List of streets in Essen-Südviertel

Südviertel

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list of streets in Essen-Südviertel describes the street system in Essen 's Südviertel district with the corresponding historical references.

Introduction and overview

In Essen Südviertel, in addition to the town center , the North , the East , the South East and the West district belongs to the city, today 11,849 inhabitants (31 March 2020) on an area of just one square kilometer. The postal code districts 45127, 45128 and 45130 belong to the Südviertel.

In the southern quarter, the majority of streets are named after local and nationally significant personalities; including industrialists, composers and poets.

The boundaries of the southern quarter are formed as follows:
in the north by Bert-Brecht-Strasse, the Dortmund – Duisburg railway line and Hohenburgstrasse to the northeast; further east through the railway line from Essen-Werden to Essen-Hauptbahnhof ; to the south through Rellinghauser Strasse, Moltkestrasse, Witteringstrasse and Kahrstrasse; to the west through Gemarkenstrasse, Hölderlinstrasse and Friedrichstrasse.

There are 73 designated traffic areas in the southern district, including five squares .
The following streets are only partially in the district:
Friedrichstrasse, Hölderlinstrasse, Isenbergstrasse, Kahrstrasse, Mörikestrasse, Richard-Wagner-Strasse, Rellinghauser Strasse, Rüttenscheider Strasse

Run through the Südviertel district:

• the federal highway 40 in east-west direction,
• the Bundesstraße 224 on the Bismarckstraße coming from Rüttenscheid via the Friedrichstraße to the Westviertel and
• the state road L451 on the Kronprinzenstrasse and the Hohenzollernstrasse.

List of streets

The following table gives an overview of the streets and paths in the district with corresponding 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 of the street section within the southern district, since the street continues into neighboring districts.
• 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
Admiral-Scheer-Strasse	170	Reinhard Scheer , naval officer and admiral in the First World War	May 8, 1933	Admiral-Scheer-Strasse, previously called Am Stadtgarten , branches off as a cul-de-sac from Friedrichstrasse to the north and runs west of the city ​​garden .
At the Bernewäldchen	70	Grove where the amber rises	May 27, 1904	The wood in which the Berne originated was the Klostermannsbusch, which belonged to the Klostermann farm (later Schnutenhaus). The name Bernewäldchen was first mentioned in the cadastral registers in 1887. In 1904 the Bernewäldchen was acquired by the city of Essen together with the excursion restaurant (today a restaurant on Moltkeplatz). The seller was the farm owner Ernst Schnutenhaus from Huttrop . The street Am Bernewäldchen connects Richard-Wagner-Strasse with Mozartstrasse.
At the Thyssenhaus	150	Former Thyssen high-rise , formerly Rheinstahl	Feb. 4, 1977	The cul-de-sac from Bert-Brecht-Straße is named after the location on the former Thyssen high-rise (today RUHR Tower), which in 1961 was Essen's first high-rise with a height of almost 80 meters. The building was built for Rheinische Stahlwerke AG , so the street was initially called Am Rheinstahlhaus . In 1976 it was taken over by Thyssen (later ThyssenKrupp ), which led to the street being renamed. The building, which is now a listed building, has been privately refurbished since 2016 after it was sold to a consulting, investment and brokerage company in Essen in 2015.
To St. Ignatius	200	Parish of St. Ignatius	May 22, 1946	In 1924 an emergency church was set up in the hall of the Jesuit residence. In 1954 the parish of St. Ignatius was founded. In 1961 the church of St. Ignatius was completed . The Jesuits left the city of Essen in 2012. A year later the ailing church tower was put down and the church rooms for parts of the parish of St. Gertrud were renovated. The street An St. Ignatius, which was previously called Freiligrathstraße , connects Kaupenstraße with Holsterhauser Straße.
Baedekerstrasse	230	Baedeker, family of booksellers from Essen	Oct. 1, 1920	Gottschalk Diedrich Baedeker is the founder of GD Baedeker Verlag in Essen. His first son Karl Baedeker founded the publishing house Karl Baedeker and published the later famous Baedeker travel guide . Baedeker Strasse, which was previously called Huyssenstrasse , leads west from Huyssenallee over Dreilindenstrasse and ends as a dead end before Bismarckplatz.
Tree road	280	Baumhof belonging to Peter Heyden's linden estate	Jan. 17, 1868	The married couple Kreisgeometer Peter Heyden built the Lindengut in 1841 to the west of what was then Kettwiger Chaussee (today a green area behind the Glückaufhaus ), to which a tree garden or tree yard belonged opposite. Alfred Krupp had the Baumhof workers' colony built here in 1871 for the workers of the Krupp cast steel factory. Baumstraße branches off to the east of Rüttenscheider Straße, once forming the southern border of the workers' colony, and today it leads to Witteringstraße.
Beethovenstrasse	360	Ludwig van Beethoven , composer	May 4th 1900	Beethovenstrasse leads from Isenbergplatz to Schubertstrasse.
Beiseweg	100	Besieweg, field name	Jan. 17, 1868	In the mother role of 1827 An Beiseweg is mentioned. The Beiseweg is a spur road that leads off the An St. Ignatius street and parallel to Kruppstraße.
Bert-Brecht-Strasse	450 in the district	Bertolt Brecht , playwright and poet	Apr 7, 1978	Named after the influential playwright and lyric poet of the 20th century, Bert-Brecht-Strasse, which runs parallel to the main railway line to the south , partially forms the border with the western quarter and the city ​​center . Until 1978 it was called Schillerstrasse .
Bismarckplatz	55 × 50	Otto von Bismarck , Imperial Chancellor and honorary citizen of the city of Essen	around 1887	The Bismarck memorial was unveiled on September 23, 1900 on Bismarckplatz . Bismarckplatz is at the intersection of Kruppstrasse and Bismarckstrasse.
Bismarckstrasse	1120	Otto von Bismarck , Imperial Chancellor and honorary citizen of the city of Essen	around 1887	Bismarckstrasse leads south from the Dortmund – Duisburg railway line via Kruppstrasse and Friedrichstrasse to Rüttenscheid , where it continues as Alfredstrasse. From Friedrichstrasse and further on in Rüttenscheid, it is part of Bundesstrasse 224 .
Brahmsstrasse	130	Johannes Brahms , composer, pianist and conductor	December 7, 1906	Brahmsstrasse connects Max-Fiedler-Strasse with Rellinghauser Strasse.
Brauerstrasse	100	former location near some breweries	Jan 15, 1895	The location of several breweries in the vicinity led to the naming of the street. These were the Rauter brewery, founded in 1853, the Fehrenberg brewery, founded in 1865 (from 1875: Fehrenberg & Stinnesbeck, from 1905: Phönix-Brauerei GmbH) and the Actien-Bierbrauerei in Essen an der Ruhr, which later became the Stern-Brauerei . Brauerstrasse connects Steinstrasse with Fischerstrasse.
Brunnenstrasse	290	Well for the water supply of the city of Essen	July 1, 1891	At the end of the 1850s there were plans to build wells in the municipal quarry, in the area of ​​the later and now no longer existing pond of the city ​​garden , in order to counteract the water shortage in the city that was caused by mining. Existing wells in the city threatened to dry up. When the city wanted to sell the quarry to the Gemeinnützige Actiengesellschaft in 1865, the Düsseldorf government raised concerns about the contract because it wanted to keep the city's property, which contained water sources in the stone pit that could have been of benefit to the city. Brunnenstrasse, which was called Mackensenstrasse during the Nazi era , leads from Rellinghauser Strasse to the east past the Stadtgarten over Hohenzollernstrasse to Witteringstrasse.
Dreilindenstrasse	430	Linden trees	Jan. 17, 1868	Before the expansion of Kettwiger Chaussee , today's Huyssenallee, Dreilindenstrasse was part of the main road from Essen to Werden . Around the Baedekerstraße there were three linden trees standing close together, which probably led to the name. Further north, in the area of ​​today's green space behind the Glückaufhaus , the married couple Kreisgeometer Peter Heyden built the Lindengut in 1841. In 1937 the city of Essen acquired the Lindengut, the buildings of which were destroyed in World War II. One part of Dreilindenstrasse leads as a spur road from Baedekerstrasse to the north and the longer part from there to the south and also ends as a spur road. It runs parallel between Bismarckstrasse and Huyssenallee.
Emilienstraße	340	Emilie Besse, wife of the brewery owner Wilhelm Besse	June 10, 1887	Emilie Besse was born as Emilie Meckenstock on March 21, 1811 in Werden . She was the wife of the brewery owner Wilhelm Besse. He had almost all houses built on Emilienstraße. Emilie died in Essen on December 27, 1897. Emilienstraße leads from Von-Schmollern-Straße to Isenbergplatz.
Ernst-Schmidt-Platz	50 × 20	Ernst Schmidt , city historian	Dec 28, 2010	Ernst-Schmidt-Platz is located in front of the House of Essen History / City Archives .
Europaplatz	60 × 60	The City of Essen's commitment to Europe	27 Sep 2017	Following a Council decision of September 27, 2017, the square south of the main train station was renamed from Freiheit to Europaplatz. The street branching off to the northeast up to Helbingstrasse retains the designation freedom.
Fischerstrasse	120	Franz Fischer, pastor	Jan. 4, 1895	Franz Fischer, born in Werden on August 20, 1807, was a Catholic clergyman and pastor at St. Johann in Essen between 1849 and 1892 . He died in Essen on April 20, 1892. Fischerstraße connects Rellinghauser Straße with Gutenbergstraße.
Folkwangstrasse	100	Location at the Folkwang Museum	Jan 15, 1936	Folkwangstrasse connects Bismarckstrasse with Rüttenscheider Strasse.
Frau-Bertha-Krupp-Strasse	100	Bertha Krupp born Eichhoff (1831–1888), wife of the industrialist Alfred Krupp	Jan. 26, 1906	Frau-Berta-Krupp-Strasse (without the “h” at Bertha) originally ran from Rellinghauser Strasse south and east around the cemetery at Kettwiger Tor , where the Krupp family cemetery was also located. This course was previously called Berthastraße . This entire area is now built over to the south of Essen Central Station with the Liberty and the A 40 . On July 9, 1915, Frau-Berta-Krupp-Strasse was extended to Weiglestrasse, where parts of it were previously called Alexstrasse . On December 12, 1957, the spelling Frau-Bertha-Krupp-Straße (with “h” in Bertha) was introduced. From the end of the 1960s, due to urban planning changes, it ran parallel to the south of the new A 40 from Rellinghauser Strasse to Helbingstrasse. At the beginning of the 1990s it was shortened to its current length between Heinickestrasse and Helbingstrasse due to the establishment of the Evonik company headquarters .
freedom	250	urban freedom	Nov 20, 1937	The demolition of the Huyssens Foundation , which at the time was based on Huyssenallee in front of Kettwiger Tor, created a free space south of the main train station . This is how this area, which is now a roundabout with a branch-off street leading to Helbingstrasse, was given the name Freiheit. This street will keep its name, while the roundabout was renamed Europaplatz after a Council decision of September 27, 2017 .
Friedrich-List-Strasse	280	Friedrich List , economic theorist, entrepreneur, diplomat and railway pioneer	June 5, 1934	Friedrich-List-Straße, which was previously called Viktoriastraße , leads from Brunnenstraße to Baumstraße, where it ends shortly before as a dead end.
Friedrichstrasse	780 in the district	Friedrich Krupp , founder of the Krupp cast steel factory	July 17, 1874	Friedrichstrasse was part of the connection from the cast steel factory to Villa Hügel , which the members of the Krupp family often used. Today it is part of the federal highway 224 .
Gartnerstrasse	380	Location of the Böhnert nursery	May 18, 1894	The Gärtnerstraße was originally laid out in the area of ​​the Friedrich Böhnert nursery. In 1959 it was extended by the previously so-called Syndikatstraße , but built over there in the early 1990s when the Evonik company headquarters were built. In the southern course, Gärtnerstrasse between Kronprinzenstrasse and Beethovenstrasse was renamed in 1930 to Hendrik-Witte-Strasse . Today's Gärtnerstrasse runs from Kronprinzenstrasse in a northerly direction over Steinstrasse, is separated from Steinplatz, and after it continues over Wiesenstrasse, where it ends as a dead end.
Geibelstrasse	120	Emanuel Geibel , poet	March 11, 1898	Geibelstraße branches off south of Bert-Brechtstraße and ends as a dead end before Bismarckstraße.
Goethestrasse	490 (in the district)	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , poet	March 11, 1898	Goethestrasse branches off from Friedrichstrasse and runs around the Erlöserkirche . It then runs west parallel to Bismarckstrasse in a southerly direction to Kahrstrasse, after which it continues in Rüttenscheid .
Gutenbergstrasse	630	Johannes Gutenberg , inventor of modern letterpress	March 1, 1901	Gutenbergstrasse originally bore this name between Richard-Wagner-Strasse and Moltkestrasse. On July 9, 1915, it was extended by what was previously called Hofstrasse to what is now Opernplatz. In 1930 the original part between Richard-Wagner-Strasse and Moltkestrasse was renamed Max-Fiedler-Strasse . Today's Gutenbergstrasse leads from Opernplatz via Kronprinzenstrasse to Moltkestrasse.
Heinickestrasse	380	Samuel Heinicke , deaf educator	Nov 29, 1889	Between 1937 and 1940, Heinickenstrasse was accidentally renamed Steineckenstrasse . Based on Heinicken's first name Samuel, it was assumed that he was Jewish and therefore the street was renamed during the National Socialist era . After the mistake was noticed, and also that Viktor Steinecke, director of the Helmholtz-Gymnasium , belonged to a lodge association , the renaming was withdrawn. Heinickenstrasse, previously called Taubenstrasse , leads from Frau-Bertha-Krupp-Strasse to Kronprinzenstrasse.
Heinrichstrasse	65	Heinrich Arnold Huyssen , industrialist and mayor of the city of Essen	July 31, 1885	Heinrichstrasse connects Dreilindenstrasse with Huyssenallee.
Helbingstrasse	590	Heinrich Glorius Helbing, board member of the Emschergenossenschaft and the Lippeverband	Nov. 27, 1933	Heinrich Glorius Helbing was born on January 2, 1873 in St. Johann (Saar) . He was construction director and board member of the Emschergenossenschaft and the Lippeverband. It was used in particular to dispose of wastewater and thus, in particular, to water management in the Ruhr area . Helbing died in Essen on October 5, 1933. The Helbingstraße, which was previously called Huttropstraße , runs from the main train station under the Bundesautobahn 40 to Kronprinzenstraße, where it turns into Richard-Wagner-Straße. The overpass of the motorway was named Helbingbrücke based on the name.
Hendrik-Witte-Strasse	160	Georg Hendrik Witte , Dutch professor, composer, head of the Essen Music Association	March 20, 1930	Hendrik-Witte-Strasse, which was previously called Gärtnerstrasse , connects Beethovenstrasse with Kronprinzenstrasse.
Hölderlinstrasse	340	Friedrich Hölderlin , poet	July 15, 1954	Hölderlinstrasse was originally called Mördergasse . Later it was partly named Klopstockstraße , Friedrichshof and Lordstraße . Today's Hölderlinstrasse leads from Holsterhauser Strasse over Kaupenstrasse to Goethestrasse, where it forms the border to Holsterhausen between Holsterhauserstrasse and Kaupenstrasse .
Hohenburgstrasse	450	Hohenburg, name of a former mill	Jan. 17, 1868	The Hohenburg mill, also known as Hugenborg, belonged to the Essen monastery and is mentioned in a document in 1170. Around 1684/85 the Lohmühle was converted into a grain mill. In 1790 it was leased to the miller Heinrich Bercken by the abbess Maria Kunigunde . The mill existed until around 1880. The Hohenburgstrasse forms the border to the southeast quarter along its entire length .
Hohenzollernstrasse	620	Hohenzollern , noble family	Jan. 4, 1895	The Hohenzollernstrasse is reminiscent of the noble family Hohenzollern, from which the German Emperor later emerged. The Hohenzollernstrasse belongs to a street that was planned around 1890 as a ring road around the then urban area and was intended to remind of the history of the House of Hohenzollern. This ring road began with Hohenzollernstrasse and continued with the gradually named streets Kaiserstrasse (today part of Hohenzollernstrasse), Kronprinzenstrasse, Kurfürstenstrasse, Markgrafenstrasse, Burggrafenstrasse, Herzogstrasse and Nürnberger Strasse (today Blücherstrasse). Hohenzollernstrasse, which was called Kaiserstrasse between Rellinghauser Strasse and Von-Schmoller-Strasse until 1978 , now leads from Rellinghauser Strasse to Huyssenallee.
Holsterhauser Strasse	150 (in the district)	Holsterhausen , part of the three-tenant quarter with Frohnhausen and Altendorf	Dec 13, 1901	After the Second World War, Holsterhauser Strasse was extended from Holsterhausen to the southern district as far as Friedrichstrasse.
Huyssenallee	760	Huyssen family, founder, mayor and industrialist	Jan. 2, 1906	The Huyssen family produced several councilors, mayors and industrialists, including the councilor and mayor Arnold von Huyssen (1659–1734), the city council and first alderman Wilhelm Arnold Christian Huyssen (1776–1834), the industrialist, mayor and founder of the Huyssens Heinrich Arnold Huyssen Foundation (1779–1870) and the trades and councilors Heinrich Theodor Ludwig Huyssen (1822–1901). Huyssenallee, which once belonged to Kettwiger Chaussee , runs south between Freiheit and Friedrichstrasse.
Isenbergplatz	80 × 40	Isenberg, farmers	Sep 12 2012	The Isenberg farming community is identical to the later Heide farming community, where the Stadtwald district is located today . The Counts of Isenburg near Hattingen were the canons of Essen. The Isenburg played an important role in the battle for the Essen bailiwick. Isenbergplatz was popularly known as this even before it was officially named. It is located in the south-eastern part of the southern district between Rellinghauser Strasse, Emilienstrasse, Schornstrasse, Isenbergstrasse and Beethovenstrasse.
Isenbergstrasse	140 (in the district)	Isenberg, farmers	March 1, 1901	The Isenberg farming community is identical to the later Heide farming community, where the Stadtwald district is located today . The Counts of Isenburg near Hattingen were the canons of Essen. The Isenburg played an important role in the battle for the Essen bailiwick. Isenbergstraße, which was originally called Jahnstraße and then Isenburgstraße , leads from Isenbergplatz in a southerly direction to Witteringstraße and since January 26, 1906, on to Rüttenscheid .
Juliusstrasse	120	Julius Flügge , architect	Jan. 30, 1874	Juliusstrasse connects Huyssenallee with Rellinghauser Strasse.
Kahrstrasse	430 (in the district)	Location	May 16, 1902	In the mother role of 1827, the Kahrgate is mentioned. So the original name of the way was Kahrgate , also Kahrgatt or Kahrweg. The Kahrstraße leads from the Rüttenscheider Straße in a westerly direction over the Goethestraße to Holsterhausen , whereupon it forms the border to Rüttenscheid throughout the entire course .
Kaupenstrasse	270 (in the district)	Body of water	Jan. 17, 1868	The Kaupe (also Kufe) was a reservoir for the spring water of the former Limbecke stream. In 1434 a long-standing water pipe is mentioned, which conducted the water into the city in wooden pipes. In 1880 the Kaupe was closed due to mountain damage . Until 1968, the then so-called Walter-Hohmann-Strasse , which leads from Friedrichstrasse to Bismarckstrasse, belonged to Kaupenstrasse, as did Zindelstrasse , which continues to Baedekerstrasse . Today's Kaupenstrasse runs from Friedrichstrasse over Hölderlinstrasse to Mörikestrasse, where in the latter section it forms the border to Holsterhausen .
Kindlingerstrasse	60	Nikolaus Kindlinger , priest, archivist and man of letters	July 1, 1891	Kindlingerstraße leads from Huyssenallee to Admiral-Scheer-Straße at Stadtgarten .
Little stone road	140	Based on the Steinstrasse	Oct. 1, 1920	Kleine Steinstrasse is a northern cul-de-sac of Steinstrasse.
Kleiststrasse	100	Heinrich von Kleist , playwright, storyteller, poet and publicist	March 3, 1897	Kleiststrasse connects Bismarckstrasse with Dreilindenstrasse.
Kronprinzenstrasse	570	Crown Prince , nobility title of both German Emperors	Jan. 4, 1895	Kronprinzenstrasse is part of a street that was planned around 1890 as a ring road around the then urban area and was intended to commemorate the history of the House of Hohenzollern . This ring road began with Hohenzollernstrasse and continued with the gradually named streets Kaiserstrasse (today part of Hohenzollernstrasse), Kronprinzenstrasse, Kurfürstenstrasse, Markgrafenstrasse, Burggrafenstrasse, Herzogstrasse and Nürnberger Strasse (today Blücherstrasse).
Kruppstrasse	840 (in the district)	Krupp, industrial family	May 16, 1902	Kruppstraße runs from Freiheit at the main train station to Friedrichstraße. Until the construction of the A 40 , it continued on its current route in a westerly direction to Holsterhausen to Hobeisenstrasse.
Lenaustraße	280	Nikolaus Lenau , Austrian writer	March 8, 1977	Since 1898, Lenaustraße initially consisted of two streets; the longer street from Friedrichstrasse was called Lessingstrasse , the shorter one from Bismarckstrasse was named Hachestrasse . The Hachestraße continued to the northwest over Kruppstraße to Sachsenstraße. This extension was canceled in 1934 and the remaining short stretch between Bismarckstrasse and Lessingstrasse was incorporated into Lessingstrasse. In 1977 this Lessingstrasse was renamed Lenaustrasse. Today's Lenaustraße connects Bismarckstraße with Friedrichstraße at an angle.
Lortzingstrasse	130	Albert Lortzing , composer, librettist, actor, singer and conductor	May 27, 1904	Lortzingstrasse connects Moltkestrasse with Beethovenstrasse.
Max-Fiedler-Strasse	270	Max Fiedler , composer	March 20, 1930	Max-Fiedler-Strasse, which was previously part of Gutenbergstrasse , connects Richard-Wagner-Strasse and Moltkestrasse.
Max-Reger-Strasse	150	Max Reger , composer, organist, pianist and conductor	Oct. 2, 1927	Max Reger had close relationships with Essen through friends. Some premieres of his works took place here. Max-Reger-Strasse, which was previously called Elisabethstrasse , connects Rellinghauser Strasse with Gutenbergstrasse.
Mörikestrasse	260 (in the district)	Eduard Mörike , poet, narrator and translator	July 15, 1954	The street layout of Mörikestrasse was rebuilt after the destruction in World War II . Approximately in this area previously ran a part of Lord Street , who later Beiseweg said. Mörikestrasse leads from Goethestrasse to Kaupenstrasse and on to Holsterhausen .
Moltkestrasse	390 (in the district)	Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke , Field Marshal General	Feb. 4, 1900	Coming from Huttrop and the southeast quarter , Moltkestrasse leads from the railway line from Essen to Werden to Rellinghauser Strasse, where it continues as Witteringstrasse.
Mozartstrasse	130	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , composer	May 4th 1900	Mozartstrasse connects Kronprinzenstrasse with the street Am Bernewäldchen.
Opera Square	50 × 20	Based on the neighboring Aalto Theater	Dec 9, 1996	The actual intersection of Gutenbergstrasse, Rellinghauserstrasse and Rolandstrasse was called Opernplatz in 1996.
Rellinghauser Strasse	1420 (in the district)	Rellinghausen , former mayor's office	around 1860	The street is reminiscent of the former mayor's office in Rellinghausen. From 1815 to 1875 Rellinghausen belonged to the mayor's office of Steele . In 1876 the Rellinghausen mayor's office was formed from Rellinghausen, Bergerhausen and Heide. In 1884 Rüttenscheid came to the Rellinghausen mayor's office as a former part of Stoppenberg , but left it again in 1900. In 1910, Rellinghausen was incorporated into a district of Essen. Rellinghauser Strasse leads from Freiheit at the main train station via Opernplatz, Kronprinzenstrasse, Isenbergplatz and Moltkestrasse past Essen Süd train station and on to Huttrop and Bergerhausen.
Richard-Wagner-Strasse	720 (in the district)	Richard Wagner , composer, playwright, poet, writer, theater director and conductor	May 27, 1904	Richard-Wagner-Straße extends Helbingstraße from Kronprinzenstraße via Moltkestraße to Rellinghauser Straße, from where it continues to Rüttenscheid .
Rolandstrasse	170	Roland (= Rodeland), field name	around 1872	In 1474, a deed mentioned the sale of land in the Essen field, In dem Rodland sold to Johan van Holte. The name Aufm Essener Rohland appears in the parenting role of 1822. The entire southern part of the urban area continued to be called Roland up to the Holsterhauser districts. In addition, there was probably the Ostfeld and the Burgfeld, which originally belonged to Hof Ehrenzell (the castle). Rolandstrasse connects Huyssenallee with Opernplatz.
Rüttenscheider Strasse	370 (in the district)	Rüttenscheid , former farmers	Jan. 26, 1906	The Rüttenscheid peasantry was a political municipality that belonged to the Altenessen mayors' association . After the mayor's office in Altenessen was divided in 1874, Rüttenscheid belonged to the now new mayor's office in Stoppenberg . In 1884 Rellinghausen , Heisingen and Rüttenscheid merged to form the mayor's office in Rellinghausen. Between 1900 and the incorporation into the city of Essen in 1905, Rüttenscheid was an independent mayor's office with the sole mayor Friedrich Wilhelm Hild (1870–1908). Rüttenscheider Strasse was initially called Kettwiger Chaussee and, between 1897 and 1906, Essener Strasse . During the National Socialist era it was renamed Hermann-Göring-Straße . Rüttenscheider Strasse continues along Huyssenallee from Hohenzollernstrasse in a southerly direction to Witteringstrasse and on to Rüttenscheid.
Sachsenstrasse	300	presumably after the Saxons	July 1, 1891	It is not finally clear, but it is likely that the naming was based on the tribe. There is also an indication that the naming took place in memory of the Essen prince abbess Maria Kunigunde of Saxony , who was also the princess of Saxony. Sachsenstrasse connects Geibelstrasse with Friedrichstrasse.
Schäferstrasse	240	Johann Heinrich Schäfer, owner of the area	June 10, 1887	Johann Heinrich Schäfer, born on March 20, 1834 in Minden, was a building contractor and owner of the area on which Schäferstrasse was laid out. He died in Essen on February 28, 1883. Schäferstrasse connects Gutenbergstrasse with Heinickestrasse.
Schederhofstrasse	75 in the district	Schederhof, farm name	May 16, 1902	In 1437 Johan up dem Berge was enfeoffed with the good op der Schede by den Hove to Irensel ( Ehrenzell farm ). In the land registry of 1668, the yard was around 15  acres . Halfmann aufm Schede is mentioned in 1795. In 1706, the Augustinian choir wives of the Congregatio Beatae Mariae Virginis in Essen inherited the court from Alexander de Boys, as his heirs had died childless. The fiscal burdens that rested on the so-called Dieckhoffs or on the Scheder treatment goods were replaced in 1841, so that the farm became the unrestricted property of Congratio BMV. In 1864 the farm was sold to the Krupp company, which established the Schederhof workers' colony there from 1874 . In the southern quarter, the eastern tip of Schederhofstrasse runs between Friedrichstrasse and Am EUROPA-CENTER.
Schornstrasse	260	Carl Schorn , lawyer and politician	Apr 21, 1911	Schornstrasse connects Isenbergplatz with Witteringstrasse.
Schubertstrasse	260	Franz Schubert , Austrian composer	May 27, 1904	Schubertstrasse connects Rellinghauser Strasse with Moltkestrasse.
Skagerrakstrasse	75	Battle of the Skagerrak	June 17, 1933	The Skagerrakstraße, which is reminiscent of the greatest naval battle of the First World War , is an eastern cul-de-sac from Huyssenallee towards Stadtgarten . It was previously called Nikolausstrasse .
Steinplatz	70 × 40	former quarry	Oct 27, 1987	In the Steinplatz area there was a quarry belonging to the Schäfer construction company. After the square had this name between May 18, 1894 and February 2, 1965, around 560 signatures from residents and young people helped to officially rename it in 1987. The square is located in the east of the southern district between Steinstrasse, Schäferstrasse and Gärtnerstrasse .
Steinstrasse	640	Road connecting two former quarries	Jan. 17, 1868	The street got its name because it connected the urban quarry, which was located in the area of ​​today's city ​​garden , and the quarry of the building contractor Schäfer at today's Steinplatz. Steinstrasse runs from Rellinghauser Strasse past the Stadtgarten, past Steinplatz, to the border with the southeast quarter , where it continues as Michaelstrasse.
Von-Schmoller-Strasse	180	Gustav von Schmoller , economist and social scientist	July 15, 1957	Von-Schmoller-Straße leads from Hohenzollernstraße in a southerly direction to the district boundary to Rüttenscheid , where it is continued as Cäcilienstraße.
Walter-Hohmann-Strasse	200	Walter Hohmann , municipal building officer and space pioneer	March 20, 1968	Walter-Hohmann-Strasse, which was part of Kaupenstrasse from 1868 to 1968 , connects Friedrichstrasse with Bismarckstrasse.
Weiglestrasse	390	Wilhelm Weigle, pastor and youth minister	May 8, 1933	Wilhelm Weigle was born on August 3, 1862 in Friemersheim, the son of a pastor. He studied theology in Basel, Berlin, Bonn and Utrecht. After he was assistant preacher in Nümbrecht and was ordained there, and from 1890 pastor in Gruiten , he came to the old town parish in Essen in 1894. Here he founded the Protestant youth association in 1896, which was crucial for youth pastoral care. In 1912 the Weigle House was built for this purpose, in which Wilhelm Busch took over management as his successor in 1929. Wilhelm Weigle died in Essen on April 4, 1932. The city made his grave of honor in the East Cemetery . Weiglestrasse, which was previously called Wernerstrasse , leads north from Steinstrasse and merges into Hohenburgstrasse before the Dortmund – Duisburg railway line .
Meadow road	330	Path to former meadows	Jan. 17, 1868	Wiesenstrasse, which once led from Rellinghauser Strasse to the meadows at Hohenburgsmühle, now connects Gutenbergstrasse with Helbingstrasse, before which it ends as a dead end.
Witteringstrasse	870	Wittering, court name	around 1860	The Witteringshof (Witterinxhove) is already mentioned in 1477. The property was subject to treatment and belonged to the Oberhof Viehof. In the land register of 1668 the farm is described as dilapidated, which means that the buildings were no longer there. Heßelman's heirs were the owners. The Witteringskamp on Witteringsgathe also belonged to the estate. In 1801 Heinrich Tuttmann and Clara Lanuis, born von Basdar, were the last victims. The fiscal burdens on the farm were replaced in 1830 by the land and court assessor Surmann from Altena , so that he became the unrestricted owner. The Witteringstrasse leads from the Rüttenscheider Strasse to the Rellinghauser Strasse, whereby it forms the border to Rüttenscheid in the entire course .
Zindelstrasse	130	Peter Zindel , architect and builder of the old Essen town hall	March 20, 1968	Zindelstrasse, which was previously part of Kaupenstrasse , connects Bismarckstrasse with Baedekerstrasse.

List of former street names

The list of former street names does not claim to be complete.

Surname	from	to	renamed to (current)	Derivation	Remarks
Alexstrasse	23 Sep 1892	July 9, 1915	→  Frau-Bertha-Krupp-Strasse
At the Rheinstahlhaus	Feb 22, 1961	Feb. 4, 1977	→  At the Thyssenhaus	Located on the Rheinstahl high-rise, today the RUHR Tower	After Thyssen (later ThyssenKrupp ) took over Rheinstahl in 1976, the street was renamed.
At the city garden	July 5, 1889	May 8, 1933	→  Admiral-Scheer-Strasse	After the Stadtgarten Essen , which was laid out in 1859 as the first publicly accessible green space.
Tree passage	around 1871	after 1955	repealed and overbuilt	Connecting corridors in the Baumhof workers' colony	There was the first, second and second tree walk (from west to east) in the Baumhof workers' colony of Krupp. These were connecting corridors between the parallel streets Baumhof and Baumstrasse.
Tree yard	around 1871	after 1933	repealed and overbuilt	Tree yard or tree garden of the estate owner Peter Heyden	Baumhof Street, also called Im Baumhof, was laid out in the course of the establishment of the Baumhof workers' colony by Alfred Krupp around 1871. It ran parallel between Baumstraße and Kaiserstraße (today Hohenzollernstraße) and connected Kettwiger Chaussee (today Rüttenscheider Straße) with Viktoriastraße (today Friedrich-List-Straße).
Berthastrasse	July 5, 1889	Jan. 26, 1906	repealed and overbuilt	Bertha Krupp born Eichhoff (1831–1888), wife of the industrialist Alfred Krupp	The Berthastraße was renamed in 1906 in Frau-Berta-Krupp-Straße (without the "h" in Bertha). Due to changes in urban development, the original course of the Berthastraße is no longer recognizable today. Today's Frau-Bertha-Krupp-Strasse is the successor by name.
Elisabethstrasse	Feb. 24, 1899	Oct. 2, 1927	→  Max-Reger-Strasse
Essener Strasse	16 Sep 1897	Jan. 26, 1906	→  Rüttenscheider Strasse	Road to food	Essener Strasse was originally Kettwiger Chaussee .
Freiligrathstrasse	March 11, 1898	May 22, 1946	→  To St. Ignatius	Ferdinand Freiligrath , poet and translator	In Kettwig there has also been a Freiligrathstraße since 1925, which kept its name after incorporation in 1975, as the previous street in Essen was renamed in 1946.
Friedrichshof	around 1915	after 1935	→  Hölderlinstrasse	Friedrichshof settlement , Krupp workers' settlement	Friedrichshof Street was previously part of Klopstockstraße and became part of Lordstraße after 1935 . It has been part of Hölderlinstrasse since 1954.
Hachestrasse	Feb. 11, 1898	June 5, 1934	→  Lenaustraße (partially)	Gustav Hache , Lord Mayor of Essen	The Hachestrasse ran from the Bismarckstrasse over the today's Lenaustrasse, however not as today at an angle to the southwest, but straight on over the Kruppstrasse to the Sachsenstrasse. In 1934 this street was abolished, and the remaining short section, which goes from Bismarckstraße, was incorporated into what was then Lessingstraße and completely renamed Lenaustraße in 1977. In 1934, today's Hachestrasse, north of the Dortmund – Duisburg railway line in the city ​​center, got its name.
Hermann-Goering-Strasse	July 13, 1933	June 18, 1945	→  Rüttenscheider Strasse	Hermann Göring , leading National Socialist politician, Commander in Chief of the German Air Force	Renamed during the Nazi era in order to promote the symbolic form of the seizure of power .
Hofstrasse	Jan. 17, 1868	July 9, 1915	→  Gutenbergstrasse
Huttropstrasse	June 10, 1887	Nov. 27, 1933	→  Helbingstrasse	Huttrop , a district of Essen since 1908
Huyssenstrasse	July 31, 1885	Oct. 1, 1920	→  Baedekerstrasse	Huyssen, family name	The Huyssen family, which is important for Essen, made a contribution to the city and the evangelical church life. There were numerous family members who were Essen councilors and mayors, including Heinrich Arnold Huyssen .
Isenburgstrasse	Jan. 9, 1889	March 1, 1901	→  Isenbergstrasse	Isenburg (Hattingen)
Jahnstrasse		Jan. 9, 1889	→  Isenbergstrasse
Kahrgate		May 16, 1902	→  Kahrstrasse	Location	In the mother role of 1827, the Kahrgate is mentioned. So the original name of the way was Kahrgate, also Kahrgatt or Kahrweg.
Kaiserstrasse	July 5, 1889	March 14, 1978	→  Hohenzollernstrasse	German emperor
Kettwiger Chaussee		Jan. 26, 1906	→  Huyssenallee →  Rüttenscheider Strasse		Kettwiger Chaussee became Essener Strasse in 1897 and Rüttenscheider Strasse in 1906.
Klopstockstrasse	before 1907	around 1915	→  Hölderlinstrasse	Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock , poet	The Klopstockstraße was laid out before 1907 and connected the Beiseweg, (today in this area Holsterhauser Straße) over the Kaupenstraße with the Goethestraße. Later a section was called Friedrichshof and since 1954 it has been called Hölderlinstraße. Since 1915 there has been a Klopstockstrasse in Essen- Borbeck-Mitte .
Lessingstrasse	Feb. 11, 1898	March 8, 1977	→  Lenaustraße
Lordstrasse	Jan. 17, 1868	after 1945	mostly repealed and built over →  Hölderlinstraße (section)		Lordstrasse led from Schederhofstrasse to the south over Kruppstrasse to Holsterhauser Strasse and on over Kaupenstrasse to Kahrstrasse. After 1935, the part of Lordstrasse between Holsterhauser Strasse and Kahrstrasse became part of the former Beiseweg , and the part that was previously called Friedrichshof became part of Lordstrasse. Except for this section, which is now part of Hölderlinstrasse, the former street of Lordstrasse no longer exists and is largely built over.
Mackensenstrasse	May 8, 1933	June 18, 1945	→  Brunnenstrasse	August von Mackensen , Prussian Field Marshal General	Renamed during the Nazi era in order to promote the symbolic form of the seizure of power . The military leader from the First World War , August von Mackensen, became a symbolic figure and was used by the National Socialists as a supporter of Hitler for propaganda purposes.
Murder Street	around 1860	Jan. 17, 1868	→  Hölderlinstrasse		Parts of the Mördergasse were later called Lordstrasse and Klopstockstrasse , until Hölderlinstrasse was given its current name in 1954.
Nikolausstrasse	June 10, 1887	June 17, 1933	→  Skagerrakstrasse
Schiller Street	Jan. 17, 1868	Apr 7, 1978	→  Bert-Brecht-Straße partially repealed and built over		Schillerstraße ran south of the main train station on today's Bert-Brecht-Straße and continued east to Helbingstraße. In the latter area, it was built over in the 1960s.
Steineckenstrasse	Nov 20, 1937	June 10, 1940	→  Heinickenstrasse	Viktor Steinecke (1862–1917), director of the Helmholtz grammar school	The renaming of Heinickenstrasse to Steineckenstrasse was an accident. Based on Heinicken's first name Samuel, it was assumed that he was Jewish and therefore the street was renamed during the National Socialist era . After the mistake was noticed, and also that Viktor Steinecke belonged to a lodge association , the renaming was withdrawn.
Syndicate Street	around 1894	Feb. 2, 1959	→  Gärtnerstraße (1959) repealed and built over (around 1991)	Rheinisch-Westphalian coal syndicate	The name Syndikatstraße was abolished in 1959 and the street through the southern continuation of Gärtnerstraße was given the same name. At the beginning of the 1990s, the former Syndikatsstraße was built over due to the establishment of the Evonik company headquarters , the original Gärtnerstraße was retained.
Taubenstrasse	July 5, 1889	Nov 29, 1889	→  Heinickenstrasse
Uhlandstrasse	before 1874	after 1965	→  Bert-Brecht-Straße → partially built over	Ludwig Uhland , poet	Uhlandstrasse ran from the main railway line in a southerly direction (west of today's Postbank tower block ) and crossed Kruppstrasse. Until then it still exists and after 1965 it was attached to the former Schillerstraße , today Bert-Brecht-Straße. Uhlandstrasse continued south-east, crossed Dreilindenstrasse , which once led to Freedom , and finally met Huyssenallee. This section between Kruppstrasse and Huyssenallee was built over after 1945.
Viktoriastrasse	May 18, 1894	June 5, 1934	→  Friedrich-List-Strasse
Werner Street	Oct 10, 1890	May 8, 1933	→  Weiglestrasse	Werner Heinrich Emil Huyssen	Werner Heinrich Emil Huyssen, member of the Huyssen family, which produced several council members and industrialists, was born on January 1st, 1850 in Essen and died there on June 24th, 1890. His tomb is on grave field 5 of the east cemetery .
Witteringplatz	before 1907	after 1955	repealed and overbuilt	Wittering, court name	Witteringplatz was where Baumstrasse and Friedrich-List-Strasse meet Witteringstrasse .

See also

• List of streets in Essen-Nordviertel
• List of streets in Essen-Ostviertel
• List of streets in Essen city center
• List of streets in Essen-Südostviertel
• List of streets in Essen-Westviertel

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. ↑ ^{a b} press release of the city of Essen from September 27, 2017