List of streets and squares in Meiningen

The list of streets and squares in Meiningen shows an overview of the streets and squares in the southern Thuringian district town of Meiningen . There are around 420 streets and squares (as of January 2020) with residential developments, commercial settlements and leisure facilities. Streets and paths without buildings were not taken into account. However, the list does not claim to be complete. Some important streets and squares are described in more detail in the article → Meininger Streets and Squares and are linked here.

Currently valid street names are given in bold , names that are no longer valid after renaming or building over are given in italics .

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A.

Ackerstrasse , residential area "Schafhof" - district east

Name comes from a field name .

Adelheidstrasse , East district

1902 named after Princess Adelheid, Countess von Lippe-Biesterfeld (1870–1948), wife of Prince Friedrich von Sachsen-Meiningen .

Almweg , residential area "Kleintirol" - Südoststadt

Name refers to the adjoining alpine pastures .

Alte Chaussee , Drei 30acker district

Chaussee , in the south of the village.

Alte Henneberger Strasse , center

Once a road with a medieval stone bridge over the Mühlgraben, led to the bridge at the weir, today the → Henneberger Straße joins with a new bridge.

Alte Kirchgasse , → Kirchgasse , eastern old town

one of the oldest streets in the city, until around 1647 Bachgässlein , until 2010 Kirchgasse , leads south to the town church .

At the old airfield , industrial area "Rohrer Berg"

Location on the former Meiningen airfield "Rohrer Berg".

Am Anger , Helba district

Anger , village square, center of the village.

On the mountain , northwest town

Name refers to the location on Herrenberg.

At the Bibrasberg , district east

The road is located on the mountain of the same name, named after the "von Bibra" family who once lived here.

Am Bielstein , center

named after a mountain rock on site, adjacent to the former Meininger private brewery .

At the monument , Drei 30acker

named after a monument on site.

Am Dicken Baum , district east

1914 renamed → Friedrichstrasse .

Am Dietrich , Weststadt

Name of the adjacent mountain of the same name, here is the Goetz cave .

At the Drachenberg , district east

Name of the adjacent mountain of the same name.

Am Dreieck , district east

named after the shape of a street crossing on site.

Am Flutgraben , East District

Field name, attached to the Meiningen steam locomotive works .

At the Frauenbrunnen , district east

The name comes from a well that supplied the city with water.

On the Gänsberg , Wallbach district

east of the town center, expanded from 2020 with the streets Gänsberg and Plan .

At the Gänsebrunnen , Stepfershausen district

Location in the center of the village, named at the adjoining goose fountain.

Am Graben , Herpf district

south of the town center.

Am Haselbusch , → Leninstrasse (until 1990) , Jerusalem district

Created after 1960, named after a field name.

At the elder bush , Drei 30acker

Field name, home area.

Am Hölzlein , Drei 30acker

Field name, location of medical facilities and a nursing home.

Am Kieselrod , residential area "Kleintirol" - southeast town

named after a field name.

On Kiliansberg , → Kalininring (1982-1990) , Jerusalem district

It is named after the adjacent mountain of the same name.

Am Kirchacker , Drei 30acker

after 1990 a new residential street.

At the Kirchbrunnen , district east

named after a well that supplied the city with water.

Am Kirschengründchen , Drei 30acker

Field name, cherry , once the location of fruit trees.

Am Köpflein , residential area “Am Weißbachtal”, Drei 30acker

Field name.

At Kreuzberg , southwest city

Name of the adjacent mountain of the same name.

On the Kurzen Weg , southeast town

geographical route designation.

Am Langen Rain , residential area “Weidig” - center

named after a field name.

Am Mailein , residential area "Schafhof" - district east

Field name.

At Martensgraben , district east

Field name, leads from → Dolmarstrasse to the Drachenberg.

At the middle lawn , → middle gate , center

Street at the former western (middle) city gate, leads over the Werrawiesen to the "Georgsbrücke" over the Werra , built with city villas.

At the New Thor , center

Street at the former eastern city gate, since 1874 part of → Untere Kaplaneistraße .

Am Pachtersgrund , Drei 30acker

after 1990 newly created residential area.

At the powder lawn , center

Path on the floodplain between Werra and Mühlgraben in front of the southwestern city wall, named after the powder tower on site.

On the Roten Berg , Walldorf district

eastern outskirts.

At the Red House , Walldorf

Town center, until 2019 Marienstraße (Walldorf) .

Am Schelmengraben , district east

named after a field name, erosion channel, "Schelm" means carrion in Middle High German .

At the school garden , district of Henneberg

northern location, new home development area.

Am Stein , district north

named after a field name.

At the Steinernen Berg , district east

describes the nature of the adjacent mountain.

Am Steingraben , → Leninstrasse (until 1990) , Jerusalem district

Field name, created after 1960.

Am Stückelgarten , Drei 30acker

Field name, location in the industrial park.

Am Wandervogel , "Wandervogel" residential area - East district

like the entire residential area named after the house of the "German Wandervogel Movement".

At the water , Herpf

Location in the south-eastern town center.

At the weir , Südstadt

Street located at the weir on the Werra , built in the 19th century , steel bridge over it demolished after 1990.

Am Weidig , residential area “Weidig” - center

Street in the district of the same name, created after 1874, named after a field name.

Am Weißbachtal , Drei 30acker

Field name, namesake for the residential area of ​​the same name.

Amselsteig , residential area "Wandervogel" - district east

named after the bird species blackbird .

Amselweg , Herpf

named after the bird species blackbird.

At the Haig , Herpf

Location in the north-west of the town on the industrial park.

On the main street , Drei 30acker

leads through the village to → Herpfer Straße, until 2019 Hauptstraße (Drei 30acker) and Meininger Straße , in 2020 graduation from a state road to a municipal road.

At the Heuleite , district east

derived field name.

At the chapel , Drei 30acker

Location near the local church.

At the blade , Walldorf

on the southern outskirts, new home development area.

At Morgenleite , → Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße (until 1990) , district east

comes from a field name.

At the Obere Linde , Drei 30acker

Place west of the town center, location of a linden tree.

At the upper wall , old town quarter "pot market"

one of the oldest streets in the city, located on the southern city wall.

At the source , residential area "Am Weißbachtal", Drei 30acker

named after a source .

On the Untere Linde , Drei 30acker

Hauptplatz, Anger, location of the village linden tree.

To the Röthen , district east

derived field name.

At the sandstone cave , Walldorf

Footpath and road to the fairy tale and sandstone cave .

On the winch , Drei 30acker

Field name, location in the industrial park.

Anger , Walldorf

Location in the town center.

Anton-Ulrich-Straße , → Obere Marktgasse (until 1874) , old town

named after Duke Anton Ulrich von Sachsen-Meiningen (1687–1763).

On the Drachenberg , district east

named after the mountain of the same name, adjacent to the education center of the Thuringian police .

On the middle lawn , center

Name since 1896, small street on a Werraaue west of the old town → Am Mittleren Rasen.

Up to the top , Drei 30acker

based on a topographical event, location in the industrial park.

August-Bebel-Strasse , center

August Bebel , politician and revolutionary, renamed → Bernhardstrasse in 1990 .

B.

Bachgässlein , old town

from around 1647 Kirchgasse , since 2010 → Alte Kirchgasse .

Bachstraße , → Rathenaustraße (until 1990) , district east

It is named after Johann Ludwig Bach (1677–1731) Kapellmeister and composer, belonged to the Meiningen branch of the Bach family .

Bahnhofstrasse , Walldorf

leads from the location to the train station, industrial park and to federal highway 19 .

Barbarastraße , Jerusalem district

created after 1995 on the site of the former Barbara barracks, private home area.

Bauerbacher Strasse , Einödhausen district

named after the neighboring village of Bauerbach .

Baumbachstrasse , Weststadt

named after the writer and botanist Rudolf Baumbach (1840–1905).

Baumschulenweg , district east

named after a former forest management facility.

Bechsteinstrasse , Südstadt

named after the writer and archivist Ludwig Bechstein (1801–1860).

Bella-Aul-Straße , → Kasernenstraße (until approx. 1900 and 1990–2016) , → Kniehauerstraße (approx. 1900–1955) , center

1955 named after Bella Aul, Jewish women's rights activist and resistance fighter in World War II.

Mountain path , southeast town

Name due to location on the Bibrasberg.

Bergstrasse , Drei 30acker

Established in 1995, adjoining health centers and the Meiningen Clinic .

Berkeser Strasse , Südweststadt - Drei 30acker

Established in 1991, main access road in the Drei 30sacker industrial estate, status as of 2020 state road 2621.

Berliner Strasse , East district

named after the capital Berlin , which Meiningen generously supported in the reconstruction after the city ​​fire of 1874, with 1.6 kilometers the fourth longest inner-city street in the city.

Bernhardstrasse , → August-Bebel-Strasse (1945-1990) , center

the most representative street in Meiningen, named in 1821 after Duke Bernhard I (1649–1706) of Saxony-Meiningen.

Bettenhäuser Strasse , Drei 30acker

Bettenhausen (Rhönblick) , a nearby town, leads to the industrial area.

Bismarckstrasse , (1880–1945), center

Otto von Bismarck (1815–1898), first German Chancellor, since 1990 → Neu-Ulmer-Straße .

Blumenstrasse , “Schafhof” residential area - East district

Term from botany.

Bodenweg , → Otto-Nuschke-Straße (until 1990) , district north

named after a field name, formerly also called "Totenfeld".

Bridge mill , Walldorf

Part of Landesstraße 1124, leads to → Landsberger Straße in the city center, adjoining the former mill and today's country inn "Brückenmühle".

Brückenweg , North District

named after the "Eselsbrücke", which leads over the Werra to the Am Weidig district.

Brunnengasse , Walldorf

southern town center.

Brunnenweg , Südweststadt

Name refers to a well that supplied the city with water.

Buchenbergweg , residential area “Am Weißbachtal”, Drei 30acker

Field name.

Büchsengasse , northern old town

Street destroyed in the town fire in 1874, today about → Eduard-Fritze-Straße .

Burggasse , western old town

In the Middle Ages, the alley led to the southern gate of Würzburg Castle.

Burggasse , Stepfershausen district

western location, leads to the church.

Burgweg , Henneberg

southern location, leads to Henneberg Castle .

C.

Charlottenstraße , → Straße der Gesundheit (1949-1990) , center

1859 named after Princess Charlotte of Prussia (1831–1855), wife of Hereditary Prince Georg, later Duke Georg II of Saxony-Meiningen (1826–1914), adjacent to the English Garden .

D.

Dahlienweg , residential area "Blumenviertel" - district east

Dahlias , genus, flower.

Dammstrasse , North District

Name after the local embankment against the flood of the Werra.

Defertshäuser Weg , North district

Street leads to the "Defertshausen" settlement between Werra and → Landsberger Straße.

The Fitz , center

connects the → Bernhardstraße with the → Karlsallee.

Doktor-Romberg-Strasse , Drei 30acker

Moritz Heinrich Romberg , neurologist, street built in 2013 near the Meiningen Clinic.

Dolmarstrasse , North District - Helba District

Dolmar , a nearby mountain of volcanic origin, status: Bundesstraße 19 , motorway slip road A71 / AS Meiningen-Nord, with 1.8 kilometers the second longest inner-city street in the city.

Donopskuppe , district east

Located on the mountain of the same name, east of → Schallerstrasse, named after Chancellor Georg Karl Wilhelm Philipp von Donop (1767–1845).

Donopstrasse , East district

leads from → Berliner Straße to → Donopskuppe.

Dorfstrasse , northwest town

Former name for the local street of the "Defertshausen" settlement, since 2010 → Flurschützenweg .

Drachenbergstrasse , residential area "Schafhof" - district east

former dirt road, leads to the mountain of the same name.

Dreianzigackerer Strasse , southwest town

named after the district of Drei 30 , leading there.

Drosselweg , residential area "Wandervogel" - district east

Thrush , songbird.

E.

Eduard-Doebner-Straße , residential area “Weidig” - center

1937 named after Eduard Doebner (1852–1927), school councilor and historian.

Eduard-Fritze-Strasse , → Wörthstrasse (from 1874) , → Friedrich-Engels-Strasse (1945-1990) , center

after the city fire of 1874, the street was re-routed, for example at the place of → Büchsengasse , named after the architect and court building officer Eduard Fritze (1849–1926).

Eduard-Weitsch-Weg , residential area "Am Weißbachtal", Drei 30acker-Süd

Eduard Weitsch (1883–1955), educator.

Eleonorenstrasse , center

after the city fire of 1874, the road was re-routed, for example on the site of → Salzmannsgasse , named after Duchess Luise Eleonore von Sachsen-Meiningen.

Elisabeth-Schumacher-Straße , → Schulstraße (until 2019) , center

leads to the Evangelisches Gymnasium (formerly Realgymnasium ), named after Elisabeth Schumacher , resistance fighter of the Rote Kapelle , she lived here from 1915 to 1921.

Elsa-Brändström-Straße , residential area “Weidig” - center

1931 named after Elsa Brändström (1888–1948), Swedish nurse and philanthropist .

Elsterweg , "Wandervogel" residential area - East district

named after the raven bird magpie .

Emmrichstrasse , East district

Anton Emmrich (1820–1897), Privy Councilor and Honorary Citizen (1896) of the city.

Engelsgässchen , old town

In 1874 the street was destroyed by the fire in the city, today about → Ludwig-Chronegk-Straße .

Ernestinerstraße , → Lange Gasse (until 1874) , old town

the Ernestines , a line of the Wettin family , from which the Saxon Meiningen family descended.

Ernst-Thälmann-Strasse , (1945–1990), center

Ernst Thälmann (1886–1944), chairman of the KPD , shot in 1944, since 1990 → Neu-Ulmer-Straße .

Ernststrasse , East district

named after Prince Ernst von Sachsen-Meiningen (1859–1941).

Eselsberg , Welkershausen district

geographical name.

F.

Falkenweg , “Wandervogel” residential area - East district

Hawks , birds of prey.

Feodorenstrasse , center

named after Duchess Feodora zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1839–1872) , 2nd wife of Duke Georg II.

Finkenweg , "Wandervogel" residential area - East district

Finches , genus of songbirds.

Fischergasse , western old town

Name derived from persons or professional group.

Lilac Grove , Weststadt

Field name, continuation from → Weingartental.

Fliederweg , district east

Lilac , street built in 2011 in the "flower district".

Flurschützenweg , → Dorfstraße - district north

Street in the "Defertshausen" settlement.

Forstgasse , Helba district

Forest , managed forest, location on the edge of the forest.

Frankenthal , East district

Field name, leads to → "Rohrer Stirn".

Free space , Walldorf

Square in the town center, part of Landesstraße 2624.

Freiheitsstraße , East district

is located near → Dolmarstrasse, below the Drachenberg barracks.

Freitagsgasse , old town quarter "Potty Market"

one of the oldest streets in the city, badly damaged in World War II, name derived from people.

Friedenssiedlung , district east

Street and residential area below the Drachenberg barracks, adjacent to the education center of the Thuringian police .

Friedensstrasse , Walldorf

southern outskirts, new home development area.

Friedrich-Becker-Strasse , East district

named after Friedrich Becker, a pioneer of the 1927 war victims movement.

Friedrich-Engels-Strasse , northern old town

Friedrich Engels , politician and entrepreneur, since 1990 → Eduard-Fritze-Straße .

Friedrichstrasse , → Am dicken Baum , district east

1914 named after Prince Friedrich von Sachsen-Meiningen (1861–1914).

Fritz-Assmus-Strasse , Walldorf

named after Fritz Assmus, Landesstrasse 2624, leads to the train station and to Bundesstrasse 19, adjacent to a nursing home.

G

Gartenstraße , → Rohrer Weg , “Schafhof” residential area - East district

named after the once adjoining ducal gardens.

Alley behind the wall , northern old town

old name for the → Zwingergasse .

Alley in front of the goose , old town

since 1475, here there was a meat bank and a show for cloth goods, from 1843 → pot market (pot market / pottery market).

Georg-Leubuscher-Strasse , → Paul-Vogt-Strasse , district east

named after the physician and social reformer Georg Leubuscher (1858–1916), director of the Georgen Hospital .

Georgstrasse , → Untere Marktgasse , Untere Marktstrasse (until 1874) , center

named after Duke Georg I of Saxony-Meiningen, main shopping street redesigned in 1998, predominantly classicist buildings.

Gerhart-Hauptmann-Strasse , East district

named after the poet and Nobel laureate in literature Gerhart Hauptmann (1862–1946).

Gleimershauser Strasse , Drei 30acker

Gleimershausen , nearby place, in a commercial area.

Goethestrasse , East district

named after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , often visited the city on business and privately.

Goethestrasse , Walldorf

southern location, from 2020 part of the → New Quarter .

Günter-Raphael-Straße , → Karl-Zeitz-Straße , district east

named after the composer Günter Raphael (1903–1960).

Gutsstraße , → Straße der Befreiung (1950-1990) , “Schafhof” residential area - East district

adjacent to the former urban estate .

H

Hadlerweg , Drei 30acker

northern outskirts.

Halbestadtstraße , (until 1880), center

built on the former outer moat of the city fortifications, today → Neu-Ulmer-Straße .

Hans-von-Bülow-Straße , East district

named after the composer and conductor Hans von Bülow (1830–1894), local court conductor from 1880 to 1885.

Harleser Strasse , Einödhausen district

named after the neighboring town of Unterharles , until 2019 Henneberger Straße .

Hauptstrasse , Stepfershausen

leads through the village, status: Landesstraße 1124.

Heimengasse , Henneberg

east of the town center.

Heimstrasse , → Stötzerstrasse (until 1945) , → Robert-Blum-Strasse , district north

1990 named after Johann Wilhelm Heim (1709–1778), mayor and court attorney.

Heinrich-Heine-Straße , North district

named after the writer Heinrich Heine (1797–1856).

Helenenstrasse , → Strasse des 7. Oktober (1949-1990) , Weststadt

Villa district, named in 1899 after Helene Freifrau von Heldburg (1839–1923), 3rd wife of Duke Georg II, actress, co-initiator of the Meiningen theater reform.

Henneberger Hauptstrasse , Henneberg

local main street, southern section Kreisstraße 2526, adjoining the district administration, kindergarten and primary school Henneberg, until 2019 main street .

Henneberger Strasse , Südweststadt

named after the district of Henneberg , leading there, motorway feeder to the A71, AS Meiningen-Süd.

Hermannsfelder Strasse , Henneberg

west of the town center, named after the neighboring village Hermannsfeld .

Herpfer Strasse , Drei 30acker

named after the Herpf district , leading there.

Herrenbergstrasse , Weststadt

named after the adjacent mountain of the same name.

Herrengasse , Drei 30acker

Located in the town center, since 2010 → Struppgasse .

Herrengasse , Herpf

Location in the town center.

Herrenstück , district east

Field name, namesake for homonymous home area.

Hessengasse , Drei 30acker

State of Hesse , located in the center of the village.

Heuweg , residential area "Am Weißbachtal", Drei 30acker

Field name.

Behind the gardens , Stepfershausen

northern outskirts, new development area.

Behind the village wall , Stepfershausen

northern location.

Behind the wall , old town

old name for → Mauergasse .

Behind the gutter , Stepfershausen

Location in the town center.

Hintere Gasse , Stepfershausen

Location in the town center.

Hohe Leite , southwest town

named after a field name.

Hospitalgasse , northern old town

old name for → Klostergasse .

Hotzelgasse , Herpf

Location in the village center.

Hutzelgasse , Henneberg

Location in the town center.

I.

In the alley , Stepfershausen

in the center, adjoining the district administration.

In the ditch , Wallbach

Field name.

In the palace garden , Stepfershausen

western edge of the village.

Im Steinhauck , Stepferhausen

north of the town center.

Im Toracker , Wallbach

south of the town center.

In the sea gardens , center

named after a field name, residential area → Nachtigallenstraße.

In the corner , Wallbach

in the center of the village, extended by part of Schulstrasse (Wallbach) in 2020 .

In the alley , Wallbach

in the town center.

In the Helba , district north

Road in the valley of the Helba river, leads to the Helba district.

In the Holln , Herpf

Hauptstraße, status: Landesstraße 2621, leads to Drei 30acker and Meiningen-Kernstadt.

Industriestrasse , Walldorf

in the commercial area on the B19.

Innsbrucker Weg , residential area "Kleintirol" - southeast town

named after the Tyrolean capital Innsbruck .

Invalidenstrasse , Walldorf

Location in the south of the village.

J

Jägergasse , Hennberg

western location.

Jakob-Schröter-Straße , residential area “Weidig” - center

named after Jakob Schröter (1570–1645), government councilor and law professor.

Jean-Paul-Straße , residential area “Kleintirol” - southeast town

named after the writer Jean Paul (1763–1825), who lived in Meiningen from 1801 to 1803.

Jerusalemer Straße , → Kalininring (until 1990) , North district - Jerusalem district

named after the manor and villa Jerusalem, today leads to the district of the same name.

Jobst-von-Hagen-Strasse , district east

named after the well-known and wealthy Meiningen dyer Jobst von Hagen (16th / 17th century).

Johannes-Brahms-Straße , East district

named after the composer Johannes Brahms , he was often a guest in the ducal house and at the Meiningen court orchestra .

Jordangasse , Walldorf

southern town center.

K

Cage , Walldorf

Town center, from 2020 → Upper cage and → Lower cage .

Kahle Leite , residential area “Am Weißbachtal”, Drei 30acker

Field name.

Kaiserallee , center

Created around 1800 with the English Garden, renamed → Lindenallee after the Werra Railway was built.

Kalininring , Jerusalem district

Michail Iwanowitsch Kalinin , Russian politician, road network laid out from 1980, renamed → Am Kiliansberg , → Unterer and Oberer Welkerhäuser Weg , → Jerusalemer Straße and → Seniorenweg in 1990 .

Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse , Walldorf

southern location, named after Karl Liebknecht .

Karl-Marx-Strasse , center

Karl Marx (1818–1883), philosopher and critic of capitalism, wrote The Communist Manifesto , renamed → Ludwig-Chronegk-Straße in 1990

Karl-Zeitz-Straße , East district

Karl Zeitz (1844–1912), politician and brewery owner, since 1990 → Günter-Raphael-Straße .

Karlsallee , center

Located between the Schlosspark and → Bernhardstrasse.

Kärntner Straße , residential area "Kleintirol" - southeast town.

named after the Austrian state of Carinthia .

Kasernenstrasse (until approx. 1900 and 1990–2016) , center

adjacent to the former main barracks, today's Justice Center Meiningen , since 2016 → Bella-Aul-Straße .

Kastanienallee , residential area "Blumenviertel" - district east

avenue planted with chestnut trees.

Kellergasse , northern old town

old name for → Postgasse .

Keltenweg , Herpf

Hauptstraße, status: Landesstraße 1124, named after the Celtic tribe , until 2019 Stepfershäuser Straße .

Kirchberg , Drei 30acker

Located in the center of the village, leads to the church.

Kirchgasse , Herpf

Location in the town center.

Kirchgasse , Stepfershausen

Location in the town center.

Kirchgasse , eastern old town

old name for → Alte Kirchgasse .

Kirchgraben , Stepfershausen

west of the main road, leads to the church.

Kirchhag , Herpf

Location in the south of the village.

Kirchstrasse , Drei 30acker

Location at the local church.

Klagenfurter Weg , “Kleintirol” residential area - southeast town

named after the Austrian city of Klagenfurt .

Kleffelgasse , Walldorf

Location in the center of the village.

Kleffelgasse , Stepfershausen

Location in the village center.

Little mill , Stepfershausen

Location in the town center

Klostergasse , → Hospitalgasse , center

named after the Franciscan monastery that was demolished in 1817.

Kniehauerstraße , center

1900 to 1955, since 2016 → Bella-Aul-Straße .

Kornleite , residential area "Am Weißbachtal", Drei 30acker

Field name.

Kniebreche , Walldorf

Street in the east of the village.

Kniebreche , Stepfershausen

Location on the western outskirts on the slope of the Gebabergs .

Kressehof , Walldorf

Location in the center of the village, seat of the district administration and the community center "Kressehof".

Kreuzstrasse , North District

Named in 1898, from 1316 to 1642 the sick church "Zum Heiligen Kreuz" was located here.

Kufsteiner Weg , residential area "Kleintirol" - southeast town

named after the Austrian city of Kufstein .

Kuhhole , Wallbach

Location at the local church, from 2020 formed from Kirchstrasse and Schulstrasse .

L.

Landsbergblick , Welkershausen district

created after 1980, located below the Jerusalem district.

Landsberger Strasse , center - northwest town

leads to the mountain and castle Landsberg , further into the Rhön , with 1.7 kilometers the third longest inner-city street of the city.

Landwehrstrasse , southeast town

Name refers to the Upper Landwehr built in the Middle Ages .

Lange Gasse , western old town

Main street of the western old town, since 1874 → Ernestinerstraße .

Lehmhofgasse , Henneberg

west of the town center.

Leipziger Strasse , center - North district - Welkershausen district

named after the Saxon city of Leipzig , which Meiningen generously supported with the reconstruction after the city fire of 1874, in the northern part of Bundesstraße 19 , with 3.1 kilometers the longest and busiest inner-city street in the city.

Lenin Street , Jerusalem District

Lenin , Russian revolutionary, renamed → Am Haselbusch and → Am Steingraben in 1990 .

Lerchenweg , Herpf - new development area

until 2010 Finkenweg , named after the Lerche bird family .

Lindenallee , → Kaiserallee , center

wide avenue planted in four rows with linden trees, adjacent to the English Garden .

Linsengasse , Walldorf

Location in the town center.

Linsengrund , residential area "Kleintirol" - southeast town

Field name

Ludwig-Chronegk-Straße , → Sedanstraße (from 1874) , → Karl-Marx-Straße (1945-1990) , center

after the city fire of 1874, the road was re- routed in place of → Ölgasse and → Engelsgässchen , named after the artistic director and actor Ludwig Chronegk (1837–1891).

Luisenstrasse , center

after the city fire of 1874, the road was re- routed on the site of → Metzengasse , named after Duchess Luise Eleonore von Sachsen-Meiningen.

M.

Marienstraße , → Puschkinstraße (1945-1990) , center

Established in 1825 and named in 1831 after the Duchess Marie Friederike Christine von Hessen-Kassel (1804–1888) , wife of Duke Bernhard II , adjacent to the English Garden.

Marienstrasse , Walldorf

from 2020 → At the Red House and part of the cul-de-sac .

Marienweg , northwest town

Location on Herrenberg.

Market , → Republic Square (1950-1990) , center

Created around 1000, since then markets have been held there regularly, the most important and oldest square in the city.

Marktwasserweg , Südstadt

named after a body of water that supplied the city with water.

Maerzenquelle , district Dreißigacker

Field name, location in the industrial park, adjacent the high-tech company ADVA Optical Networking .

Maßfelder Weg , Südstadt

leads to the neighboring communities of Ober- and Untermaßfeld .

Mauergasse , → Behind the Wall , western old town

Location along the southwestern city wall.

Meininger Fußweg , Drei 30acker - Südweststadt

Partly footpath from Drei 30acker to Meiningen.

Meininger Strasse , Walldorf

Bundesstraße 19, leads to → Leipziger Straße in the city center, adjacent to the Walldorf / Werra train station.

Meisengasse , old town quarter "Potty Market"

named after the inn "Zur Meise", which was already there before the Thirty Years' War.

Melkerser Strasse , Walldorf

Part of the state roads 1124 and 2624, leads from Spitalstrasse to the city limits to the neighboring village of Melkers .

Metzengasse , old town

In 1874 the street was destroyed by the fire in the city, today about → Luisenstraße .

Mittelstraße , residential area "Schafhof" - district east

named after its location in the Schafhof residential area.

Mittelweg , Walldorf

southern location, new name for the streets An der Herpf and Mittelstraße from 2020 .

Mittlere Dorfstrasse , Drei 30acker

Location in the town center.

Middle gate , center

Street at the former (western) central city gate, today → Am Mittleren Rasen .

Mitteler Siedlungsweg , Drei 30acker

Location in the south of the village.

Moritz-Seebeck-Allee , Jerusalem district

Allee rebuilt after 1995, named after Moritz Seebeck (1805–1884), educator and Privy Councilor of State.

Mozartstrasse , Walldorf

southern location, named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart .

Mühlleitenweg , Wallbach

west of the town center, expanded in 2020 to include the streets Am Friedhof and Am Wehr .

Mühlpforte , Stepfershausen

Location on the eastern edge of the village.

N

Nachtigallenstrasse , center

Main street in the residential area of ​​the same name, villa district, named after the nightingale bird .

Nachtigallenweg , Herpf - new development area

named after the nightingale bird species.

Nelkenweg , “Blumenviertel” residential area - East district

Carnations , genus of flowers.

Neubaustraße , Walldorf

southern location.

Neue Straße , district of Träbes

upper village location.

New way , Herpf

Location in the east of the district.

New way , Stepfershausen

south-east location.

New district , Walldorf

Located in the south of the village, in 2020 the Walldorfer streets Gartenstraße, Goethestraße and Schillerstraße were renamed New Quarter.

Neumühlenweg , "Stillhof" - southwest town

Located at a Triftmühle (Neumühle), continuation of the → Walkmühlenweg, continuing as the Main-Werra-Radweg to Sülzfeld .

Neunkirchner Strasse , East district

1935 named after the Saarland city of Neunkirchen .

Neu-Ulmer Strasse , → Halbestadtstrasse , → Bismarckstrasse (from 1880) , → Ernst-Thälmann Strasse (from 1945) , center

Named in 1990 after the Bavarian twin town of Neu-Ulm , it is laid out on the former outer moat of the city fortifications, one of the city's busiest streets.

Nonnenplan , old town quarter "pot market"

The name of the square refers to the beguinage that was on site in the Middle Ages and is now called the Nonnenhof.

Nöthstrasse , East district

1925 named after Christoph Nöth, a well-known Meiningen weaver, who made a decisive contribution to the development of fibril weaving .

O

Oberdorf , Herpf

Location in the town center.

Obere Dorfstrasse , Wallbach

Part of the local main street, expanded to include part of the street plan in 2020 .

Obere Gasse , Henneberg

southern location.

Obere Kaplaneigasse , southern old town

in the Middle Ages the residence of chaplains .

Upper Kuhtrift , southwest town

Former farm road to the Drei 30ackerer plateau.

Obere Landwehr , district east

named after the local Upper Landwehr, a former border system from the Middle Ages, near → Landwehrstrasse.

Obere Marktgasse , also Obere Marktstrasse , southern old town

since the Middle Ages the main street between the market square and the upper gate, since 1874 → Anton-Ulrich-Straße .

Upper cul-de-sac , Drei 30acker

Dead-end street, in the center of the village.

Obere Schafgasse , Drei 30acker district

southern location.

Obere Schöne Aussicht , → Schöne Aussicht , Drei 30acker

Location on the northern outskirts, renamed 2010.

Oberer Heimstättenweg , East District

Name refers to a residential building program of the Meiningen building cooperative from 1920.

Upper cage , Walldorf

in the center, until 2019 western part of cage .

Oberer Kirchhag , Herpf

Location in the south of the district.

Oberer Panoramaweg , residential area "Herrenstück", district east

Walk and hiking trail laid out by Adolf Braun , partly built-up, → Unterer Panoramaweg.

Oberer Reitgrund , residential area "Am Weißbachtal", Drei 30acker

Field name.

Oberer Waldweg , residential area "Herrenstück", district east

Name due to location in the forest, home area.

Upper White Way , Jerusalem district

named since 2017, previously the northern part of the → Weißer Weg.

Oberer Welkershäuser Weg , Jerusalem district

Location near the Welkershausen district.

Obertorgasse , Herpf - town center

led to the former northern gate of the village fortifications.

Obertshauser Platz , Jerusalem district

1995 newly created square, named after the Hessian twin town Obertshausen , adjoining the district office .

Oelberg , Südstadt

Cross street to → Schönen Aussicht (Meiningen), residential area.

Ölgasse , old town

In 1874 the street was destroyed by the fire in the city, today about → Ludwig-Chronegk-Straße .

Otto-Ludwig-Straße , East district

named after the writer Otto Ludwig (1813–1865).

Otto-Nuschke-Straße , district north

Otto Nuschke , CDU chairman in the GDR, renamed → Bodenweg in 1990 .

P

Pappenstein , Stepfershausen

southern location.

Paul-Motz-Weg , Drei 30acker

Paul Motz (1817–1904), dialect poet, forester.

Paul-Voigt-Straße , East district

Paul Voigt (1876–1944), Social Democratic member of the Reichstag, murdered by the Gestapo in 1944 , since 1990 → Georg-Leubuscher-Strasse .

Pfarrgasse , Walldorf

in the town center, adjacent to the Walldorf fortified church .

Place at the chapel , southern old town

named after an atonement chapel that stood here from 1384 to 1556.

Republic Square , center

1949 Foundation of the GDR , the most important square in the city, renamed → Markt in 1990 .

Platzwiese , Helba district

Field name.

Postgasse , → Kellergasse , northern old town

named after a coaching inn of Thurn and Taxis on site in the 19th century.

Pulverrasenweg , → Synagogenweg , center

named after the Pulverrasen floodplain, the site of the synagogue until 1938, → Auf dem Pulverrasen → Synagogenweg again soon.

Pushkin Square , center

Alexander Sergejewitsch Pushkin (1799–1837), Russian poet, was part of the Palace Square , reintegrated in 1990.

Pushkin Street , center

Alexander Sergejewitsch Puschkin, see → Puschkinplatz, renamed → Marienstraße in 1990 .

Q

Querstraße , residential area "Schafhof" - district east

named after its location in the Schafhof residential area.

Querweg , Herpf

Location in the north of the district.

R.

Rathenaustraße , East district

Walther Rathenau , Social Democrat and German Foreign Minister, today → Bachstrasse .

Regerstrasse , East district

1926 named after the composer and conductor Max Reger (1873–1916), local court conductor from 1911 to 1914.

Reinwaldstraße , residential area “Weidig” - district north

Wilhelm Friedrich Hermann Reinwald (1737–1815), court librarian and linguist, brother-in-law and friend of Friedrich Schiller, married Schiller's older sister Christophine .

Reusengasse , old town quarter "Potty Market"

one of the oldest streets in the city, the name probably comes from a family name.

Ringstrasse , Walldorf

southern outskirts, new home development area.

Ringweg , Herpf

Location on the western edge of the district.

Ritschenhauser Strasse , Henneberg

eastern location, district road 2526, leads to the community of Ritschenhausen .

Rhönblick , Jerusalem district

Rhön , low mountain range to the west of the city, road laid out in 1995 on the site of the former Barbara barracks, home area.

Riethweg , Wallbach

east of the town center.

Robert-Blum-Strasse , North District

Robert Blum (1807–1848), since 1990 → Heimstrasse .

Robert-Koch-Strasse , East district

Robert Koch (1843–1910), physician and microbiologist.

Rohrer Stirn , district east

Field name, adjoining the leisure center of the same name with pools and caravan space.

Rohrer Strasse , East district

Established in 1874, named after the municipality of Rohr , leading to the A71 motorway feeder / AS Meiningen-Nord.

Rohrer Weg , district east

old name for → Gartenstrasse .

Rommelgasse , Henneberg

west of the town center.

Röntgenstrasse , East district

named after the physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845–1923).

Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse , East District

Rosa Luxemburg , social democrat and revolutionary, since 1990 → An der Morgenleite .

Rosenweg , residential area "Blumenviertel" - district east

Roses , a genus of plants, flower.

Rudolf-Breitscheid-Strasse , center

Rudolf Breitscheid (1874–1944), social democratic politician, murdered in 1944, renamed → Wettiner Strasse in 1990 .

S.

Saarbrückener Strasse , “Schafhof” residential area - East district

1935 named after the Saarland capital Saarbrücken .

Sachsenstrasse , center

After the city ​​fire of 1874, the new route was taken at the place of the → Untere Freitagsgasse , referring to the Duchy of Saxony .

Dead end street , old town

renamed → Schlossgasse .

Dead end , Walldorf

in the town center, expanded in 2020 by part of the former Marienstraße.

Salzmannsgasse , eastern old town

The street was destroyed in the town fire in 1874, named after a spring, today about → Eleonorenstraße .

Sandweg , Stepferhausen

northern edge of the village.

Schäfergasse , Stepfershausen

north of the town center.

Schafgasse , Walldorf

Location in the town center.

Schafhof , Walldorf

Location in the northern town center.

Schallerstrasse , East district

Karl Schaller (1846–1922), Lord Mayor (1882–1889) and honorary citizen (1917) of Meiningen.

Schaubachstrasse , East district

Georg Karl Friedrich Schaubach (1833–1906), theologian, court preacher and honorary citizen (1906) of the city, street next to the Meiningen park cemetery .

Scheergasse , Walldorf

east of the town center.

Scheidegasse , Henneberg

southwestern edge of the village, adjoining the sports field.

Schillerstrasse , center

Friedrich Schiller , often stayed in Meiningen, Sister Christophine was married to the local court librarian Rheinwald, the “Schillereiche” planted in 1905, located in the residential district → Nachtigallenstraße.

Schillerstrasse , Walldorf

southern location, from 2020 part of the → New Quarter .

Schießgasse , center

Located in the residential area → Nachtigallenstrasse.

Schlossberg , Drei 30acker

Located in the center of the village, leads to the Drei 30acker Castle.

Schlossgasse , → dead end , western old town - center

Alley leads to the castle via → Burggasse.

Schlossplatz , northwestern old town

Extensive space between → Klostergasse and → Burggasse in front of Elisabethenburg Palace , the eastern part was called → Puschkinplatz between 1950 and 1990 , paved in an elaborate historical manner after 2000.

Schlundgasse , center

south of the former town hall, named after the council cellar of the town hall, also called → Schlundhaus in Franconia .

Schmidtsgasse , Einödhausen

local name.

Schmiedsgasse , Herpf

Blacksmith , led to the former lower gate of the village fortifications.

Nice view , Südstadt

opens up a residential area built at the end of the 19th century southeast of the old town.

Nice view , Drei 30acker district

named after the location, since 2010 → Obere Schöne Aussicht .

Schreinergasse , Herpf

Carpenter , in the center of the village.

Schuhgasse , old town

The street destroyed by the fire in 1874, today about → Wettiner Straße .

Schulberg , Drei 30acker

Location of the former village school.

Schulgasse , Henneberg

Town center, adjoining former village school and the village church Henneberg .

Schulstrasse , Meiningen center

from 2020 → Elisabeth-Schumacher-Straße .

Schulstrasse , Walldorf

near the "Landsbergblick primary school".

Schulstrasse , Wallbach

from 2020 part of the → Kuhhole and → In der Ecke .

Schwabenberg , old town district "Töpfemarkt"

one of the oldest streets in the city is in the old town district of the pottery market.

Black way , Walldorf

leads from Bahnhofsstraße into the industrial park.

Schwedenstrasse , North District

Swedish troops camped here to protect the city during the Thirty Years War , named 1907.

Schweizergasse , western old town

Name derived from people or ethnic groups.

Sedanstrasse , old town

Sedan , a city in France, a new route taken at the location of → Ölgasse and → Engelsgässchen after the fire in 1874, named after the battle of Sedan , today → Ludwig-Chronegk-Straße .

Seebaer Strasse , Herpf

District road 2588, named after the neighboring town of Seeba (Rhönblick) , leading there.

Seedamm , Walldorf

south of the town center.

Elderly path , Jerusalem district

Street was named after 1990 after the senior citizens' home on site.

Siedlerweg , district east

Name refers to the builders of a new settlement from 1930.

Solzer Strasse , Walldorf

named after the Rippershausen district of Solz, adjacent to the cemetery.

Sommerleite , Drei 30acker

Field name, eastern location.

Spießenleite , northwest town

named after a field name.

Spitalstrasse , Walldorf

Part of the main and state road 2624 south of the town center.

Spitalweg , Südstadt

the path once led to the hospital in Grimmenthal .

Starenweg , residential area "Wandervogel" - district east

named after the star bird species .

Steinweg , Südstadt

named after a field name.

Stepfershäuser Strasse , Herpf

Landesstraße, leads to Stepfershausen , from 2020 → Keltenweg .

Stephanstrasse , Walldorf

Location in the town center.

Stiefelsgraben , East District

Street in a large erosion channel, named after a family who once lived here.

Stillhof , southwest town

there was a large manor , today some houses and businesses.

Stötzerstraße , district north

Louis Stötzer (1842–1906), General of the Infantry, Commander of the 2nd Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 32 , since 1990 → Heimstrasse .

Liberation Street , East District

until 1990 northern section of → Gutsstraße .

Street of the DSF , Jerusalem district

DSF , renamed → Utendorfer Straße in 1990 .

Street of Unity , Walldorf

southern location, reminiscent of the German reunification.

Health Street , Center

A number of polyclinics were located here , today medical practices, renamed → Charlottenstrasse in 1990 .

Street of Justice , North District

In 2000, a new street in the justice center on the site of the former main barracks, still adjacent to the police station and the Bundesbank branch .

Street of October 3rd , Walldorf

southern location, October 3rd - German Unity Day .

October 7th Street , Weststadt

October 7, 1949 - the day the GDR was founded, renamed → Helenenstrasse in 1990 .

March 8th Street , Walldorf

southern location, March 8th - International Women's Day .

Struppgasse , → Herrengasse , Drei 30acker

named after the banker Gustav Strupp .

Synagogenweg , old town

named after the synagogue that was located there, destroyed in 1938, today → Pulverrasenweg .

T

Tanzberg , Walldorf

Part of the main and state road 2624 in the town center.

Templerweg , district north

Street leads from → Flutgraben to → Leipziger Strasse, the place of a temple mansion (1129–1311).

Thomas-Münzer-Strasse , Walldorf

named after Thomas Münzer , long street in the western part of the village, adjoining kindergarten and elementary school.

Tiroler Weg , residential area "Kleintirol" - southeast town

named after the Austrian state of Tyrol .

Tongraben I , Südstadt

Field name, erosion channel, named after the local clay deposits .

Tongraben II , Südstadt

Field name.

Tongraben III , Südstadt

Field name.

Pottery market , → Gasse vor der Gans (1475-1843) , old town

one of the oldest squares in the city, potters offered their wares here until the beginning of the 20th century, giving the name to the local old town.

Torgartenweg , Walldorf

Location in the western town center.

Träbes village street , Träbes

west of the main road.

Träbes main street , Träbes

leads through the village, status: Kreisstraße 2572.

Träbeser Strasse , Stepfershausen

leads to Träbes, status: Kreisstraße 2572.

Trift , Drei 30acker

Field name, location in the industrial park, location of the water tower , a new landmark of the city.

Tulpenweg , residential area "Blumenviertel" - district east

Tulip , genus of plants.

Türckengasse , Stepfershausen

south of the town center.

U

Untere Dorfstrasse , Stepfershausen

Location on the eastern outskirts.

Untere Freitagsgasse , old town

The street that was destroyed by the fire in 1874, today about → Sachsenstraße .

Lower main street , Wallbach

southern part of the local main road.

Untere Kaplaneistraße , eastern old town

named after the place of residence of chaplains in the Middle Ages.

Lower Kuhtrift , Northwest City

former farm road to the Drei 30acker plateau.

Lower Landwehr , district east

Landwehr , medieval border system.

Untere Marktgasse , also Untere Marktstrasse , center

Main street between → Markt and Unteres Tor since the Middle Ages, two thirds destroyed in the town fire in 1874, since then → Georgstraße .

Lower dead-end street , Drei 30acker

Dead-end street, in the center of the village.

Unterer Grund , Welkershausen district

Field name.

Unterer Heimstättenweg , East District

Name refers to a residential building program of the Meiningen building cooperative from 1920.

Lower cage , Walldorf

in the center, until 2019 eastern part of cage .

Unterer Panoramaweg , district east

Walk and hiking trail laid out by Adolf Braun , built-up on the right side, → Oberer Panoramaweg.

Unterer Reitgrund , residential area “Am Weißbachtal”, Drei 30acker

Field name.

Unterer Siedlungsweg , Drei 30acker

southern location.

Unterer Welkershäuser Weg , Jerusalem district

Created after 1980, near the Welkershausen district.

Unterharles , district of Unterharles

only local road.

Utendorfer Strasse , → Strasse der DSF (1960-1990) , Jerusalem district

named after the neighboring town of Utendorf , leading there.

V

Veilchenweg , residential area "Blumenviertel", district east

Violets , a genus of the violet family .

Viedegarten , Stepfershausen

eastern edge of the village.

Villacher Stiege , residential area "Kleintirol" - district east

named after Villach , a town in Carinthia, Austria .

W.

Crazy way , Stepfershausen

named after the neighboring town of Wahns .

Waldrain , residential area "Am Weißbachtal", Drei 30acker

Name due to location on the edge of the forest.

Forest path , residential area "Herrenstück", district east

Location on the edge of the forest.

Walkmühlenweg , Südweststadt

named after a mill .

Wallbacher Strasse , Walldorf

Kreisstraße 2524, leads to the neighbor of the same name.

Walldorfer Strasse , Herpf district

Main street L 1124 in the north of the village, named after the Walldorf district .

Wassergasse , old town quarter "pot market"

one of the oldest streets in the city.

Weineller Weg , Jerusalem district

connects two residential areas of the district, adjoining the Henfling-Gymnasium Meiningen .

Weingartental , Weststadt

wine was grown here from the 15th to 18th centuries.

White Path , Jerusalem District - Helba District

connects the named districts, northern part since 2017 → Oberer Weißer Weg.

Welkershausen , Welkershausen district

Main street of the district of the same name.

Werrastrasse , Südstadt

adjacent to the river Werra , motorway slip road A 71 / AS Meiningen-Süd.

Wettiner Strasse , → Rudolf-Breitscheid-Strasse (1950-1990) , center

after the town fire of 1874, the street was re-routed, for example on the place of the → Schuhgasse , named after the Wettins , an old Saxon noble family from which the House of Sachsen-Meiningen descended.

Wiebersgasse , Herpf

Located in the center of the village, expanded to include the lower village in 2020 .

Wintergasse , old town quarter "Töpfemarkt"

one of the oldest streets in the city, name derived from people or professional group.

Wolfsgrube , Drei 30acker

Field name, location in the industrial park.

Wörthstrasse , center

Wörth, in French Wœrth , known from the battle of Wörth , after the city fire of 1874, the road was re-routed roughly in place of → Büchsengasse , since 1990 → Eduard-Fritze-Straße .

Z

Zeisigweg , "Wandervogel" residential area - East district

the siskin is a genus of finch birds.

Zeppelin-Strasse , "Rohrer Berg" industrial area

named after the Zeppelin landings in the 1930s at Meiningen airfield "Rohrer Berg".

Zillerstraße , East district

Rudolf von Ziller (1832–1912), Lord Mayor (1874–1882) and honorary citizen of the city (1880).

Zum Almen , Herpf district

Main and state road 2621, leads to the neighboring community of Bettenhausen (Rhönblick) .

To the iron mountain , Stepfershausen

southeast village location, leads to Rippershausen .

To the Büchig , Herpf

Location in the south of the village, until 2019 Burgweg .

To Eichig , Herpf

Location in the east of the village, until 2019 Solzer Straße .

Zum Sechsacker , Henneberg

Town center, hall name.

To the sports field , Herpf

Location in the commercial area.

To the source , Welkershausen district

named after a source.

Zwingergasse , → alley behind the wall , northern old town

Zwinger , Gasse lay along the northern Zwinger of the city fortifications.

See also

• Meininger streets and squares
• City fire of Meiningen

Literature and Sources

• Meiningen Board of Trustees: Stadtlexikon Meiningen , Bielsteinverlag Meiningen 2008. ISBN 978-3-9809504-4-2
• Reissland / Heinritz: Meininger views , Staatliche Museen Meiningen 1982.