor Heinrich. It is derived from the fact that at the time it was named in 1896, the Heißen – Osterfeld railway line did not run on a railway embankment, but rather crossed the road. A railway attendant therefore kept watch at the crossing. Wachtstrasse leads from Flurstrasse / Am Ellenbogen to Weidkamp.
Wallstrasse	500	lies on the railway embankment	around 1900	Wallstrasse runs behind Dachstrasse and the cemetery on Dachstrasse, right on the embankment and is therefore named after it. The Dürerschule elementary school is located here.
Walmanger	350	Hipped roof -like terrain vault	Aug 5, 1936	The name "Walmanger" arose as an invented name from the hipped roof-like arching of the terrain and the green space planned at the time between the path and Schloßstraße. The street Walmanger connects Kettelerstrasse and Schloßstrasse.
Weidkamp	2000 in the district	"Weidkamp", field name	July 9, 1915	"Weidkamp" originally referred to a vulgarity, that is, an area that could be used by the general public, as well as a Kotten, which was mentioned in 1668 as "Wiedkampskotten". The road was Weidkamp to 1915 Hessel Road , a section belonged to the low road . It leads from the Neuer Markt at Borbeck train station first westwards and then in an arc to the north, where it leaves Borbeck after two kilometers at the allotment gardens Weidkamp in the direction of Bergeborbeck.
Wielandstrasse	110	Christoph Martin Wieland , 1733–1813, poet	July 9, 1915	Like the neighboring streets of Klopstockstrasse and Stolbergstrasse, Wielandstrasse is named after a poet. Originally the connection between Zielstrasse and Stolbergstrasse was called Schillerstrasse , when the name was renamed in 1915, a poet was apparently still to be honored.
Wüstenhöferstrasse	500 in the district	Franz JC Wüstenhöfer, 1859–1913, general director, alderman and church master	Nov. 27, 1933	Franz Wüstenhöfer was director of the mining company König Wilhelm from 1881 to 1913, and from 1913 general director. He was a member of the local council and had been an honorary councilor for many years. He was also active as a church master and synodal elder in the Evangelical parish Borbeck. The Wüstenhöferstrasse, named after him, leads south from Borbecker Strasse to Bochold. Their part in Borbeck-Mitte was called Kuhstrasse until 1933 .
Target street	180	Relation to the cemetery on Hülsmannstrasse	Oct 8, 1896	The name of the “target street” is one of Borbeck's typical abbreviations from the time of Mayor Heinrich. This refers to the cemetery, those who were buried there, according to Mayor Heinrich, had reached their destination. The target street connects Hülsmannstrasse and Prinzenstrasse.
Branch road	400	branching off road	Aug 14, 1896	The name of "Zweigstrasse" is one of Borbeck's typical abbreviations from the time of Mayor Heinrich. The Zweigstraße "branches off" from Weidkamp (then Niederstraße ) and therefore bears its name. It continues to the Kuhlmannsfeld.

List of former street names

Some of the no longer existing street names in Borbeck-Mitte come from the time of Mayor Rudolf Heinrich, who held the office between 1881 and 1907 and campaigned for the naming of the streets in the 1890s. At that time it was not yet customary to put the street name at the beginning and end of a street, as the buildings were not very dense, so the street names were also on the house number plates. To make this as possible as possible, Heinrich gave the streets extremely short names. These include in the district of Backstrasse , Feldstrasse , Hochstrasse , Kirchplatz , Kirchstrasse , Kreuzstrasse , Kuhstrasse , Kurstrasse , Marktplatz , Marktstrasse , Maxstrasse , Oberstrasse , Niederstrasse , Parkstrasse , Rheinstrasse , Rothstrasse , Schachtstrasse , Teichstrasse and Weidstrasse .

Most of the street names were changed in 1915 after the Borbeck mayor's office was incorporated into the city of Essen in order to avoid duplication.

Surname	from	to	renamed to (current)	Derivation	Remarks
Augustastrasse	Nov 28, 1895	July 9, 1915	→  Stolbergstrasse	Augusta von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach , as the wife of Kaiser Wilhelm I, Empress of Germany	It is a thematic group, the street names around the Borbeck town hall all refer to the German imperial family.
Backstrasse	Jan. 22, 1897	July 9, 1915	→  Laarmannstrasse		After 1915 the street was initially called In der Düsterbeck .
Bocholder Landstrasse		Apr 30, 1891	→  Bocholder Strasse	Bochold , district of Essen
Essener Strasse	Apr 30, 1891	July 9, 1915	→  Frintroper Strasse	Essen , then the neighboring town of Borbeck
Feldstrasse	Apr 30, 1891	Dec 16, 1970	→  Kuhlmannsfeld
Friedenstrasse	Apr 30, 1891	Oct 8, 1896	→  Hülsmannstrasse		After 1896 the street was initially called Weidstraße .
Friedrichstrasse	Nov 28, 1895	July 9, 1915	→  Vinckestrasse	Friedrich III. , 1831–1888, Emperor of Germany	It is a thematic group, the street names around the Borbeck town hall all refer to the German imperial family.
Goethestrasse	June 25, 1901	July 9, 1915	→  Klopstockstrasse	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , 1749–1832, poet	After 1915 a poet was apparently still to be honored.
Hot street	July 9, 1915	Nov 12, 1962	→  Hot way	Heißen , district of Mülheim an der Ruhr	In 1962 Borbecker Strasse was extended from Schloßstrasse to Frintroper Strasse. The part of Heißener Straße, which is located in Borbeck-Mitte, was split off from Schönebecker Heißener Straße and was henceforth named "Heißener Weg". Before 1915 it was called Rothstrasse .
Hesselstrasse	Apr 30, 1891	July 9, 1915	→  Weidkamp		In 1915, Hesselstrasse and Niederstrasse were merged into "Weidkamp".
Elevated road	Apr 30, 1891	July 9, 1915	→  Bocholder Strasse		Before 1891 the street was called Bocholder Landstrasse .
In the Düsterbeck	July 9, 1915	Feb 12, 1931	→  Laarmannstrasse	"Düsterbeck", field name
church Square	Aug 14, 1896	July 9, 1915	→  Dionysiuskirchplatz	The church square was right next to the Catholic Dionysius Church.
Kirchstrasse	Apr 30, 1891	July 9, 1915	→  Germaniastrasse	The Church Street began on the church square , next to the Catholic Church Dionysius.
Kreuzstrasse	Apr 30, 1891	July 9, 1915	divided between →  Am Ellenbogen and Flurstrasse	It is possible that Kreuzstraße was named in relation to the crossroads at the intersection with Mühlenstraße ( Möllhoven ).	In 1915 the western part of the street was assigned to the Flurstrasse, the northeast part was given the name "Am Ellenbogen".
Cow Street	around 1891	Nov. 27, 1933	→  Wüstenhöferstrasse
Kurstrasse	Oct 8, 1896	July 9, 1915	→  Prinzenstrasse	Abbreviation for "Kurfürstenstraße"	It is a thematic group, the street names around the Borbeck town hall all refer to the German imperial family.
Short street	Nov 28, 1895	July 9, 1915	→  Narrow street	It's a very short street.
Marketplace	Oct 8, 1896	July 9, 1915	→  Borbecker Platz	old Borbeck market
Maxstrasse	Nov 28, 1907	July 9, 1915	→  Fürstenbergstrasse	Maximilian von Fürstenberg, owner of Borbeck Castle
Mühlenstrasse	Apr 30, 1891	July 9, 1915	→  Möllhoven	At the intersection with Gerschermannweg there is an old mill, after which the street was probably named.
Niederstrasse	Apr 30, 1891	July 9, 1915	→  Weidkamp		In 1915, Hesselstrasse and Niederstrasse were merged into "Weidkamp".
Oberstrasse	Apr 30, 1891	July 9, 1915	divided between →  Borbecker Straße , →  Marktstraße and →  Schloßstraße		The Oberstraße led northwards from Essener Straße to the market square , its continuation in the inner city of Borbeck was called “Marktstraße”. In 1915, its northern section was combined with Wilhelmstrasse and "Marktstrasse" to form "Borbecker Strasse", and the southern section was assigned to "Schloßstrasse". In 1977 the northernmost part (in Borbeck's city center) was separated from “Borbecker Straße” as “Marktstraße”.
Parkstrasse	May 13, 1893	July 9, 1915	→  Rabenhorst	The street is at the castle park.
Prosperstrasse	Apr 30, 1891	July 9, 1915	→  Levinstrasse
Rheinstrasse	Oct 8, 1896	Sep 14 1977	divided between →  Fürstäbtissinstraße and →  Heinrich-Brauns-Straße	Rhine , river	As early as 1910, the connection from Borbeck Castle to Borbeck train station was renamed Fürstäbtissinstraße, and in 1977 the continuation to Möllhoven was given the name Heinrich-Brauns-Straße.
Rothstrasse	Feb. 2, 1897	July 9, 1915	→  Hot way		The name of Rothstraße is one of Borbeck's typical abbreviations from the time of Mayor Heinrich. It can no longer be interpreted today. After 1915, the street was part of Heißener Straße until 1962 .
Shaft street	Aug 14, 1896	July 9, 1915	→  Neuweselstrasse	Schachtstrasse was probably named after the nearby Neuwesel mine shaft .
Schiller Street	June 25, 1901	July 9, 1915	→  Wielandstrasse	Friedrich Schiller , 1759–1805, poet	After 1915 a poet was apparently still to be honored.
Steinstrasse	Apr 30, 1891	July 9, 1915	→  Düppenberg	There may be a reference to the stone path in Gerschede, to which the Steinstraße led in the further course, which was popularly known as "Stenstepken" even before it was named.
Teichstrasse		July 9, 1915	→  Pausmühlenstrasse
Weidstrasse	Oct 8, 1896	July 9, 1915	→  Hülsmannstrasse
Weithönerstrasse	Nov 12, 1934	May 22, 1946	→  Levinstrasse		In 1946 Weithönerstrasse was merged with Levinstrasse.
Wilhelmstrasse	Apr 30, 1891	July 9, 1915	→  Marktstrasse	Wilhelm I , 1797–1888, Emperor of Germany	It is a thematic group, the street names around the Borbeck town hall all refer to the German imperial family. In 1915 Wilhelmstrasse was merged with “Marktstrasse” and Oberstrasse to form →  Borbecker Strasse . In 1977 the northern part of this street was separated as "Marktstraße".
Ziegelstrasse	Aug 14, 1895	July 9, 1915	→  Leimgardtsfeld

See also

• List of streets in Essen-Bedingrade
• List of streets in Essen-Frintrop
• List of streets in Essen-Gerschede
• List of streets in Essen-Schönebeck

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Unless otherwise stated, the source used is: Erwin Dickhoff: Essener Strasse . Ed .: City of Essen - Historical Association for City and Monastery of Essen. Klartext-Verlag, Essen 2015, ISBN 978-3-8375-1231-1 .
2. ^ City of Essen: Population figures. Retrieved May 21, 2020 . 
3. ↑ The work "Essener Straßen" only mentions the Höltingsweg in Vogelheim, therefore the explanation for the place in Borbeck is taken.