List of streets in Essen city center

View of the city center from the south

The list of streets in Essen city center describes the street system in Essen city ​​center with the corresponding historical references.

Introduction and overview

In the city center live 4052 inhabitants (March 31, 2020) on an area of ​​0.94 km². The city center, together with the east of the west quarter and the west of the east quarter, form the zip code district 45127.

Some street names in the city center go back several centuries, for example those of Kettwiger and Limbecker Strasse . However, the names are not identical to today's official names with house numbers (to maintain security and order) and in earlier times were used more as a location designation in a broader sense. The first house numbering was introduced in 1810, beginning with No. 1 at the Steeler Tor of the Essen city wall and ending with No. 719 on →  Burgstrasse . In doing so, she was not based on street names. On April 26, 1861, the city council decided to change to the previously by the Commission for paths and building matters developed principles for the new numbering of houses and names of streets and public places . It said that in the city center, namely within the acacia, linden, chestnut and post avenue, street numbering should be set up. In this way, the previously unpublished street names were given their new official character.

Starting in the northeast, the city center district is bounded clockwise as follows:
Viehofer Platz to the north quarter , Schützenbahn, Ribbeckstraße, Alfredistraße, Gustav-Hicking-Straße, Steeler Straße, Varnhorststraße, Bernestraße, Hollestraße and Gildehofstraße to the east quarter, Essen main station and Bert-Brecht -Straße to the Südviertel , Hindenburgstraße, Limbecker Platz, Ostfeldstraße, Berliner Platz and Friedrich-Ebert-Straße to the Westviertel.

There are 82 designated traffic areas in the city center, including 20 squares. Fifteen streets are only partially in the district:
Ribbeckstrasse, Alfredi-, Gustav-Hickingstrasse and Varnhorststrasse form the border to the east quarter, Steeler Strasse and Hollestrasse continue in the east quarter. The Schützenbahn and Altenessener Straße continue in the north quarter, Am Hauptbahnhof south of the main station in the south quarter. Friedrich-Ebert-, Ostfeld- and Hindenburgstraße form the border to the Westviertel, Hache- and Maxstraße as well as the Alfred-Herrhausen-Brücke are continued in the Westviertel.

Run through the Essen city center:

• the federal highway 224 on the Gladbeckerstraße,
• the Landesstraße 448 on the Schützenbahn, the Varnhorststraße and the
• Landesstraße 452 on Friedrich-Ebert-Straße.

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 the city center, as the street continues into neighboring districts.
  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
Acacia avenue	180	Acacia , genus of plants	around 1860	After the demolition of the Essen city wall , a ring-shaped area was created around the city, which, at the suggestion of Friedrich Krupp (1823), was transformed into a promenade with avenues of linden, acacia, ash, chestnut, maple, poplar and mountain ash. Within the next few years, the plots of land on this promenade were sold, the trees removed and the area built on, so that today only the names Acacia, Chestnut and Lindenallee as well as the Postallee are reminiscent of these ring roads. The Akazienallee lies in the southeast and connects the Lindenallee with the I. Dellbrügge.
Alfred Herrhausen Bridge	120 in the district	Alfred Herrhausen , 1930–1989, bank manager	Aug 17, 1994	The Alfred-Herrhausen-Brücke is a bridge from the Waldthausenpark to the Heinz-Renner-Platz in the west quarter . It is named after the bank manager Alfred Herrhausen, who co-founded the Initiativkreis Ruhrgebiet and under whose leadership Deutsche Bank rose to become one of the most important international commercial banks. He died in an assassination attempt in Bad Homburg in 1989. Until 1994, the bridge built in 1965 was called Waldthausenbrücke .
Alfredistrasse	240	Altfrid , 800–874, founder of the Essen Abbey and saint	Jan. 17, 1868	Alfredistraße leads from the Schützenbahn in the city center eastwards to Gustav-Hicking-Straße and forms part of the border with the East Quarter. It leads past Alfrediplatz , which was closed in 1957 and where the Alfredi fountain was located.
Altenessener Strasse	45 (in the district)	Road to Altenessen	Aug 7, 1908	Altenessener Strasse, which was originally called Viehofer Chaussee , leads north from Viehofer Platz through the Nordviertel district to Altenessen.
At the carillon	35	Essen carillon made by Josef Deiter	March 31, 1955	The alley Am Glockenspiel connects Rathenaustraße and Kettwiger Straße at the height of the Glockenspiel on the facade of the Josef Deiter company building.
At the Handelshof	190	Hotel Handelshof	May 30, 1913	The Handelshof was built in 1911/1912 as a combination of hotel and office and commercial building. The street Am Handelshof leads from the Handelshof as an extension of the Lindenallee eastwards to the Schützenbahn. Until 1913 it was called Bachstrasse .
At the Central station	290 in the district	Essen Central Station	May 30, 1913	At the main station is directly in front of the main station of the city of Essen, built in 1902 and expanded in 1918. The street crosses under the tracks of the train station and leads east to Gildehofstraße, behind which it continues as Hollestraße.
At Porscheplatz	230	Porscheplatz	19 Sep 1978	The street Am Porscheplatz runs below the western entrance area of ​​the Rathaus Galerie shopping center , which was built in 1979 as a bridge over the former Porscheplatz bus station. It starts at Zwölfling and ends at Fontänengasse. From there there was a staircase to the Porsche pulpit above, which was closed in 2002 with the “Stadtwunde” memorial, which reminds of the Schwarze Poth satellite camp located here . The former street Schwarze Poth ran in an east-west direction roughly from the memorial to the Schützenbahn, i.e. below today's Rathaus Galerie.
At the Waldthausenpark	120	Waldthausenpark, park area	Feb 25, 1937	The neighboring Waldthausenpark used to belong to the banker Albert von Waldthausen. When the city of Essen acquired the Villa Waldthausen in 1936, it was contractually agreed that the property had to be called Waldthausenpark as a public green area. The street Am Waldthausenpark leads from the Waldthausenpark to the II. Hagen. Until 1937 it was called Hochstraße .
At the Reichsbank	110	Reichsbank office in Essen	July 9, 1915	The new Reichsbank branch in Essen was built here in 1907. The street connects Lindenallee and Hachestraße and was called Neustraße until 1915 .
To St. Quintin	40	St. Quintin's Chapel , abandoned Catholic Church	Sep 24 1923	The Quintinskapelle next to the Minster Church was probably the oldest church in the Essen Monastery and remained in operation for a long time after the construction of the Minster , today's cathedral. In 1820 it was canceled. The alley "An St. Quintin" forms a small cul-de-sac to Kettwiger Strasse right next to the cathedral.
Berlin Square	50 × 50	Berlin , capital of Germany	July 10, 1964	Berliner Platz is located in the northwest of the city center at the intersection of Altendorfer Strasse / Segerothstrasse / Ostfeldstrasse / Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse. It was named in 1964 on the grounds that Berlin, which is divided in two, needs the ideal and economic support of the nation on a daily basis. In the presence of the Governing Mayor of Berlin Heinrich Albertz , the official naming and unveiling of the statue of the Berlin bear took place on July 10, 1964.
Bernestrasse	550	Berne , tributary of the Emscher	Apr 6, 1866	The Berne is a small river that now flows underground in the city center and serves as a sewer. Bernestraße leads from the southern quarter as an extension of Helbingstraße to Alfredistraße, where it runs between Varnhorststraße and Alfredistraße right next to the Schützenbahn.
Brandstrasse	75	reminds of the slash and burn	around 1860	The forest, which originally reached the city wall, was cleared away by fire. Hence the street names Brandstrasse and Rottstrasse. As early as 1485, the name optem brande appeared in written sources . The Brandstrasse was called Aufm Brande until around 1860 . The Brandstrasse connects the III. Hagen as a continuation of Kibbelstrasse with Kennedyplatz .
Burgplatz	70 × 40	Castle freedom, tax-free area next to the city	around 1860	The name of the square has been handed down from time immemorial as "castle" or "castle freedom". This name refers to the tax-free area that lies next to the city. Ernst Kahrs (1876–1948), the director of the Ruhrland Museum , uncovered extensive remains of the wall in 1928, including a mortar quarry stone wall running in a north-south direction with an adjoining pointed moat and palisade that continues to the south in a westerly direction. Despite the lack of dating, these facilities belong to the time well before the construction of the Essen city wall in 1244. They probably formed a defense of the monastery district, from which the name of the castle is derived. In the northern part of the square there used to be a cemetery, which was closed in 1827 and replaced by the cemetery at Kettwiger Tor . In 1898 the equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I was unveiled. Today's Burgplatz was designed in the 1920s primarily by Burgplatzbau AG, which among other things built the Lichtburg building in 1928 . The Essen Minster , the Burggymnasium and the Essen Adult Education Center are also located here . During the Nazi era , Burgplatz was renamed Adolf-Hitler-Platz and got its old name back in 1945.
I. Dellbrugge	240	"Decking bridge"	around 1860	In the Middle Ages, the name Dellbrügge occurs, which refers to a plank covering that was uncovered in 1943 and led over the southeastern old town, which was covered with rubble and mud. Around 1860 two streets were called Dellbrügge. The northern one, the I. Dellbrügge, today leads from Theaterplatz to Gildehofstrasse, behind which it continues as Varnhorststrasse. It once ended at the city wall, which ran at the confluence of the Akazienallee and there was no passage to the outside. The later eastern part of the I. Dellbrügge from Akazienallee to Gildehofstraße was called Mühlenstraße until the Second World War .
II. Dellbrugge	80	"Decking bridge"	around 1860	In the Middle Ages, the name Dellbrügge occurs, which refers to a plank covering that was uncovered in 1943 and led over the southeastern old town, which was covered with rubble and mud. Around 1860 two streets were called Dellbrügge, the southern of the two, the II. Dellbrügge, connects Kettwiger Straße with Akazienallee.
Edmund Körner Square	40 × 20	Edmund Körner , 1874–1940, architect	Dec 30, 2008	Edmund-Körner-Platz, named in 2008, is the place between Steeler Straße and Bernestraße in front of the Old Synagogue . Edmund Körner was an architect who designed buildings that shape the cityscape in Essen between 1909 and 1930.
Flax market	50 × 20	old flax scales	before 1400	The square northeast of the Marktkirche is first mentioned as vlasmarket in 1400 . It comes from the flax or yarn scales in a house next to the sacristy of the church, which is mentioned in a document in 1467.
Fontänengasse	120	old fountain	around 1860	On Fontänengasse between Kopstadtplatz and Porscheplatz, the northernmost of the city's four fountains used to be located, namely at the intersection with Viehofer Straße. The Fontänengasse is named after this fountain.
Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse	600	Friedrich Ebert , 1871–1925, German politician and first Reich President	Oct. 2, 1927	Friedrich-Ebert-Straße connects Limbecker Platz with Rheinischer Platz and, from the intersection of Berliner Platz and Kreuzeskirchstraße, forms the northern border of the city center with the Westviertel . It has been called Grabenstrasse since 1865 and was given its current name in 1927. During the National Socialist era , the street was named Schlageterstraße , before being given back the name Ebertstraße and then Friedrich-Ebert-Straße in 1945 .
Goose market	200	traditional name	before 1926	The square was first mentioned in 1711 as the Gosemarkt . Before 1926, the street between Kastanienallee and I. Weberstraße was officially named Gänsemarkt.
Gerswidastrasse	220	Gerswida, died around 870, first abbess of Essen	June 13, 1966	Gerswidastraße leads south from Kastanienallee to Gänsemarkt. Until 1966 it was called II. Weberstrasse .
Gildehofstrasse	230	Mill belonging to the Gildehof	May 16, 1902	The mill that belonged to the Gildehof, which has often been mentioned since 1371 and was located outside the Essen city wall between the abbess's pond and the Kettwig gate , used to stand here . Its significance is not known. It enclosed a fiefdom called "Vischersmole", with which the Essen abbesses had enfeoffed the city of Essen. Gildehofstraße is the extension of Bernestraße behind I. Dellbrügge. It leads to Hollestrasse and continues behind the main station in the southern quarter of Helbingstrasse. Between 1868 and 1902 it was called Amalienstraße .
Gladbecker Strasse	140 (in the district)	Main road to Gladbeck	Aug 9, 1927	Gladbecker Strasse, which was expanded in its current form as the main street in the 1930s, runs from Berliner Platz to the north through the other districts of the Nordviertel , Altenessen , Vogelheim and Karnap . It is part of the federal highway 224 .
Gustav-Hicking-Strasse	120 in the district	Gustav Hicking, 1821–1878, merchant and landowner	March 8, 1977	Gustav-Hicking-Straße, which forms part of the border between the city center and the east quarter between Steeler Strasse and Alfredistraße and then continues in the east quarter, is named after the owner of the land on which the road was laid. Hicking was a co-founder of the mining company Neu-Essen and the Actien beer brewery in Essen an der Ruhr , which later became the Stern brewery . Until 1977 the street was called Gustavstraße .
Hachestrasse	350 in the district	Gustav Hache , Lord Mayor of Essen	June 5, 1934	The name of Hachestrasse, which leads west from Willy-Brandt-Platz to Hindenburgstrasse and then continues in the Westviertel , honors Gustav Hache, who was mayor from 1868 to 1873 and then from 1873 to 1886 mayor of the city of Essen. Originally the street was called Am Bahnhof , since 1868 Märkische Straße .
I. Hagen	90	Hagen, old defense system	July 9, 1915	In front of the Essen city wall there was a generous entrenchment made of thorn and bush hedges, the Hagen , also the term inne Haghene is called. There later residential streets were built, which followed the course of the old Hagens three times evenly. The I. Hagen was and is the most easterly street and to this day it connects the theater and Kennedyplatz with the II. Hagen, which is also selling . Until 1915 it was called I. Hagenstraße (originally Vorderste Hagen ), in 1937 it was extended to include Hochstraße .
II. Hagen	120	Hagen, old defense system	July 9, 1915	In front of the city wall there was a generous entrenchment made of thorn and bush hedges, the Hagen , also the term inne Haghene is called. There later residential streets were built, which followed the course of the old Hagens three times evenly. The II. Hagen was and is the middle street and still connects the theater and Kennedyplatz with the parallel selling I. Hagen . Until 1915 it was called II. Hagenstraße (originally Mittelste Hagen ).
III. Hagen	500	Hagen, old defense system	July 9, 1915	In front of the city wall there was a generous entrenchment made of thorn and bush hedges, the Hagen , also the term inne Haghene is called. There later residential streets were built, which followed the course of the old Hagens three times evenly. The III. Hagen was and is the westernmost street. It leads from Hans-Toussaint-Platz northwards to Limbecker Straße , between Trentelgasse and Vereinstraße parallel to I. and II. Hagen. Until 1915 he was named III. Hagenstrasse (originally Hinterste Hagen ).
Hans-Toussaint-Platz	15 × 15	Hans Toussaint , 1902–1977, Lord Mayor of Essen	Aug 17, 1994	Hans-Toussaint-Platz is named after the businessman and politician Hans Toussaint (CDU), who was Lord Mayor of Essen between 1949 and 1956. The square is at the Lindenallee / III intersection. Hagen / Kapuzinergasse.
Heinrich-Reisner-Platz	40 × 30	Heinrich Reisner , 1881–1969, founder of the House of Technology	21 Sep 2010	Heinrich-Reisner-Platz is located in the southeast of the city center at the intersection of Am Handelshof / Teichstraße / Am Hauptbahnhof.
Henriettenstrasse	140	Henriette Gräber, 1850–1926, daughter of the landowner Max Huyssen	June 10, 1887	Henriettenstrasse, Maxstrasse and Selmastrasse were laid out on the site of the merchant and property owner Max Huyssen and are therefore named after him, his daughter Henriette and his daughter-in-law Selma. Henriettenstrasse connects Maxstrasse and Hachestrasse.
Hindenburgstrasse	550	Paul von Hindenburg , 1847–1934, Field Marshal General and politician	Oct. 2, 1927	The former Bahnhofstrasse , which forms the western border of the city center and continues Bismarckstrasse in the southern quarter from Hachestrasse to Limbecker Platz , was named after him on the 80th birthday of Paul von Hindenburg in 1927.
Hirschlandplatz	80 × 40	Hirschland, Jewish family	March 7, 1985	The Hirschlandplatz between Trentelgasse, III. Hagen, Kapuzinergasse and Theaterplatz commemorate the Jewish Hirschland family and the Simon Hirschland Bank , which was forcibly liquidated in 1938 during the Nazi era . The Hirschland family emigrated to New York via the Netherlands. Until 1985 the square was called Wiener Platz .
Hollestrasse	120 in the district	Wilhelm Holle , 1866–1945, Lord Mayor of Essen	Apr 2, 1932	Wilhelm Holle was Lord Mayor of Essen between 1906 and 1918. Hollestraße (until 1932 Hansastraße ) leads as an extension from Am Hauptbahnhof behind Heinrich-Reisner-Platz into the East Quarter.
Ilse-Menz-Weg	55	Ilse Menz, 1912–1995, operator of the Lichtburg	Apr 20, 2004	The Ilse-Menz-Weg is a short connection between the I. Dellbrügge and the Burgplatz. Untitled until 2004, the alley today honors Ilse Menz, who shaped Essen's film and cinema history as the operator of the Lichtburg for fifty years .
Kapuzinergasse	150	former Capuchin monastery in Essen	around 1860	Between 1618 and 1912 the monastery of the Capuchins , who came to Essen in 1613 as advocates of the Counter-Reformation, was located on the site of today's SEB-Bank . The monastery was abolished in 1831 by the Prussian state, after which the buildings were initially transferred to the Catholic parishes of St. Gertrud and St. Johann, and later to the Order of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Elisabeth , who opened a hospital there. With the exception of the monastery church, the buildings were demolished in 1891 to build a new hospital, which operated until 1913, before becoming the Elisabeth Hospital outside the city at the time. The hospital on Kapuzinergasse and the monastery church were then demolished in 1912 in order to build the Hotel Kaiserhof instead, which was replaced by the current bank building in 1974/1975. Kapuzinergasse leads east from Hans-Toussaint-Platz to Kettwiger Straße . It was officially given its name around 1860, but was given that name as early as the 18th century.
Kardinal-Hengsbach-Platz	75 × 20	Cardinal Franz Hengsbach , 1910–1991, first bishop of Essen	May 18, 1994	The Kardinal-Hengsbach-Platz is between Kennedyplatz and Kettwiger Straße , directly west of the Essen Minster . It is named after Franz Hengsbach, who was appointed the first bishop of Essen ("Ruhrbischof") in 1957 and was made cardinal in 1988 . His resignation, which every bishop has to submit after his 75th birthday, was only accepted by Pope John Paul II in 1991, five years later . This is seen as recognition of Cardinal Hengsbach's life's work. The Vigilant Chicken monument is located in the square , as a landmark and war memorial. The square was called Kurienplatz until 1994 .
Kastanienallee	500	Chestnuts , tree genus	around 1860	After the demolition of the Essen city wall , a ring-shaped area was created around the city, which, at the suggestion of Friedrich Krupp (1823), was transformed into a promenade with avenues of linden, acacia, ash, chestnut, maple, poplar and mountain ash. Within the next few years, the plots of land on this promenade were sold, the trees removed and the area built on, so that today only the names Acacia, Chestnut and Lindenallee and once the Postallee remind of these ring roads. The Kastanienallee lies in the northwest and leads from the Limbecker Straße as a continuation of the Lindenallee in an arch to the horse market.
Kasteienstraße	70	Chestnuts , tree genus	around 1860	"Kasteie" is a dialect term for "chestnut". This alley, laid out in 1612, connects Rottstrasse and Viehofer Strasse and was probably originally covered with chestnut trees.
Kennedyplatz	140 × 60	John F. Kennedy , 1917–1963, 35th President of the United States	Dec 17, 1963	John Fitzgerald Kennedy was President of the United States from 1961 to 1963. The Kennedyplatz, named after him, forms the center of the city center and is bordered by the following nine streets: Brandstraße, I. Hagen, II. Hagen, Kardinal-Hengsbach-Platz, Kornmarkt, Markt, Salzmarkt, Schwarze Horn and Vereinstraße. Until 1963 it was called Gildenplatz .
Kettwiger Strasse	500	Kettwig, neighborhood within the Essen city wall	before 1826	Kettwiger Straße forms the north-south connection between the main train station and Flachsmarkt and is a central shopping street in the city center. It is named after the Kettwig farmers, who lay south of the city wall at Kettwiger Tor (has nothing to do with today's Kettwig district ). The street was originally called Kettwiger Strasse, in the northern part between Strasse I. Dellbrügge and Marktkirche In der Burg and from around 1860 Burgstrasse . In 1933 both streets and the more northern Viehofer Straße were merged to form Adolf-Hitler-Straße during the Nazi era , which was renamed again in 1945 to Kettwiger Straße and Viehofer Straße.
Kibbelstrasse	210	Streitstrasse	before 1826	The name Kibbelstraße was common in the 17th century and is derived from the Low German kibbeln that as much as have a little argument , to kebbeln means. The Kibbelstraße leads from Limbecker Platz eastwards to III. Hagen, behind which it continues as Brandstrasse.
Little Kronenstrasse	55	see Kronenstrasse	Feb. 7, 1907	The Kleine Kronenstrasse is a short connection between the Kronenstrasse and the Kreuzeskirchstrasse.
Kopstadtplatz	60 × 50	Johann Conrad Kopstadt , 1758–1834, mayor of Essen	around 1860	Johann Conrad Kopstadt was mayor of Essen between 1821 and 1833. The mayors Johann Heinrich Kopstadt (1734–1750) and Henrich Arnold Kopstadt (1763–1786) also emerged from the Kopstadt family. Kopstadtplatz is located between Limbecker Straße , I. Weberstraße and Rottstraße and was originally part of the former Brinkstraße .
Kornmarkt	140 (all road sections combined)	traditional name	Early 17th century	At the beginning of the 17th century the square between the Schwarze Horn, Markt and Kennedyplatz was laid out and subsequently named Kornmarkt .
Kreuzeskirchstrasse	450	Kreuzeskirche	Dec 16, 1970	Kreuzeskirchstraße is named after the neighboring Kreuzeskirche, which was built from 1894 to 1896 and inaugurated on December 31, 1896. The street leads eastwards from Friedrich-Ebert-Straße through the Weberviertel to Viehofer Straße. Originally the part between Gerswidastraße (before 1826 II. Weberstraße ) and I. Weberstraße was called short street . Before 1895 the further part between Weberstrasse and Rottstrasse (at that time Auf'm Rott ) was called Hahnengasse and that between Rottstrasse and Viehofer Strasse Bruckmannsgate .
Kronenstrasse	100	Zur Goldenen Krone, former inn	Feb. 7, 1908	Originally this street between Rottstrasse and Viehofer Strasse was called Pottgasse , a name that was not well received at the time. Therefore, at the request of the residents, the street was named after the old Zur Goldenen Krone inn , which was founded in 1607 and was located on Kopstadtplatz .
Kunzestrasse	35	Conséquence, commonly known as Kunzekanze	June 10, 1887	The name of Kunzestrasse, a small connection between Kibbelstrasse and Limbecker Strasse , can be explained by the changes in language. Between 1806 and 1813 the French called the alley that ran in the bend because of the Limbeck city gate en conséquence , which can be translated as a continuation . You couldn't do anything with the foreign-language name and corrupted it to Consekans , the name that this street bore in 1810. It was later formed into Kunzekanze , from which the official name Kunzestraße arose in 1887.
Limbecker Platz	110 × 60	Limbecke, old stream	around 1865	The eponymous Lindenbecke or Limbecke used to flow along Limbecker Platz, which is now largely built over by the shopping center of the same name. Between 1933 and 1945 Limbecker Platz was called Thomaeplatz .
Limbecker Strasse	450	Limbecke, old stream	before 1500	The name of this street is first mentioned in 1323 as platea Lynnebeke and is derived from the Limbecke peasantry, who, along with the Grintberger, the Kettwiger and the Viehofer peasantry, represented one of the four quarters within the Essen city wall . Limbecker Straße leads eastwards from Limbecker Platz through the city center and ends at the market.
Avenue of lime trees	800	Linden (genus) , tree genus	around 1860	After the demolition of the Essen city wall , a ring-shaped area was created around the city, which, at the suggestion of Friedrich Krupp (1823), was transformed into a promenade with avenues of linden, acacia, ash, chestnut, maple, poplar and mountain ash. Within the next few years, the plots of land on this promenade were sold, the trees removed and the area built on, so that today only the names Acacia, Chestnut and Lindenallee and once the Postallee remind of these ring roads. Lindenallee is located in the southwest, begins as an extension of Akazienallee behind Am Handelshof in the south and then follows the old course of the wall towards the west, where it continues in the northwest behind Limbecker Straße as Kastanienallee.
Logenstrasse	200	Masonic lodge Alfred zur Linde	Apr 26, 1861	The house of the Freemason lodge Alfred zur Linde was built on Logenstrasse in 1860, the lodge house of which has been in the south quarter since 1961 . Logenstrasse connects Limbecker Platz with the Salzmarkt. During the Nazi era from 1936 to 1945 it was called the Schutzwehr .
market	50 × 40	old market place	16th Century	The square, known today as the market, characterizes the central and original part of the Essen market, which only expanded over time to various squares such as today's flax market, grain market, salt market or Kennedyplatz . Today's market is the place between Kennedyplatz and Flachsmarkt, where the market church is also located.
Maxstrasse	200	Max Huyssen, 1818–1879, merchant and landowner	Jan. 17, 1868	Henriettenstrasse, Maxstrasse and Selmastrasse were laid out on the site of the merchant and property owner Max Huyssen and are therefore named after him, his daughter Henriette and his daughter-in-law Selma. Maxstraße leads from Lindenallee to Hindenburgstraße and continues behind this in the west quarter .
Mechtildisstrasse	95	Mechtild II. , 949-1011, abbess of the Essen monastery	July 8, 1892	Mechtild or Mathilde was a granddaughter of Emperor Otto the Great and is considered the most important abbess of Essen. The street named after her was called Bungertstraße until July 1892 , previously Im Ort until May 1892 . Mechtildisstraße is located in the Weberviertel and connects Gerswida- with I. Weberstraße.
Ostfeldstrasse	260	Ostfeld, field name	around 1872	The Ostfeld corridor is in the west of the city of Essen, so its name probably refers to the Oberhof Ehrenzell . Ostfeldstrasse leads from Berliner Platz to Limbecker Platz and forms the border between the Westviertel and city center districts.
Horse market	200	traditional name	around 1860	At the horse market, tamed wild horses from the Emscherbruch were probably sold, which led to this name. It will have been made after 1711. Horse market street leads west from Schützenbahn street to Rottstraße. Remnants of the old tram tracks can still be seen as a curiosity in the driveway to the inner courtyard at the northeast end of the horse market.
Porsche pulpit	50	Ferdinand Porsche , 1875–1951, car engineer	Oct. 31, 1957	The Porschekanzel is a square that forms the western entrance area to the Rathaus Galerie shopping center . See also Porscheplatz .
Porscheplatz	130 × 70	Ferdinand Porsche , 1875–1951, car engineer	4th July 1951	In 1951, a few months after Ferdinand Porsche's death, the Porscheplatz was named after the motor vehicle designer, car engineer and entrepreneur. The Porscheplatz, which today can hardly be identified as such, was largely built over in 1979 by the Rathaus Galerie . Until 2001, the subway station known today as City Hall Essen and the bus station also called Porscheplatz were called Porscheplatz . The square was only created after the Second World War , when the small-scale development with houses had been destroyed. This is where the Postallee , which led to the north and which ran west of the Schützenbahn street around today's footpath, began. In the area of ​​Porscheplatz, the street Schwarze Poth ran in an east-west direction between today's street Am Porscheplatz and the street Schützenbahn .
Rathenaustraße	170	Walther Rathenau , 1867–1922, German politician and Reich Foreign Minister	13 Sep 1922	Rathenaustraße leads from Theaterplatz to Willy-Brandt-Platz. Originally it was called Theaterstraße , since 1922 Rathenaustraße. During the National Socialist era , it was renamed Dietrich-Eckart-Strasse and was given its old name back in 1945.
Ribbeckstrasse	350	Konrad Ribbeck, 1861–1921, senior teacher and city archivist	May 31, 1930	Konrad Ribbeck was senior teacher at the Burggymnasium and since 1893 part-time Essen city archivist. He has made great contributions to researching the city's history and has long been chairman of the historical association for the city and monastery of Essen . His tomb is preserved in the Ostfriedhof Essen . Ribbeckstrasse, named in his honor, leads from Schützenbahn to Alfredistrasse. It was called Schützenstraße until 1892 and Augustastraße until 1930 . Between Ribbeckstrasse and Schützenbahn there was the popularly known Ribbeckplatz, which also served as a fairground and was built over in 1979 by today's town hall .
Rottstrasse	350	reminds of the slash and burn	before 1826	The forest, which originally reached as far as the Essen city wall , was cleared away by fire. Hence the street names Brandstrasse and Rottstrasse. The name of the Rottstrasse, which leads from Kopstadtplatz to Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse, is already documented before 1826. But the term oppen Rode appeared in written sources as early as 1353 and thus indicates the settlement of the area west of Viehofer Straße . At the time of National Socialism , Rottstrasse was called Lichtschlagstrasse between 1935 and 1945 . The Catholic parish church of St. Gertrud is located on Rottstrasse .
Salt market	60 × 35	traditional name	Oct 18, 1954	In the late Middle Ages in 1417 the place of the salt market was named as forum rotarum in a Latin document. In a Middle Low German document from 1446, the name rademarkede appears. The place between III. Hagen und Kennedyplatz has officially been named Salzmarkt since 1954.
Schützenbahn	800 in the district	old grounds of protecting	around 1860	The street Schützenbahn is located on the site of the former rifle clubs, of which there were several in Essen. The young shooters are first mentioned in 1426, the other group is mentioned in 1433 as the other shooters , 1437 as the great shooters and 1438 as the old shooters . Also, there was Middelburg Protect , recent shooters and wevele shooters . The Schützenbahn, which was originally called Beginenkamp , is a main thoroughfare in the east of the city center, which leads from Viehofer Platz to Varnhorststraße, behind which it turns into Bernestraße.
Black horn	120	in the swarten horn, old restaurant	before 1862	The name Black Horn goes back to a restaurant of the same name. In the 16th century the lane between Gänsemarkt and Kennedyplatz is mentioned as im swarten Horn , before 1826 it was called the Black Horn. Around 1860 it became part of I. Hagenstrasse , in 1915 part of II. Hagens and finally in 1957 again called the Black Horn.
Black sea	80	dark swamp, morass	before 1826	The name Black Sea is derived from a field name that means sea in the sense of swamp, morass. The Black Sea road lies in the originally swampy southeast of the city and connects the I. Dellbrügge with the II. Dellbrügge.
Selmastrasse	160	Selma Huyssen, 1850–1892, daughter-in-law of the landowner Max Huyssen	June 10, 1887	Henriettenstrasse, Maxstrasse and Selmastrasse were laid out on the site of the merchant and property owner Max Huyssen and are therefore named after him, his daughter Henriette and his daughter-in-law Selma. Selmastraße connects Maxstraße and Hachestraße.
Steeler Street	200 in the district	Steele , district of Essen	June 5, 1908	Steeler Straße begins in the city center today at the Old Synagogue and leads in an easterly direction to Steele. It once began at the market and led south of today's Porsche pulpit to the synagogue, roughly the location of the former Steeler Tor of the Essen city wall . This course can no longer be traced in today's cityscape. In 1396 it appears for the first time in written sources under the name Gryndbergher straten (The Steeler Tor was initially called Porta Grintberghe after a small hill ). At the turn of the century, the name Steeler Strasse became common. It is named after the former town of Steele, which was incorporated into Essen in 1929. Until 1908 it was called Steeler Chaussee as it is today .
Teichstrasse	200	former pond of the Berne	Jan. 17, 1868	Teichstrasse was not in the historic center and led from the Kettwiger Tor to a mill pond that was fed by the Berne . Teichstraße ran outside the city wall, which paralleled the course of the acacia avenue to the northeast . The Mühlteich roughly encompassed the area of ​​today's roundabout (popularly: Varnhorstkreisel) and the Gildehofcenter between Gildehofstrasse and Bernestrasse up to the confluence of Hollestrasse and Street Am Handelshof, the original Bachstrasse. The Prussian first recording describes the mill as Huyssens M. Immediately below there was another pond up to the Steeler Tor, the water of which was presumably led through a ditch to another mill at today's confluence with Ribbeckstrasse and Bornstrasse. Teichstraße runs parallel to the southwest from Heinrich-Reisner-Platz to Akazienallee to street I. Dellbrügge.
Theater square	250	Grillo theater	25 Sep 1903	The Grillo Theater has stood on Theaterplatz since 1892 . The square between I. Dellbrügge, I. Hagen, II. Hagen, Hirschlandplatz and Rathenaustraße surrounds the theater as a roundabout.
Trentelgasse	65	Course of the road	before 1826	Trendeln means snaking and refers to the formerly winding course of the small street in the Hagenviertel between II. And III. Hagen.
Turmstrasse	55 in the district	Heckingsturm	July 21, 1865	The Hecking Tower, first mentioned in 1428 , used to stand on Kastanienallee in the course of the Essen city wall . Due to the poor condition of the streets in Essen, Friedrich Krupp proposed in 1823 that the city wall be put down and that the streets should be paved with the material obtained. In 1824 the plan was approved by the city council and carried out over the next two decades. One of the longest preserved parts of the city wall was the Heckingsturm, which was laid down in 1865. In its place the Turmstrasse was built, which is named after him and leads from the Kastanienallee as an extension of the I. Weberstrasse northwards into the west quarter .
Varnhorststrasse	200	Varnhorst, old Essen patrician family	Jan. 17, 1868	The Varnhorst family has been mentioned several times in documents since the 15th century. In September 1504 the Essen city council accepted a foundation by Johann Varnhorst for the benefit of the poor. Diedrich Varnhorst was mayor of Essen between 1652 and 1662. Theodor Wilhelm Varnhorst (1736–1810) followed between 1787 and 1808 as mayor of Essen. Varnhorststraße, named after them, is located in the east of the city center and leads from Bernestraße to Steeler Straße.
Vereinstrasse	260	Society association	Apr 26, 1861	Until 1876, the conference room of the Verein Gesellschaft was located on the corner of II. Hagen / Vereinstrasse and therefore contributed to the name of Vereinstrasse, which leads eastwards from Hindenburgstrasse to Kennedyplatz .
Viehofer Platz	180 × 30	Viehof, Oberhof of Essen Abbey	around 1860	The Viehof used to be right in front of the Viehofer Tor and was one of the upper courts of the Essen Monastery . There have been no buildings since the 17th century, although the Viehof court association , to which up to 97 courtyards belonged at times, existed until the abolition of the monastery in 1803. One of the peasant communities within the Essen city wall was also known as the Viehofer peasantry. Viehofer Platz is located in the north of the city center between Friedrich-Ebert-Straße, Gladbecker Straße and Schützenbahn. Between 1933 and 1945 it was called Oettingplatz .
Viehofer Strasse	450	Viehof, Oberhof of Essen Abbey	around 1825	Viehofer Straße leads from Viehofer Platz, which is located on the site of the old Oberhof Viehof, through the former Viehofer farmers as a district within the Essen city wall southwards to the Flachsmarkt. In old written sources it appears for the first time in 1324 as platea Veyhove . It was later also called Veyver Strate , and from around 1825 on Viehofer Strasse. On July 9, 1915, it was extended to Viehofer Platz. In 1933 it was merged with Burgstrasse and Kettwiger Strasse to form Adolf-Hitler-Strasse , and since 1945 it has had its old name again.
Weberplatz	60 × 45	Center of the Weber Quarter	Nov 15, 1895	The weavers' guild was based in the Weberviertel around I. Weberstraße. This is how Weberplatz got its name. It is right in front of the Kreuzeskirche in Essen . Until around 1985, Weberplatz was the central market square in the city center. After a building was erected on the western area of ​​Weberplatz, it lost about half of its area. Since 2017 there is a market on the Weberplatz place again, the so-called Feierabend market .
I. Weberstrasse	250	Guild of weavers	before 1826	The Weverstrate is mentioned for the first time in 1442 in old written sources , which indicates a development of the northwestern part of the city within the Essen city wall , but says nothing about the course at that time. The weavers' guild was based in the Weberviertel around I. Weberstraße, after which the I. and II. Weberstraße were named. After the renaming of II. Weberstraße in Gerswidastraße, only I. Weberstraße kept its name. It leads from Gänsemarkt to Kastanienallee and continues behind this as Turmstrasse.
Willy-Brandt-Platz	90 × 30	Willy Brandt , 1913–1992, German politician and Federal Chancellor	May 18, 1994	Willy-Brandt-Platz is the station forecourt and was part of the street Am Hauptbahnhof until 1994. In front of the Hotel Handelshof earlier that ran Kettwiger road to the railway line.
Twelveflings	180	Twelve, Beginning Convention	June 5, 1934	The Zwölfling is one of six beginner's convents in Essen, but it is the only one that has not received a foundation charter or statute. It was located on the former mountain road and is first mentioned in the 14th century. Around 1803 they merged with the Beginenkonvent des Dunkhauses, later with the sisters from the convent near the tower. Around 1840 they founded the Sisters of Mercy of St. Elizabeth under Clara Kopp . The street Zwölfling connects the Kettwiger street with the street Schützenbahn north of the cathedral . The Vicariate General of the Diocese of Essen is located here .

List of former street names

The list of street names that no longer exist does not claim to be complete.

Surname	from	to	renamed to (current)	Derivation	Remarks
Adolf Hitler Square	April 20, 1933	May 15, 1945	→  Burgplatz	Adolf Hitler , dictator of the German Reich	Renamed during the Nazi era in order to promote the symbolic form of the seizure of power .
Adolf-Hitler-Strasse	April 20, 1933	May 15, 1945	→  Kettwiger Strasse →  Viehofer Strasse	Adolf Hitler , dictator of the German Reich	Renamed during the Nazi era in order to promote the symbolic form of the seizure of power .
Old Post Street		25 Sep 1903	→  Theaterplatz	first post office in Essen	The Alte Poststraße was a street where the wide passage from the Kettwiger Straße to the Grillo-Theater is today. It continued south of the theater to the II. Hagen. Around 1800, Essen's first Prussian post office was located on the southern corner of Kettwiger Strasse. Later, the van Eupen post office was in a neighboring house between 1824 and around 1840 and the Prussian post office from 1826 to 1848. The large brick house with the Royal Railway Works Office was once located on the northern corner of the Kettwiger- to Alten Poststraße.
Amalienstraße	Jan. 17, 1868	May 16, 1902	→  Gildehofstrasse	Helene Amalie Krupp , businesswoman and grandmother of the company founder Friedrich Krupp
At the train station	May 6, 1864	Jan. 17, 1868	→  Hachestrasse	Named after the adjacent train station.	In 1862 the first station building of what was still called Essen BM ( Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft ) was opened to the west of today's main station. It was replaced in 1902 with the previous building, which was destroyed in World War II, by the main train station in its current location.
On the fire	1826	around 1860	→  Brandstrasse	Reminds of the slash and burn of the forest, which originally reached as far as the Essen city wall .	Previously known as opme brand since the 16th century .
Augustastrasse	May 13, 1892	May 31, 1930	→  Ribbeckstrasse	Augusta von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach , wife of Kaiser Wilhelm I.
Bachstrasse	Jan. 17, 1868	May 30, 1913	→  At the Handelshof
Bahnhofstrasse	1864	Oct. 2, 1927	→  Hindenburgstrasse	Bahnhofstrasse led to Essen BM train station.	In 1862 the first station building of what was still called Essen BM ( Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft ) was opened to the west of today's main station. It was replaced in 1902 with the previous building, which was destroyed in World War II, by the main train station in its current location. The original Ringstrasse was renamed Bahnhofstrasse in 1864 and Hindenburgstrasse in 1927 .
Beginenkamp		before 1860	→  Schützenbahn	Beguines , members of a Christian community. There were six beginner's convents in Essen.
Mountain road	around 1860	June 12, 1934	→  twelveflings
Bohnstedtgasse		around 1900	repealed and overbuilt	Judiciary Bohnstedt	From today's perspective, Bohnstedtgasse, later called Judengasse, ran from Willy-Brandt-Platz across the site of today's Galeria Kaufhof department store to Bohnstedts Wiese, which was near Maxstraße. South of the alley was the home of the Judiciary Bohnstedt. To the north is the front garden and then the house of the art gardener Karl Böhnert, who helped design the city ​​garden .
Brinkstrasse		around 1860	→  Kopstadtplatz		The Brynchstrate was first mentioned in written sources in 1372 . It ran parallel to Limbecker Strasse to the north. Today Kopstadtplatz is located on parts of the former Brinkstraße.
Bruckmannsgate		before 1895	→  Kreuzeskirchstrasse	Named after the landlord and confectioner Bruckmann.	The Bruckmannsgate alley connected Viehoferstrasse with Königstrasse and before 1895 became part of Kirchstrasse , today's Kreuzeskirchstrasse.
Bungertstrasse	May 13, 1892	June 8, 1892	→  Mechtildisstrasse
Burgstrasse	around 1860	April 20, 1933	→  Kettwiger Strasse	Proximity to the "Burg" or "Burg Freiheit"	The name refers to the adjacent Burgplatz , which has been handed down from time immemorial as "Castle" or "Castle Freedom". This name referred to the tax-free area that was next to the city. The Essen scientist Ernst Kahrs (1876–1948) uncovered extensive remains of the wall in 1928, including a mortar quarry stone wall running in north-south direction with an adjoining pointed moat and palisade that continues in the south in a westward direction. Despite the lack of dating, these facilities belong to the time well before the construction of the Essen city wall in 1244. They probably formed a defense of the monastery district, from which the name of the castle is derived. The street originally called In der Burg was called Burgstraße from around 1860. In the time of National Socialism it was called Adolf-Hitler-Strasse and was then renamed as well, as an extension to what was already known as Kettwiger Strasse to the south .
Chausseestrasse		after 1945	repealed and overbuilt		The narrow Chausseestrasse led from the Flachsmarkt in an arch to what was then Steeler Strasse, after today's development it ended roughly at the Porsche pulpit.
Dietrich-Eckart-Strasse	May 8, 1933	May 15, 1945	→  Rathenaustraße	Dietrich Eckart , journalist and publisher, National Socialist and idea generator of Adolf Hitler	Renamed during the Nazi era in order to promote the symbolic form of the seizure of power .
Ebertstrasse	1945	Oct 9, 1946	→  Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse
Unicorn Street		before 1927	repealed and overbuilt	Unicorn pharmacy	The narrow Einhornstrasse, on which the Einhorn-Apotheke, which opened in 1805 and whose house was closed in 1914, was located, connected the market with the Kornmarkt. It ran south of the direct connection between the two markets in a bend. The Einhorn-Apotheke is still located in a new building, a little bit locally.
Judgment Street		after 1912	repealed and overbuilt	Leads to the then district court on III. Hagen too.	The Richtstrasse led approximately from today's Kardinal-Hengsbach-Platz over the area of ​​the later Kennedyplatz and the Salzmarkt to the III. Hagen. The district court moved there in 1863 and the regional court in 1884. In 1912, the seat of the courts in Rüttenscheid moved to their current seat on Zweigertstrasse. Later the name Surmanngasse , which ran in the area of ​​today's Kardinal-Hengsbach-Platz, was also used for the former court street .
Guild place	Oct 18, 1954	Dec 17, 1963	→  Kennedyplatz	Reminder of the tradition of the bourgeoisie and merchants in Essen
Grabenstrasse	July 21, 1865	Oct. 2, 1927	→  Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse
Gustavstrasse	Jan. 13, 1868	March 8, 1977	→  Gustav-Hicking-Strasse
I. Hagenstrasse	around 1860	July 9, 1915	→  I. Hagen , partly →  Black Horn
II. Hagenstrasse	around 1860	July 9, 1915	→  II. Hagen , partly →  Black Horn
III. Hagenstrasse	around 1860	July 9, 1915	→  III. Hagen
Hahnenstrasse		before 1895	→  Kreuzeskirchstrasse		The part of today's Kreuzeskirchstrasse that lies between I. Weberstrasse and Rottstrasse (then Auf'm Rott ) was called Hahnengasse before 1895.
Hansastrasse	March 8, 1922	Apr 2, 1932	→  Hollestrasse		Today's Hollestrasse was rebuilt as Hansastrasse in 1922. It didn't exist before.
Elevated road	Apr 6, 1866	Feb 25, 1937	→  At the Waldthausenpark		The Hochstraße connected the Lindenallee with Bahnhofstraße, today's Hindenburgstraße.
In the town		May 13, 1892	→  Mechtildisstrasse
In the castle		around 1860	→  Kettwiger Strasse	Proximity to the "Burg" or "Burg Freiheit"	The name refers to the adjacent Burgplatz , which has been handed down from time immemorial as "Castle" or "Castle Freedom". This name referred to the tax-free area that was next to the city. The Essen scientist Ernst Kahrs (1876–1948) uncovered extensive remains of the wall in 1928, including a mortar quarry stone wall running in north-south direction with an adjoining pointed moat and palisade that continues in the south in a westward direction. Despite the lack of dating, these facilities belong to the time well before the construction of the Essen city wall in 1244. They probably formed a defense of the monastery district, from which the name of the castle is derived. The street originally called In der Burg was called Burgstraße from around 1860 onwards . In the time of National Socialism it was called Adolf-Hitler-Strasse and was then renamed as well, as an extension to what was already known as Kettwiger Strasse to the south .
Kirchstrasse	Nov 15, 1895	Dec 16, 1970	→  Kreuzeskirchstrasse		Between 1895 and 1970 the entire street of today's Kreuzeskirchstraße was simply called Kirchstraße. The part between Gerswidastraße (before 1826 II. Weberstraße ) and I. Weberstraße was originally called Kurz Straße . Before 1895 the further part between Weberstrasse and Rottstrasse (at that time Auf'm Rott ) was called Hahnengasse and that between Rottstrasse and Viehofer Strasse Bruckmannsgate .
Koenigstrasse	1456	around 1945	repealed and overbuilt		The Königstraten is documented in writing as early as 1456. The course of the road was repealed and built over after the destruction in World War II . It began around what would later become Porscheplatz and ran east parallel to Viehofer Strasse towards the north.
Kurienplatz	May 31, 1930	May 18, 1994	→  Kardinal-Hengsbach-Platz	Harach'sche Kuria, home of the canons of Essen	The Kurienplatz, previously Surmanngasse , was named after the Harach'schen Kuria, a residential building of the Essen canonesses, which was located on the site of today's Baedekerhaus . This house was acquired in 1817 by Gottschalk Diedrich Baedeker , the founder of GD Baedeker Verlag .
Short street			→  Kreuzeskirchstrasse		The part of today's Kreuzeskirchstrasse, which lies between Gerswidastrasse and II. Weberstrasse, was once called Kurz Strasse.
Light impact road	May 8, 1935	May 15, 1945	→  Rottstrasse	Named after the brothers Walter (SS leader) and Otto Lichtschlag (colonel).	Renamed during the Nazi era in order to promote the symbolic form of the seizure of power .
Märkische Strasse	Jan. 17, 1868	June 5, 1934	→  Hachestrasse	County mark
Marktberg		after 1945	→  Kettwiger Strasse	sloping street between market and flax market	The once close link between the market and flax market was called Marktberg. It has been used by trams since 1893. After the war damage, today's wide passage was created, which connects the Kettwiger with the Viehofer Straße.
Mühlenstrasse		after 1945	canceled	Huyssensmühle at the former pond located here	Mühlenstraße was the name of today's eastern part of street I. Dellbrügge , namely the one between Akazienallee and Bernestraße. Originally it was not connected to the I. Delbrugge.
Neustraße	June 10, 1887	July 9, 1915	→  At the Reichsbank
Oettingplatz	May 8, 1933	May 15, 1945	→  Viehofer Platz	Heinz Oetting, so-called martyr	Renamed during the Nazi era in order to promote the symbolic form of the seizure of power . Heinz Oetting, born on May 7, 1909 in Plettenberg , took part in an NSDAP meeting for the first time on September 10, 1930, followed by a torchlight procession to Burgplatz. On the way home he was the victim of a knife attack, which he did not survive.
Postallee	Jan. 1, 1860	around 1945	repealed and overbuilt		After the demolition of the Essen city wall , a ring-shaped area was created around the city, which, at the suggestion of Friedrich Krupp (1823), was transformed into a promenade with avenues of linden, acacia, ash, chestnut, maple, poplar and mountain ash. Within the next few years, the plots of land on this promenade were sold, the trees removed and the area built on, so that today only the names Acacia, Chestnut and Lindenallee as well as the Postallee are reminiscent of these ring roads. The course of the street on Postallee was repealed and built over after the destruction in World War II . It began roughly at what would later be Porscheplatz, roughly as a continuation of Akazienallee, and ran parallel to the Schützenbahn to the west and north to about Kastanienallee.
Pottgasse		before 1908	→  Kronenstrasse
Ring road		1864	→  Hindenburgstrasse		The Ringstrasse was renamed Bahnhofstrasse in 1864 and lastly in 1927 Hindenburgstrasse.
Schlageterstrasse	May 8, 1933	May 15, 1945	→  Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse	Friedrich Schlageter , SA leader	Renamed during the Nazi era in order to promote the symbolic form of the seizure of power .
Schützenstrasse	Jan. 17, 1868	May 13, 1892	→  Ribbeckstrasse	Rifle clubs were once based here, see also Schützenbahn
Protective weir	Aug 5, 1936	May 15, 1945	→  Logenstrasse		Renamed during the Nazi era in order to promote the symbolic form of the seizure of power .
Black poth	Dec. 31, 1825	around 1945	repealed and overbuilt		The former street Schwarze Poth ran in an east-west direction from the Stadtwunde memorial , which is reminiscent of the Schwarze Poth subcamp , to the Schützenbahn, i.e. below today's Rathaus Galerie . The course of the road was repealed and built over after the destruction in World War II .
Steeler Chaussee		June 5, 1908	→  Steeler Strasse	Road to Steele
Surmanngasse		after 1945	→  Kardinal-Hengsbach-Platz		Until 1930, Surmanngasse ran in the area of Kurienplatz , today's Kardinal-Hengsbach-Platz. After 1912, and to the destruction of the Second World War, her name was also used for the further west, former Gerichtsgasse used.
Theaterstrasse	Apr 21, 1911	13 Sep 1922	→  Rathenaustraße	Road to the Grillo Theater
Thoma Square	May 8, 1933	May 15, 1945	→  Limbecker Platz	Gottfried Thomae, National Socialist killed in clashes with communists in 1928	Renamed during the Nazi era in order to promote the symbolic form of the seizure of power .
Veyver Strate	16th Century	around 1825	→  Viehofer Strasse
Viehofer Chaussee		Aug 7, 1908	→  Altenessener Strasse	Chaussee to the former cattle yard
Waldthausenbrücke	Feb 17, 1965	Aug 17, 1994	→  Alfred Herrenhausen Bridge	Entrepreneurial and patrician family Waldthausen
II. Weberstrasse	before 1826	June 13, 1966	→  Gerswidastraße	The street is in the former Weber district.
Wiener Platz	May 26, 1939	March 7, 1985	→  Hirschlandplatz	After Austria was annexed in 1938, the square was named after the Austrian capital Vienna in 1939 .

See also

• List of streets in Essen-Nordviertel
• List of streets in Essen-Ostviertel
• List of streets in Essen-Südostviertel
• List of streets in Essen-Südviertel
• List of streets in Essen-Westviertel

Web links

Commons : Streets in Essen-Stadtkern  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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 c d e f g h i j k l} Monika Fehse: Essen. History of a city . Ed .: Ulrich Borsdorf. Peter Pomp Verlag, Bottrop, Essen 2002, ISBN 3-89355-236-7 , p. 180 .
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} Hugo Rieth: Essen in old views, Volume 2 . 7th edition. Zaltbommel, Netherlands 1991, ISBN 978-90-288-3097-4 .
5. ↑ ^{a b} Hugo Rieth: Essen in old views, Volume 1 . 3. Edition. Zaltbommel, Netherlands 1978.
6. ↑ ^{a b} Historic map portal Essen
7. ^ Essen District Court, history ; accessed on August 8, 2016
8. ^ Essen monument trail: Kennedyplatz ; Retrieved August 3, 2016
9. ↑ Baedekerhaus in the list of monuments of the city of Essen (PDF); Retrieved July 26, 2016