List of streets in Essen-Westviertel

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The list of streets in Essen-Westviertel describes the street system in Essen's Westviertel with the corresponding historical references.

Introduction and overview

In the Westviertel, 2670 inhabitants (March 31, 2020) live on an area of ​​2.29 square kilometers. The west quarter mainly has the postcode district 45143, and the east of the west quarter with the entire city ​​center and the west of the east quarter form the postcode district 45127.

The west quarter is predominantly characterized by the former settlement of the Krupp cast steel factory . This began in 1818 under Friedrich Krupp , who built the Schmelzbau here. From this developed the heavy industry company of the former Friedrich Krupp AG , which is now part of the ThyssenKrupp group. The cast steel factory lived for a long time from the armaments industry, which earned it the nickname “ armory of the German Empire” . The so-called Krupp-Stadt was located to the west of the actual city of Essen and was larger in area than the city of Essen itself. During the Second World War the factory was partly destroyed and was partly taken abroad as a reparation payment . After that, large areas of the area lay fallow for decades until the new Thyssenkrupp headquarters moved here in 2009 . Due to the booming industrialization around the turn of the century 1900, the war and, in some cases, the late reconstruction, many streets were changed in a short time or were repealed and built over.

Starting in a clockwise direction in the north, the district is delimited as follows:
with the horse-drawn railway road and the railway line (today the cycle path) of the former Rheinische Bahn to the north quarter ; with Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse, Ostfeldstrasse and Hindenburgstrasse to the city ​​center ; with Bert-Brecht-Straße to the south quarter ; with Schederhofstrasse and the main railway line to Holsterhausen as well as with Haedenkampstrasse, Dickmannstrasse and Husmannshofstrasse and the northern Krupp Park to Altendorf .

There are 48 designated traffic areas in the west quarter, including three squares . 16 streets are only partially in the district:
the horse railway road forms the border to the north quarter. The Hans-Böckler-Straße continues in the north into the north quarter and goes south into the Friedrichstrasse, which extends further into the south quarter. Turmstrasse leads over Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse into the city center, with Friedrich-Ebertstrasse, Ostfeldstrasse and Hindenburgstrasse forming the border there. The Alfred Herrhausen Bridge connects the western quarter with the city center via Hindenburgstrasse. The Schederhofstraße runs in the eastern part as a border to, and then with its longest part further in Holsterhausen, as does the Frohnhauser Straße. The Altendorfer Straße continues in Altendorf. Haedenkampstrasse, Dickmannstrasse and Husmannshofstrasse form the border there. The Berthold-Beitz-Boulevard continues through the north quarter to Altenessen- Süd.

The following streets run through the Westviertel with the status of a state or federal road :

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 of the street section within the western district, 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
Alfred Herrhausen Bridge 90
(in the district) 		Alfred Herrhausen , 1930–1989, bank manager Aug 17, 1994 The Alfred Herrhausen Bridge is named after the bank manager Alfred Herrhausen, who co-founded the Initiativkreis Ruhrgebiet and under whose leadership the Deutsche Bank rose to become one of the most important international commercial banks . He died in an assassination attempt in Bad Homburg in 1989 .
The Alfred Herrhausen Bridge, which was built in 1965 and was called Waldthausenbrücke until 1994 , leads across the Waldthausenpark in the city ​​center to Heinz-Renner-Platz.
Altendorfer Strasse 1500
(in the district) 		Altendorf , Essen district Dec. 4, 1901 On the occasion of the incorporation of Altendorf into the city of Essen on August 1st, 1901 and in memory of the mayor's office of Altendorf , which had been dissolved since 1883, the Limbecker Chaussee became Altendorfer Strasse. For the first time, the principle was adopted here to give the main street of a former district or municipality the name of the respective municipality in order to keep it in memory. The principle was later changed by naming a street after the place it led to. At the time of National Socialism, Altendorfer Straße was named after Gottfried Thomae ( Thomaestraße ), a National Socialist who was killed in clashes with communists in 1928. On May 15, 1945 it got its name back.
Today the federal highway 231 runs along it , which connects Essen with Oberhausen . 		Altendorfer Strasse
Akstrasse 95 United Hope & Secretarius Aak colliery , mining Dec 14, 1948 In memory of the United Hope & Secretarius Aak colliery, which had its origin in 1805 when the Zur Hoffnung and Secretariusak collieries were consolidated . It ended in operation in 1897. Akstrasse connects Maxstrasse with Lichtstrasse.
Bargmannstrasse 250 Hans-Joachim Bargmann , SPD politician Nov 1, 2011 Hans-Joachim Bargmann, who was also an alderman in the Essen City Council, is one of the initiators of the founding of the University of Essen .
Bargmannstrasse is a dead end street from Segerothstrasse into the university district.
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 southern district . Until 1978 it was called Schillerstrasse .
Berthold-Beitz-Boulevard 1300
(in the district) 		Berthold Beitz , General Representative of Friedrich Krupp AG May 15, 2007 The first construction phase of the Berthold-Beitz-Boulevard was opened in 2007 in the presence of Berthold Beitz. It is considered an extension of the inner city ring and runs from Frohnhauser Strasse through the Krupp belt , and from Pferdebahnstrasse into the north quarter . Berthold-Beitz-Boulevard May 2009
Burgfeldstrasse 150 Burgfeld, field name Jan. 17, 1868 The Burgfeld (1381: Borchvelde) and the Ostfeld (see also Ostfeldstrasse ) originally belonged to the Ehrenzell farm . Burgfeldstraße creates a connection between Jägerstraße and Schmiedestraße.
Dickmannstrasse 200 Dickmann, court name Dec 16, 1970 For the 42 acre Dickmann farm, Hermann Dykmans is named in the country register of 1668. It was a personal prize from the Count's Ladies Chapter in Essen. The Dickmannshof went bankrupt at the instigation of the businessman Brockhoff in 1768 and the Dickmann family was expelled from the farm. In 1769 the Kuhlmann couple from Borbeck became tenants for life. In 1795, the ladies' chapter and the businessman Brockhoff are named as joint owners. Finally, in 1846, Franz Philipp Paus is named as the owner of the 61 acre farm. Dickmannstrasse, which was once part of Haedenkampstrasse, was first given its name on May 16, 1902. In the meantime, they were called in 1902 Barkhofstraße and on November 20, 1937 Vester Street before heading back Dickmann street was called 1970th Today it connects Husmannshofstrasse with Altendorfer Strasse at an angle, forming the border with Altendorf .
Eugen-Sulz-Strasse 90 Eugen Sulz, librarian in Essen July 1, 2003 Eugen Sulz (* May 6, 1884 in Olnhausen ; † October 29, 1965 in Villingen-Schwenningen ) was director of the Essen city library. He directed it from 1915 to 1933 and from 1946 to 1952.
Eugen-Schulz-Strasse connects Hoffnungsstrasse with Hindenburgstrasse.
Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse 500
(in the district) 		Friedrich Ebert , 1871–1925, German politician and first Reich President Oct. 2, 1927 Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 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 .
Friedrich-Ebert-Straße forms the border to the city ​​center between Gladbecker Straße and Kreuzeskirchstraße and is part of the L452 state road.
Friedrichstrasse 180
(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, coming from the southern district, it is part of Bundesstraße 224 .
Frohnhauser Strasse 1200
in the district 		Road to Frohnhausen around 1860 The Frohnhauser Straße leads from the Hindenburgstraße in a westerly and then south-westerly direction in Holsterhausen and Frohnhausen, where it is part of the part of the state road L64. The entire course of the street became Frohnhauser Strasse on December 13, 1901 after these districts were incorporated as part of the former mayor's office in Altendorf . Frohnhauser Strasse
Hachestrasse 400
(in the district) 		Gustav Hache , Lord Mayor of Essen June 5, 1934 The name of the Hachestrasse, which continues from the west quarter into the city ​​center , 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 .
Haedenkampstrasse 900 Hermann Haedenkamp, ​​Krupp officer July 9, 1915 Hermann Haedenkamp (born May 15, 1845 in Hamm , † November 24, 1911 in Essen) was an authorized signatory and chief engineer at Friedrich Krupp AG . The entire length of Haedenkampstrasse forms the border with the neighboring district of Altendorf . Its original name in the Kronenberg workers' colony at the time was K-Straße, as the streets there were initially named after letters. From May 16, 1902, it was extended to Margaretenstrasse in the colony and to the southeast to Kraemerstrasse , before it was called Haedenkampstrasse as a whole and was further extended on March 20, 1968.
Hans-Böckler-Strasse 1500
(in the district) 		Hans Böckler , politician and union official 4th July 1951 On the occasion of the Extraordinary Federal Congress of the German Trade Union Confederation in June 1951 in Essen, the street that was newly built after the Second World War was given its name. Today the federal road 224 runs along it .
Heinz-Renner-Platz 30 × 30 Heinz Renner , politician and mayor of the city of Essen July 1, 2003 Heinz Renner was appointed to his post by the British occupiers in 1946 as the first Lord Mayor of Essen after the Second World War .
On Heinz-Renner-Platz there is a roundabout into which the Lazarettstrasse, the Jägerstrasse and the Hope Strasse as well as the Alfred Herrhausen Bridge converge.
Helmut-Käutner-Strasse 300 Helmut Käutner , actor and director Feb 3, 1998 Helmut Käutner was an influential film director in German cinema.
Helmut-Käutner-Straße branches off to the east from Hans-Böckler-Straße.
Hindenburgstrasse 550 Paul von Hindenburg , 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. Hindenburgstrasse
Hope Street 500 United Hope & Secretarius Aak colliery , mining July 6, 1866 At the time the name was given, the road led to the Hope underground construction shaft , which was sunk in 1863 . The mining of the seams caused considerable mountain damage in the inner city area, so that the city of Essen prohibited mining in 1882. The mine field later came to the Graf Beust colliery and the United Hope & Secretarius Aak colliery was closed in 1897.
Hope street leads from Limbecker Platz via Heinz-Renner-Platz to Hachestraße.
Husmannshofstrasse 140
(in the district) 		Husmannshof, court name Nov 20, 1937 The Husmannshof was first mentioned in a document in 1486. In the land register of 1668 Heinrich Haußmann is the owner of the 29  acre farm. In 1795 the Aufsitzer Hausmann and the common owners, the Count's Ladies Chapter in Essen and the merchant Brockhoff, are named. At Brockhoff's instigation, the farm went bankrupt in 1768 and the Hausmann family was expelled from the farm. On April 9, 1770, the married couple Adelkamp, ​​called Hohlmann from Frohnhausen , became new riders . Mrs. Adelkamp and her second husband Johann Brandsmüller became tenants of the farm for life in 1793. Even if they had no family relationship with the deposed Hausmann or Husmann family, they named themselves after her according to the custom at the time. Philipp Jacob Brockhoff senior acquired the portion of the Count's Ladies Chapter, which had passed to the domain treasury, and thus became the unrestricted owner of the Husmannshof. In 1897 the farm was given up due to the expansion of the Krupp cast steel factory and the buildings were closed. During the Second World War, the Villa Husmann, which was then built on this site, was destroyed by bombs.
The Husmannshofstrasse westernmost, 1902-1937 Husmann street called forms today in parts of the border to the neighboring district of Altendorf . 		Husmannshofstrasse
Jaegerstrasse 220 Jägerhof, restaurant Jan. 17, 1868 The Jägerhof restaurant was once located on the corner of Jägerstrasse and Burgfeldstrasse.
Jägerstraße connects Ottilienstraße with Heinz-Renner-Platz.
Jakob-Funke-Platz 50 × 50 Jakob Funke , publisher, journalist 26 Sep 2017 The Essen journalist Jakob Funke founded the daily Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ) together with Erich Brost in 1948 , which today belongs to the Funke media group . That is why an area at their media house, newly built in 2017, was named Jakob-Funke-Platz. Jakob-Funke-Platz
Käthe-Larsch-Strasse 120 Käthe Larsch , communist and resistance fighter against National Socialism Nov 1, 2011 Käthe Larsch was arrested by the Gestapo in 1935 as a resistance fighter against National Socialism . Serious head injuries were inflicted on her during interrogation. On May 22nd, she was admitted to the psychiatric department of the City Hospital in Essen, now the Essen University Hospital . Then she was transferred to the State Hospital in Düsseldorf , where, despite the injuries and the sequelae of mental confusion and disorientation, she was further interrogated in order to identify other resistance fighters. After a week she died, the official cause of death being given as acute heart failure .
Käthe-Larsch-Strasse leads from Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse into the university quarter.
Kurt-Jooss-Strasse 350 Kurt Jooss , dancer, choreographer and dance teacher Feb 3, 1998 In 1927 Kurt Jooss relocated the Westphalian Academy as part of the newly founded Folkwang School in Essen for music, dance and speaking . Jooss founded and headed the dance department there. At the same time he became ballet director at the Essen Opera House in 1930. In 1933 he emigrated to the USA because he refused to continue working in Germany without his Jewish employees.
Kurt-Jooss-Strasse connects Altendorfer Strasse with Frohnhauser Strasse to the west of the Colosseum Theater .
Lazarettstrasse 300 Krupp's military hospital, origin of the Alfried Krupp hospital June 10, 1887 Due to the two previous hospitals in the fast-growing industrial city of Essen, the Huyssens Foundation and the Elisabeth Hospital , not all of the wounded could be treated. That is why Alfred Krupp had a simple hospital set up for the care and recovery of wounded soldiers right next to the Krupp cast steel factory in the summer of 1870, at the time of the Franco-German War (1870/1871) . After the war it was used by Kruppians and their families. At the same time, on his initiative, a barrack hospital with around 100 beds was built on Lazarettstrasse. It went into operation in November 1870 and consisted of three parallel buildings modeled on the hospital barracks of the American Civil War. There was an elongated ward for 34 patients, for whom there was a smoking and a dining room. The porter's house, an administration building and a wash house belonged to the three buildings. On November 16, 1870, the barracks hospital was fully occupied for the first time. After expansion around 1900, the hospital was destroyed in air raids by the Allies on the neighboring cast steel factory in 1944. In 1980, today's Alfried Krupp Hospital was built in Rüttenscheid and is still in operation today. Lazarettstrasse leads from Heinz-Renner-Platz to Schmiedestrasse, and since the extension on December 14, 1948, continues to Schwanenkampstrasse.
Gatehouse of the hospital on Lazarettstrasse (right)
Light road 180 Production program of an adjacent electrical company Jan. 23, 1957 The previous hospital garden called road was due to the residents who renamed this name, based on the Second World War destroyed Krupp hospital improperly found in Light Street. This new name leads back to the production program of an adjacent electrical company, which had its administration building here.
The light street connects the hospital street with the hope street.
Maxstrasse 450
(in the district) 		Max Huyssen, 1818–1879, merchant and landowner Jan. 17, 1868 Henriettenstrasse (in the city ​​center ), Maxstrasse and Selmastrasse (in the city center) were laid out on the site of the merchant and landowner Max Huyssen and are therefore named after him, his daughter Henriette and his daughter-in-law Selma.
Maxstraße leads from Schwanenkampstraße over Hindenburgstraße and continues behind this in the city center.
Meyer-Schwickerath-Strasse 290 Gerhard Meyer-Schwickerath , university professor and researcher Nov 1, 2011 Gerhard Meyer-Schwickerath was the director of the Essen Eye Clinic at the Essen University Hospital for many years .
Meyer-Schwickerath-Straße is located in the university district.
Mittelstrasse 350 middle connection, location designation Jan. 17, 1868 Mittelstrasse established the connection between the former Schlosserstrasse , which is now part of Mittelstrasse, and Nordhofstrasse, where it ended. Today Mittelstrasse continues from Nordhofstrasse to Altendorfer Strasse. Its course roughly follows the former railway embankment, which ran from the old railway bridge that still exists today across Altendorfer Strasse to the north.
Nordhofstrasse 150 Nordhof workers' colony July 9, 1915 The former Schulstrasse was named in 1915 after the Nordhof workers' colony, which was built in 1871 by the Krupp company for their workers. It disappeared in 1914 when the Krupp cast steel factory was expanded , so that nothing is left of the colony.
Ostfeldstrasse 260 Ostfeld, field name around 1872 The field names Ostfeld and Burgfeld (see also Burgfeldstrasse ) refer to the old Oberhof Ehrenzell . In the case of the Ostfeld, probably because the corridor is in the west of the city of Essen.
Ostfeldstrasse forms the border between the western quarter and the city ​​center . 		Ostfeldstrasse
Ottilienstraße 300 Ottilie Niemann, granddaughter of a princely court pharmacist Jan. 17, 1868 Ottilie Niemann née Flashof (born December 2, 1846 in Essen, † October 4, 1924 in Berlin) was the granddaughter of the princely court pharmacist Franz Wilhelm Flashof. Her mother Mathilde, nee Waldthausen , owned land here, her husband was Louis Niemann.
Ottilienstraße connects Frohnhauser Straße with Ostfeldstraße.
Paul-Klinger-Strasse 400 Paul Klinger , actor, radio play and voice actor (1907-1971) Feb 3, 1998 The film actor Paul Klinger, who was born in Essen in 1907, achieved his popularity in the 1950s with roles in films such as Pünktchen and Anton , The Flying Classroom and the Immenhof series of films . As a voice actor, he gave the German voice to Robert Taylor , Charlton Heston , Cary Grant , Karl Malden , Stewart Granger , William Holden and Tyrone Power, among others .
Paul-Klinger-Strasse connects Altendorfer Strasse with Frohnhauser Strasse and runs parallel to Hans-Böckler-Strasse to the east.
Horse tram road 900
(in the district) 		Location of a former horse-drawn railway Jan. 17, 1868 The owner of the coal shop based in Mülheim an der Ruhr , Mathias Stinnes , had the horse-drawn tram built by the Mülheim Essener Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft founded in the early 1850s . It was designed to transport coal for the Graf Beust , Mathias Stinnes and Helene Amalie collieries . According to statistics from the Essen district , between 1859 and 1861 the horse-drawn cable car took first place among the numerous railways in the district with the amount of coal transported. After it had only been partially used until September 18, 1865, the horse-drawn tram was transferred to the Rheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft by a contract dated April 25, 1863 . The horse-drawn railway line was partially used for the Osterath – Essen – Dortmund line that was licensed on July 16, 1863 .
The Pferdebahnstraße connects the Helenenstraße in Altendorf with the Hans-Böckler-Straße and forms the border to the north quarter .
Quarter arch 650 Thyssenkrupp headquarters Jan. 29, 2008 The road was rebuilt during the construction and on the site of the Thyssenkrupp headquarters. It connects the Hans-Böckler-Strasse with the Berthold-Beitz-Boulevard .
Rheinische Strasse 110 Rheinischer Bahnhof on the route of the Rheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft July 6, 1866 The street is where in 1866 the Rheinische Bahnhof, later called Essen Nord, was on the route of the Rheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft. The line was closed in 1959 for passenger traffic. Today the university quarter is located in this area.
Rheinischer Platz 120 Rheinischer Bahnhof on the route of the Rheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft March 18, 1922 The square is located at the eastern end of Rheinische Strasse and takes its name from the Rheinischer Bahnhof, later called Essen Nord, which was opened in 1866 on the route of the Rheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft. The line was closed in 1959 for passenger traffic.
Schederhofstrasse 120
(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 ( Hof zu Ehrenzell ). 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 .
Schmiedestrasse 130 Blacksmith, job title of a local resident Jan. 17, 1868 When the street got its name, a blacksmith lived there in the oldest house who worked in the Krupp cast steel factory .
Schwanenkampstrasse 450 Schwanenkamp, ​​name of an estate around 1868 The Essen monastery official Rotger Devens acquired the estate from the original Reppelmund family in 1642. After his death it was publicly auctioned in 1686. Vicar Rutger Devens from Stoppenberg was awarded the contract in order to sell it to the Princely-Essen Court Councilor Friedrich Cocy, who built a new building on Schwanenkamp in 1687 and exchanged parts of the property in 1741. One of them was the Essen Senator Johann Albert von dem Hove, whose son and heir was the Royal Prussian War Councilor Bertram van Hoven, who was active in Kleve and who received the estate in 1776. After his death in 1800, his heirs sold the farm to Johann Wilhelm Gottfried Waldthausen , who became the owner in 1803. He acquired additional properties from the Hoven estate, so that the property, including leased land, was 68  acres . In 1867 the so-called Waldthausenschlösschen was built on the Schwanenkamp, ​​and its park and park were closed after 1918, as the Deutsche Reichsbahn needed the area as a storage station. The current railway depot (Bw Essen Hbf) still bears the name Waldthausen today.
Segerothstrasse 290
(in the district) 		Segeroth district July 6, 1866 The former urban pasture Segeroth became in the time of industrialization towards the end of the 19th century an Essen district, which today belongs to the Nordviertel district. Before the Second World War, there were sometimes violent clashes in the working-class district due to social tensions. Segerothstrasse was renamed Heinrich-Unger-Strasse at the time of National Socialism , which was taken back in 1945. Segerothstrasse continues as the L64 state road from Berliner Platz to the north quarter. Segerothstrasse
Stahlstrasse 130 first steel factory by Friedrich Krupp Feb. 27, 1928 On October 18, 1819, Friedrich Krupp inaugurated the first steel factory in the west of the city of Essen in the area of ​​today's Stahlstrasse. It was a melting structure with eight steel melting furnaces. From this, with the Krupp cast steel factory, the so-called Krupp city developed, which, located west of the original city of Essen, was later larger than the city itself. The Krupp companies operating around the world came into being. On December 13, 1961, Stahlstraße was extended by the stretch that still exists today north of Nordhofstraße, on which a red light district developed as a result . Between 1871 and 1914, the Nordhof workers' colony was located here , which was demolished due to factory expansions. The original street of Stahlstraße ran south of Nordhof- to Frohnhauser Straße and is now built over with the employment agency. This part was originally called Heilig-Geist-Straße and in 1903 it was rededicated as Kurz Straße . Stahlstrasse
Thea-Leymann-Strasse 550 Thea Leymann, lecturer in speech training Feb 3, 1998 Thea Leymann (born July 26, 1901 in Bad Bentheim ; † October 22, 1987 in Essen) was one of the first students at the newly founded Folkwang School for Music, Dance and Speaking in 1927 and passed the acting examination. She stayed in Essen and taught some well-known actors how to speak correctly as a lecturer in speech training. Thea-Leymann-Straße runs behind today's Folkwang Music School, parallel to Altendorfer Straße.
Turmstrasse 90
(in the district) 		Heckingsturm July 21, 1865 At the Kastanienallee in the city ​​center , the Hecking Tower, which was first mentioned in 1428 , used to stand 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 last remaining parts of the city wall was the Heckingsturm, which was put down in 1865. In its place, the Turmstrasse was built, which was named after him and leads from the Kastanienallee as an extension of the I. Weberstrasse northwards into the west quarter.
ThyssenKrupp Allee 1100
(both road sections together) 		Thyssenkrupp headquarters Jan. 29, 2008 Named after the corporate headquarters of Germany's largest steel and technology company. ThyssenKrupp Allee are two spur streets of the same name that branch off north of Altendorfer Strasse and pass the Thyssenkrupp headquarters to the east and west .
Westendhof 600 Westend workers' colony , formerly the west end of Essen Oct 13, 1953 Named after the Krupp company’s first workers' colony, which was built in 1863. The Westendhof leads south of the Frohnhauser Straße in an arch back to this.
Westendstrasse 1050
(all road sections together) 		Westend workers' colony , formerly the west end of Essen Jan. 17, 1868 Named after the Krupp company’s first workers' colony, which was built in 1863. Westendstrasse connects Altendorfer Strasse with Frohnhauser Strasse.
Zimmerstrasse 100 Master carpenter as resident Jan. 17, 1868 At the time the name was given, the owner of some houses on this street was the master carpenter Wilhelm Böhm (born 1829, died 1895), who also ran a carpentry workshop 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
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.
Asbeckstrasse 1902 after 1935 repealed and overbuilt Asbeckstrasse was in the Kronenberg workers' colony and ran east-west to Altendorf . Like all streets in the colony, it was only designated with one letter until 1902 and was called R-Straße.
Ascherfeldstrasse 1902 after 1935 repealed and overbuilt Ascherfeldstrasse was the southeasternmost street of the Kronenberg workers' colony and connected Hagenbeckstrasse with Kraemerstrasse in a north-south direction . Like all streets in the colony, it was only designated with one letter until 1902 and was called D-Straße.
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 .
Barkhofstrasse after May 16, 1920 Nov 20, 1937 →  Dickmannstrasse In the meantime, they called the Dickmann Road 1902 Barkhofstraße and on November 20, 1937 Vester Street before heading back Dickmann street was called 1970th
Borbecker Strasse before 1893 after 1910 repealed and overbuilt Borbecker Strasse ran from Limbecker Platz to the northwest across the site of the Krupp-Gussstahlfabrik , roughly following today's Mittelstrasse to what was then Freilattstrasse near today's Hans-Böckler-Strasse.
Buddestrasse before May 13, 1913 after 1945 repealed and overbuilt Otto Budde , engineer and board member of Friedrich Krupp AG Buddestrasse was in the Kronenberg workers' colony and ran east-west to Altendorf . Like all streets in the colony, it was only designated with one letter until 1902 and was called V-Straße. From 1902 to 1913 it was part of Hagenbeckstraße and was then given the name Buddestraße, which continued to Altendorf and still exists there today under this name.
Eichhoffstrasse 1902 after 1935 repealed and overbuilt Eichhoffstrasse was in the middle of the Kronenberg workers' colony and connected Altendorfer Strasse with Kraemerstrasse in a north-south direction , interrupted by the colony's park. Like all streets in the colony, it was designated with just one letter until 1902 and was called H-Straße.
Erathstrasse 1902 after 1935 repealed and overbuilt Erathstrasse was in the north of the Kronenberg workers' colony and ran east-west to Altendorf . Like all streets in the colony, it was designated with just one letter until 1902 and was called W-Straße.
Freistattstrasse after 1945 repealed and overbuilt Freistattstraße was located east of today's Hans-Böckler-Straße and ran in an arc roughly from Pferdebahnstraße to Mittelstraße.
Grabenstrasse July 21, 1865 Oct. 2, 1927 →  Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse
Hagenbeckstrasse 1902 May 13, 1913 repealed and overbuilt in the west quarter Hagenbeck colliery Hagenbeckstrasse was in the Kronenberg workers' colony and ran in an east-west direction to Altendorf . Like all streets in the colony, it was designated with just one letter until 1902 and was called N-Straße. In 1913 the eastern part of the street was called Buddestraße , the Altendorf course of which still exists today under this name. The further western extension has since been structurally separated and still exists in Altendorf today as Hagenbeckstrasse.
Holy Spirit Street June 29, 1903 repealed and overbuilt In 1903, Heilig-Geist-Strasse became Kurz Strasse , which in 1928 was called Stahlstrasse . This was located south of Nordhofstrasse up to Frohnhauser Strasse. In 1961 Stahlstrasse was extended north of Nordhofstrasse; only this part still exists today.
Heinrich-Unger-Strasse June 17, 1939 May 15, 1945 →  Segerothstrasse Heinrich Unger , NSDAP politician and SA leader Renamed during the Nazi era in order to promote the symbolic form of the seizure of power .
Hill road before 1893 after 1945 repealed and overbuilt Road from the factory towards Hügel ( Villa Hügel ), the residence of the Krupp family The Hügelstrasse followed roughly the course of the later Hans-Böckler-Strasse between Frohnhauserstrasse and Schwanenkamstrasse . On it were the master houses of the Krupp company, which, built in 1861 and 1862, represent the beginning of Krupp housing construction.
Husmannstrasse May 26, 1902 Nov 20, 1937 →  Husmannshofstrasse Husmann, name of the former riders of the Husmannshof
Kleine Kopstadtstrasse before 1893 before 1927 repealed and overbuilt The Kopstadt merchant family, who provided the three mayors of Essen between 1734 and 1833. Before 1927, Kleine Kopstadtstrasse became Kopstadtstrasse and branched off as a spur road east of Segerothstrasse in what is now the university quarter.
Kniestrasse before 1875 after 1945 repealed and overbuilt Kniestrasse connected Schwanenkampstrasse with Frohnhauser Strasse.
Kopstadtstrasse before 1893 after 1945 repealed and overbuilt The Kopstadt merchant family, who provided the three mayors of Essen between 1734 and 1833. The original Kopstadtstrasse, which became Piekenbrockstrasse before 1927 , led from Segerothstrasse to the east to the area of ​​what is now the university quarter and what is now Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse . After the renaming in Piekenbrockstraße, the north parallel street from Segerothstraße, the former Kleine Kopstadtstraße , became Kopstadtstraße.
Kraemerstrasse May 16, 1902 July 9, 1915 →  Haedenkampstrasse Gustav Kraemer , architect in the Krupp construction office Kraemerstrasse was the southernmost street in the Kronenberg workers' colony and ran east-west from Frohnhauser Strasse to Altendorf . Like all streets in the colony, it was designated with just one letter until 1902 and was called U-Straße. Kraemerstrasse and Margaretenstrasse together became Haedenkampstrasse in 1915.
Kronenberger Platz after 1898 after 1935 repealed and overbuilt This once free field belonged to the farmer Krone. The Kronenberger Platz was the central square of the Kronenberg workers' colony and served as a marketplace for the weekly market.
Short street June 29, 1903 Feb. 27, 1928 repealed and overbuilt The Kurz Strasse connected Nordhofstrasse with Altendorfer Strasse and was called Stahlstrasse in 1928 . Today this street no longer exists. Today only the part north of Nordhofstrasse is called Stahlstrasse.
Hospital garden Dec 14, 1948 Jan. 23, 1957 →  Lichtstrasse The name referred to the garden of the nearby Krupp hospital on Lazarettstrasse , which had been destroyed in World War II.
Limbecker Chaussee 1883 Dec. 4, 1901 →  Altendorfer Strasse The street led directly to the Limbecker Tor of the Essen city wall . Limbecker Chaussee was renamed Altendorfer Straße on August 1, 1901 , on the occasion of the incorporation of Altendorf into the city of Essen and in memory of the mayor's office of Altendorf that was dissolved .
Loerbrokstrasse 1902 after 1935 repealed and overbuilt Loerbrokstrasse was the second easternmost street of the Kronenberg workers' colony and connected Altendorfer Strasse with Kraemerstrasse in a north-south direction . Like all streets in the colony, it was designated with just one letter until 1902 and was called F-Straße.
Lorsbachstrasse 1902 after 1935 repealed and overbuilt Lorsbachstrasse was in the north in the Kronenberg workers' colony and connected Altendorfer Strasse with Sälzerstrasse in a north-south direction . Like all streets in the colony, it was only designated with one letter until 1902 and was called G-Straße.
Märkische Strasse Jan. 17, 1868 June 5, 1934 →  Hachestrasse County mark
Margaretenstrasse May 16, 1902 July 9, 1915 →  Haedenkampstrasse Margaretenstraße was a western street in the workers' colony of Kronenberg and connected Altendorfer Straße with Kraemerstraße in a north-south direction . Like all streets in the colony, it was designated with just one letter until 1902 and was called K-Straße. The street, known in parts as Margaretenstrasse and Krämerstrasse , became Haedenkampstrasse in 1915.
Piekenbrockstrasse before 1927 after 1945 repealed and overbuilt Piekenbrockstraße, formerly Kopstadtstraße , led from Segerothstraße to the east to the area of ​​today's university quarter on Friedrich-Ebert-Straße .
Pieperstrasse 1902 after 1935 repealed and overbuilt Pieperstrasse was the easternmost street of the Kronenberg workers' colony and connected Altendorfer Strasse with Kraemerstrasse in a north-south direction . Like all streets in the colony, it was only designated with one letter until 1902 and was called E-Straße.
Ring road 1864 →  Hindenburgstrasse The Ringstrasse was renamed Bahnhofstrasse in 1864 and lastly in 1927 Hindenburgstrasse.
Salzerstrasse Jan. 17, 1868 after 1945 repealed and overbuilt in the west quarter United Salzer & Neuack colliery Sälzerstraße led east of Haedenkampstraße as a continuation of today's Sälzerstraße in Altendorf through the workers' colony Kronenberg on to the site of the Krupp cast steel factory at the United Sälzer & Neuack colliery. This part of the street running in the western quarter was not rebuilt after factory expansions and war destruction. The street section that once ran through the Kronenberg workers' colony was, like all streets in the colony, only designated with one letter until 1902 and was called V-Straße.
Schemannstrasse after 1894 after 1910 repealed and overbuilt Schemannstrasse branched off north of Dickmannstrasse as a spur road and was built over with a workshop for the Krupp company, which later became Real Markt.
Schiller Street Jan. 17, 1868 Apr 7, 1978 →  Bert-Brecht-Strasse
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 .
Schleifmühlenweg before 1893 after 1907 repealed and overbuilt The Schleifmühlenweg ran in a north-south direction between Pferdebahn- and Altendorfer Strasse, a little east of today's Berthold-Beitz-Boulevard through the area of ​​the Krupp cast steel factory .
Schlosserstrasse before 1875 after 1990 →  Mittelstrasse Locksmith, job title Since the furniture store was built, the street has been the north-east-west part of Mittelstrasse today.
Schulstrasse July 6, 1866 July 9, 1915 →  Nordhofstrasse School, later industrial school The industrial school was one of the facilities of the Nordhof workers' colony . It was reserved exclusively for school-age girls from the Krupp cast steel factory . In 1890, an average of 785 pupils attended this school in the Nordhof, who were taught handicrafts.
Thomaestrasse May 8, 1933 May 15, 1945 →  Altendorfer Strasse Gottfried Thomae, killed National Socialist At the time of National Socialism, Altendorfer Strasse was named after Gottfried Thomae, a National Socialist who was killed in clashes with communists in 1928.
Uhlenhautstrasse 1902 after 1935 repealed and overbuilt Brothers Carl and Max Uhlenhaut: Carl (1837–1892) was head of department and Max (1843–1905) was deputy director of the Krupp company Uhlenhautstrasse was in the middle of the Kronenberg workers' colony and connected Altendorfer Strasse with Kraemerstrasse in a north-south direction . Like all streets in the colony, it was only designated with one letter until 1902 and was called J-Straße. Since 1938 there has been a new Uhlenhautstrasse in the Frohnhausen district .
Vesterstrasse Nov 20, 1937 Dec 16, 1970 →  Dickmannstrasse In the meantime, Dickmannstrasse was called Barkhofstrasse in 1902 and Vesterstrasse on November 20, 1937, before being renamed Dickmannstrasse in 1970.
Waldthausenbrücke Feb 17, 1965 Aug 17, 1994 →  Alfred Herrhausen Bridge Entrepreneurial and patrician family Waldthausen
Wiesmannstrasse after 1894 after 1910 repealed and overbuilt Wiesmannstrasse branched off north of Dickmannstrasse as a spur road and was built over with a factory hall for the Krupp company, which later became Real Markt.
Zechenstrasse before 1875 after 1910 repealed and overbuilt The Zechenstraße branched off west of the Hoffnungsstraße and ended in the area of ​​the Krupp hospital.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Unless otherwise stated, the source used is: Erwin Dickhoff: Essener Strasse . Ed .: City of Essen / Historical Association for the City and Abbey of Essen. Klartext-Verlag, Essen 2015, ISBN 978-3-8375-1231-1 .
  2. ^ City of Essen: Population figures. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Press release of the city of Essen from September 20, 2017
  4. ^ Franz-Josef Brüggemeier : Die Krupp'schen Krankenanstalten (1870-1914). Herzogenrath 1990, ISBN 3-921801-53-2
  5. ^ Welfare institutions of the von Fried cast steel factory. Krupp zu Essen an der Ruhr, 2nd edition, 1891 (PDF; 877 kB); last viewed on August 13, 2016