List of street names in Frankfurt am Main / W

Street names of Frankfurt am Main A. B. C. D. E. F. G H I. J K L. M. N O P Q R. S. T U V W. X Y Z

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Wacholderweg , Frankfurter Berg

The juniper (Juniperus) is a genus of plants in the subfamily Cupressoideae within the cypress family (Cupressaceae).

Wächtersbacher Strasse , Fechenheim

Wächtersbach , town on the Kinzig, in the Main-Kinzig district , east of Frankfurt.

Waidmannstrasse , Sachsenhausen

It is believed that it is supposed to remind of the blissful times when (probably only the wealthy) Frankfurt citizens were allowed to hunt in the Dreieich Wildbann , part of which is today's city ​​forest .

Waitzstrasse , Ostend

Georg Waitz (1813–1886), German legal historian and medievalist . He is one of the best known editors of historical sources on German history. From 1875 president of the Monumenta Germaniae Historica (MGH). 1848–1849 Waitz was a member of the Frankfurt National Assembly in the Paulskirche for the constituency of Bordesholm .

Walburga-Zizka-Weg , Bockenheim

Walburga Zizka (1933–1994), Frankfurt CDU local politician who was particularly committed to the psychiatric issues of the population.

Waldecker Strasse , Dornbusch

Waldeck (town) , town in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district .

Waldfriedstrasse , Niederrad

After the name of a property owned by the Frankfurt industrialist and founder Arthur von Weinberg (1860–1943) and his brother Carl von Weinberg (1861–1943) in Niederrad.

Waldschmidtstrasse , Ostend

From 1691, Johann Martin Waldschmidt († 1706) was the first full-time librarian in the city library, whose existence has been documented since 1484 .

Waldschulstrasse , Griesheim

In 1917, today's Eichendorff School was opened under the name "Forest School".

Wallauer Strasse , Gallus

Wallau , since 1977 district of Hofheim am Taunus , Main-Taunus-Kreis .

Walldorfer Strasse , Sachsenhausen

Walldorf, former Waldensian colony , since 1977 part of Mörfelden-Walldorf , district of Groß-Gerau . The two communities, which were originally antagonistic to one another, voluntarily joined forces in order to forestall a threatened incorporation into Frankfurt.

Pilgrimage route , Seckbach

The St. Elisabeth mountain church once stood in Kirchberg, an earlier place between Seckbach and Bergen (see Kirchgasse ). It was the parish church of Seckbach, Bergen and Fechenheim and was demolished from 1757 in favor of the newly built Peterskirche. At the time of the bubonic plague , the mountain church was a pilgrimage church and was called the Kreuzkirche.

Wallstrasse , Sachsenhausen

It is reminiscent of the former city wall of Sachsenhausen, which was fairly well fortified with ramparts and moats. From a commercial point of view, the moat was also used as a fish pond.

Walnussweg , Frankfurter Berg

The walnut family (Juglandaceae) are a relatively small family of around 60 species of mainly tree-shaped wood plants that belong to the beech-like (Fagales).

Walter-Abschlag-Weg , Heddernheim

Walter Abschlag (1909–1981), from 1937 until his arrest in 1938 chaplain in the Catholic St. Peter and Paul parish in Heddernheim. Interned in Buchenwald concentration camp .

Walter-Gropius-Strasse , Kalbach-Riedberg

Walter Gropius (1883–1969), German-American architect, founder of the Bauhaus . He is considered to be one of the founders of modern architecture. Faced with hostility by the National Socialists, he emigrated to the USA via Great Britain in 1934. The Gropiusstadt in Berlin and the PanAm building in New York are well known.

Walter-Hesselbach-Strasse , Preungesheim

Walter Hesselbach (1915–1993), Frankfurt banker and trade union manager, SPD local politician. Not to be confused with representatives in the popular Hesselbach family television series .

Walter-Kolb-Strasse , Sachsenhausen

Walter Kolb (1902–1956) was the very popular mayor of Frankfurt in the immediate post-war period.

Walter-Leiske-Strasse , Dornbusch

Dr. Walter Leiske (1889–1971), Mayor of Frankfurt from 1948 to 1960.

Walter-Möller-Platz , Heddernheim

Walter Möller (1920–1971), Frankfurt local politician of the SPD. Mayor of the city from 1970 to 1971.

Walter-Nernst-Strasse , Kalbach-Riedberg

Walter Nernst (1864–1941), German physicist and chemist, in 1920 he received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in recognition of his thermochemical work.

Walter-Schwagenscheidt-Platz , Praunheim

Walter Schwagenscheidt (1886–1968) was a German architect and town planner from the New Frankfurt area . His main work was the construction of the northwest city .

Walter-vom-Rath-Strasse , Westend

Dr. Ing.hc Walter vom Rath (1857–1940), scientist and lawyer, was the first deputy chairman of the supervisory board of IG Farbenindustrie .

Walther-von-Cronberg-Platz , Sachsenhausen

Walther von Cronberg (1477–1543), Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from 1527 to 1543 .

Wanebachstrasse , Dornbusch

Wigel von Wanebach, aldermen , wholesaler and founder of the Church of Our Lady , was one of the richest citizens of Frankfurt around 1300.

Wartburgstrasse , Unterliederbach

The Wartburg, located above the city of Eisenach , was founded by Ludwig the Springer around 1073 and has been a World Heritage Site since 1999. Refuge for Martin Luther , who made the first translation of the Bible into German here. But the Wartburg Festival held there on October 18, 1817 is also an important event in German history.

Warschauer Strasse

Warsaw , the capital of Poland , with around 1.7 million inhabitants.

Wartegäßchen , Sachsenhausen

Named after the Sachsenhausen observation point , which was built against the resistance of the Counts of Hanau and Ysenburg.

Wartweg , Seckbach (old)

The path connected the Berger Warte and the Leopold Column with the Klingenweg, it ran parallel to Vilbeler Straße (today Vilbeler Landstraße).

Wasgaustraße , Unterliederbach

Wasgau is the name of a low mountain range in Rhineland-Palatinate. It describes the southern part of the Palatinate Forest on the border with Alsace in France. There the Wasgau continues in the Vosges (French: Les Vosges).

Wasserhofstrasse , Oberrad

The water court near the Gerbermühle was in Goethe's Faust at Easter walk a monument.

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Weberstrasse , Nordend

Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826), German composer. His most famous work today is the opera Der Freischütz .

Weckmarkt , old town

This market square, actually a street, is located directly on the south side of the cathedral. The screen house is also located here . A wake-up call is a bread roll in Frankfurt .

Wed , maximum

Former brook of the Liederbach with introduction into the Höchst Burggraben. Wed meant a walled horse pond where the horses were cleaned before they were allowed to go back into the stable (linguistically related to the English wet = wet).

Wegscheidestrasse , Preungesheim

1920 a former POW camp at on the site of Bad Orb in the Spessart , the children's village crossroads , including representatives from almost every Frankfurter students should once have been in his life. See also Jaspertstrasse .

Wehrheimer Strasse , Bornheim

Wehrheim , municipality in the Hochtaunus district .

Wehrhofstrasse , Rödelheim

Defense yards served as outposts to secure a settlement and were surrounded by walls. Like the waiting areas, approaching enemies could be recognized earlier and the defense organized.

Wehrstrasse , Oberrad

It leads to the Main weir above the Gerbermühle.

Weibleinsplatz and Weibleinsgasse , old town

The little place with the fountain of the same name bordered the Krautmarkt to the west , about southwest of the cathedral tower. From the west the Tuchgaden and the Bendergasse flow into the square, the Weibleinsgasse led south to the Saalgasse .

Weidenauer Strasse

Weidenau, today a district of Siegen in the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein / North Rhine-Westphalia.

Weidenbornstrasse , Bornheim

Field name. A brook sprang from there that flowed past the Günthersburg and the Bornheimer Weiden.

Weilbacher Strasse , Gallus

Weilbach (Flörsheim) , today a district of Flörsheim am Main in the Main-Taunus district . Known to nature lovers through the nature teaching house Weilbacher Kiesgruben in the local nature reserve.

Weilbrunnstrasse , Preungesheim

Weilbrunn was mayor and registrar of Preungesheim from 1870 to 1890.

Weilburger Strasse , Gallus

Weilburg , former residential town on the Lahn in the Limburg-Weilburg district , known for its Renaissance castle.

Weimarer Strasse , Nieder-Eschbach

Weimar , university town in Thuringia, made famous by the poet princes Schiller and Goethe. In 1919 the constituent assembly of the National Assembly took place in Weimar. After this event, the following era from 1919 to 1933 was called the Weimar Republic .

Weismüllerstrasse , Ostend

Emmerich Weismüller (1837–1909), Frankfurt industrialist, co-owner of the Gebr. Weismüller machine factory in Bockenheim, which went down around 1930.

Weissadlergasse , old town

Named after a former house at the White Eagle

Weißfrauenstrasse , old town

The Weißfrauenkirche and the monastery of the sisters of St. Magdalena existed there from 1227. Abandoned during the Reformation, the goods fell to the city. The church was destroyed in World War II and no longer rebuilt.

Weißkirchener Weg , Niederursel

Weißkirchen , a district of Oberursel in the Hochtaunus district since 1972 , borders directly on Niederursel.

Shaft alley , Oberrad (formerly Weller Lane )

Bundles of brushwood, which the upper wheels mostly prepared for a variety of purposes in winter in the forest, were stacked here and were called "waves".

Welscher Weg , Sachsenhausen

On this path behind the Louisa Park, the members of the French Reformed Church hiked to the church service in Neu-Isenburg, as they were not allowed to practice their faith in Frankfurt. Welsch was the most derogatory expression for Celtic, Romance, foreign, see Welschschweiz , but also Rotwelsch .

Welschgrabenstrasse , Zeilsheim

The Welschgraben runs in the Zeilsheimer, Sindlinger and Hattersheimer districts and represents the border between the Germanic and Celtic population, of which traces of settlement were found in Zeilsheim (see Welscher Weg in Sachsenhausen).

Wendelsplatz and Wendelsweg , Sachsenhausen

A chapel dedicated to St. Wendelinus stood on Wendelsplatz . He is the patron saint of shepherds and grazing animals. The proximity to the city forest, which has long served as animal pasture, makes sense. Max Beckmann created an artistic monument for the street in 1928 with his painting Der Wendelsweg in Frankfurt am Main .

Wenzelweg , Heddernheim

Hektor Wenzel was the mayor of Heddernheim from 1877 to 1910.

Werner-Bockelmann-Strasse , Nied

Dr. Werner Bockelmann (1907–1968), German lawyer and SPD politician. Mayor of Frankfurt from 1957 to 1964. His nephew is the songwriter and singer Udo Jürgens .

Werner-Haustein-Strasse , Nied

The little street without house numbers and residents was named in 1972 after the lawyer and Heidelberg honorary professor Werner Haustein (1894–1959). His areas of expertise were international traffic law and railway law; his last employer, the Deutsche Bundesbahn, ran a repair shop in Nied and was happy to build on his expertise in legal disputes. After Haustein's involvement in the Nazi injustice regime became known in 2011, the city council and local council decided in 2018 to revoke the honor. The address of the little street is now again Nieder Kirchweg.

Werner-von-Ursel-Platz , Niederursel

Werner von Ursel, a knight by birth from Niederursel (1280–1330), 14th court master of the Teutonic Knight Order, played a major role in the military mission of the then pagan population in East Prussia.

Werrastrasse , Bockenheim

Werra , approx. 300 km long river, rises in the Thuringian Forest . Merges with the Fulda near Hannoversch Münden in the Weser .

Wertheimer Strasse , Sachsenhausen

Wertheim , large district town in the Main-Tauber district / Baden-Württemberg.

Weserstraße , Bahnhofsviertel

Weser , 452 km long river, arises in Hannoversch Münden from the confluence of the Fulda and Werra , flows into the North Sea near Bremerhaven; popular cycling route. Before the construction of the main station, the so-called Main-Weser-Bahn (Frankfurt-Kassel) had its own station building on the Gallusanlage between Taunustor and Gallustor (today Kaiserstraße) as well as downstream buildings. The Weserstrasse led almost at right angles to these railway systems.

Westenbergerstrasse , Sindlingen

Long-established Sindlingen family.

Westerbachstrasse , Sossenheim, Rödelheim

The Westerbach flows through the area of ​​the Breitenloch desert between Eschborn and Rödelheim , which was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War and flows into the Nidda in Rödelheim.

Westerwaldstrasse , Sossenheim

The Westerwald , much sung about and described as inhospitable / rough, up to 647 m high low mountain range between Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. Montabaur, Altenkirchen, Neuwied and Herborn can be assigned to this region.

West Prussia Street, Bergen- Enkheim

As a result of the First and Second World War , former German settlement area with the capital Danzig was lost to Poland .

Wetteraustraße , Nordend

The Wetterau , north of Frankfurt, between Taunus and Vogelsberg , is a very fertile stretch of land, which the Romans appreciated, as the course of the Limes clearly shows.

Wetzlarer Strasse , Eckenheim

Wetzlar , district town of the Lahn-Dill district , located on the Lahn.

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Wichernstrasse , Seckbach

Johann Hinrich Wichern (1808–1881), theologian, founder of the Evangelical Inner Mission . The tradition of the Advent wreath goes back to his idea .

Wickenweg , Frankfurter Berg

As Wicken different types are referred from the family of papilionaceous.

Wickerer Strasse , Gallus

Wicker, now part of Flörsheim am Main in the Main-Taunus district . Also known in the Frankfurt region for a large-scale garbage dump.

Wicker-Frosch-Strasse , Bockenheim

Wicker Frosch (before 1300–1363), important Frankfurt patrician and clergyman in Frankfurt and Mainz. He donated a number of institutions that still exist today, including the St. Katharinen- und Weißfrauenstift , a pension institution for old, needy Christian Frankfurt women, and the Katharinenkirche .

Wielandstrasse , Nordend

Christoph Martin Wieland (1733–1813), German poet, translator and editor in the Age of Enlightenment . The oldest of the four stars at the Weimar court, d. H. next to Lessing, Goethe and Schiller.

Wiener Strasse , Oberrad

Vienna , capital of Austria and seat of the imperial family of the Habsburgs , who ruled for several centuries, were elected in Frankfurt and crowned in the Frankfurt Cathedral .

Wiesbadener Strasse , several districts

Wiesbaden , capital of Hesse.

Wiesenhüttenplatz and Wiesenhüttenplatz , Bahnhofsviertel

Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Wiesenhütten (1786–1859), a generous philanthropist , bequeathed his huge fortune to a "supply house". The “Wiesenhüttenstift”, today a residential and nursing home for the elderly, still exists today on Gravensteiner Platz (Preungesheim).

Wiesenstrasse , Bornheim

Until the incorporation in 1878 this was called Bornheimer Straße Bleichstraße . It led to the Bornheimer Wiesen, where there used to be a large bleaching area, i.e. at that time textiles were bleached with the help of sunlight or water. Effective August 9, 1945, Wiesenstrasse northwest of Burgstrasse was renamed Hartmann-Ibach-Strasse. The house numbers were retained, as before the street was renamed, so that Hartmann-Ibach-Straße begins with house numbers 51 and 54, respectively.

Wildemannsgasse (old), old town

A tiny alley, presumably named after a Wilder Mann house (the houses in old Frankfurt had names, not numbers). It was located between (today's) Berliner Straße and today's Kleinmarkthalle.

Wildenbruchstrasse , Dornbusch

Ernst von Wildenbruch (1845–1909), German national writer and diplomat. The Bismarck myth in the empire was strongly promoted by him. Today his works are practically forgotten.

Wildunger Strasse , Bockenheim

Bad Wildungen , spa town (until 2002 state spa) in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district .

Wilhelm-Beckel-Strasse , Sossenheim

Wilhelm Beckel (1892–1957), local politician in Sossenheim after the Second World War , in 1947 a major co-founder of the Volkshausverein, which managed to obtain the publication of the Volkshaus der Freie Turnerschaft, built in 1924 and expropriated in the Third Reich .

Wilhelm-Beer-Weg , Sachsenhausen

Wilhelm Amandus Beer (1837–1907), Frankfurt painter, headed the master's atelier for painting at the Städel from 1897 .

Wilhelm-Busch-Strasse , Dornbusch

Who doesn't know the morality “ Max and Moritz ”? This work, which has been translated into many languages, including dead languages, comes from Wilhelm Busch (1832–1908), the forefather of comics .

Wilhelm-Epstein-Strasse , Ginnheim

Dr. Wilhelm Epstein (1860–1941), physicist and Frankfurt city councilor, head of the Frankfurt Association for Adult Education, which he expanded into an adult education center.

Wilhelm-Fay-Strasse , Sossenheim

Dr. Wilhelm Fay, founding member of the Frankfurt district association of the later CDU . Temporarily mayor of the city of Frankfurt.

Wilhelm-Flögel-Ring , Nieder-Eschbach

Wilhelm Flögel (1912–1991), local politician in the Nieder-Eschbach community. City elder of the city of Frankfurt.

Wilhelm-Grandhomme-Strasse , Sindlingen

Dr. Wilhelm Grandhomme (1834–1907) was the first company doctor of what later became Hoechst AG . In 1873 he set up an infirmary there and is considered a pioneer of occupational medicine.

Wilhelm-Gutbrod-Strasse , Kalbach

Wilhelm Gutbrod (1890–1948) founded his Standard Fahrzeugfabrik GmbH in Ludwigsburg (Württemberg ) in 1925 and first produced motorcycles and later automobiles. 1951 Pioneer of Otto direct injection in a car.

Wilhelm-Hauff-Strasse , Westend

Wilhelm Hauff (1802–1827), Swabian writer of the Biedermeier era . Author of well-known fairy tales such as The Story of Little Muck , Dwarf Nose or The Inn in Spessart .

Wilhelmine-Reichard-Weg , Bockenheim

Wilhelmine Reichard (1788–1848), the first German who dared to ascend in a balloon (1811 near Dresden). The adventure ended dramatically but lightly.

Wilhelm-Kobelt-Strasse , Schwanheim (before Baronessenstrasse )

Dr. Wilhelm Kobelt (1840–1916), the first doctor in Schwanheim, from 1905 professor at the Senckenberg Natural Research Society with a focus on tumor research.

Wilhelm-Koppel-Weg , Nied

Wilhelm Koppel (1916–1995), committed Lower SPD local politician.

Wilhelm-Leuschner-Strasse , Gutleutviertel

Wilhelm Leuschner (1890–1944), SPD politician who fought against National Socialism in the Third Reich until his murder in Berlin-Plötzensee .

Wilhelm-Meiß-Strasse , Bergen-Enkheim

Wilhelm Meiß (1907–1983), local politician and city elder.

Wilhelm-Roser-Weg , Unterliederbach

Professor Dr. Wilhelm Roser (1858–1923), head of the scientific laboratories at Farbwerke Hoechst.

Wilhelmsbader Weg , Fechenheim

Wilhelmsbad , spa facility built in 1777 in Kesselstadt , a district of Hanau in the Main-Kinzig district .

Wilhelm-Schickard-Strasse , Gallus

Wilhelm Schickard (1592–1635), professor of biblical languages, astronomy and mathematics at the University of Tübingen. 1623 inventor of the mechanical calculating machine , virtually a forerunner of today's computers.

Wilhelm-Schmelz-Weg , Nied

Wilhelm Schmelz (1909–1980), from 1935 to 1946 pastor at the professing church in Nied.

Wilhelmshavener Strasse , Griesheim

Wilhelmshaven , port city on the Jade Bay in Lower Saxony.

Wilhelmshöher Strasse , Seckbach

Named after Wilhelmshöhe , a park with a castle, now a museum, near Kassel . Wilhelmshöher Strasse was once the extension of Bornheimer Berger Strasse before it was interrupted by the construction of the A 661 .

Willemerstrasse , Sachsenhausen

Marianne von Willemer (1784–1860), a dancer from Linz / Upper Austria, was highly admired by Goethe; see also the "Mariannenstrasse", also named after her.

Willemineallee , Niederrad

Willemine von Weinberg, b. Huygens (1872–1935), wife of Arthur von Weinberg , the former CEO of the Cassella works in Fechenheim. In 1929 it enabled the construction of what is now the oldest residential building named after it on the Wegscheide. See also "Wegscheidestrasse".

Willibrachtstrasse , Eschersheim

After a citizen in Eschersheim mentioned in a document around 1000. Last names were not common back then.

Willi-Petri-Steg , Praunheim

Willi Petri (1916–2009) Frankfurt painter from Praunheim; Bridge over the Nidda

Willmannstrasse , Fechenheim

Prof. Otto Willmann (1839–1920), Frankfurt philologist and educator .

Willy-Berking-Strasse , Praunheim

Willy Berking (1910–1979), a Düsseldorf-born trombonist and composer who died in Frankfurt, became known as the director of the Hessischer Rundfunk dance orchestra.

Willy-Brandt-Platz , city center

Willy Brandt (1913–1992), actually Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm, was an SPD politician and from 1969 to 1974 Federal Chancellor of the FRG. In 1971 he received the Nobel Peace Prize . The “new” street sign of the renamed Theaterplatz , however, initially read “Will i -Brandt-Platz”.

Wim-Duisenberg-Platz , Ostend

Wim Duisenberg (1935–2005), from 1998 to 2003 1st President of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt . The place in the Ostend was chosen because the bank in the Ostend is building its future administration building on the site and in combination with the former Frankfurt wholesale market hall.

Windeckstrasse , Ostend

The origin of the name remains in the dark. Possibly named after the community of Windeck (Sieg) in the Rhein-Sieg district , where a memorial / museum was set up for the Jewish families who were expelled and murdered from 1938 onwards. However, Windeckstraße can already be found on the Ravenstein city ​​map from 1925.

Windmühlstrasse , Bahnhofsviertel

An engraving by Merian around 1618 shows the flour mill that was once located there.

Windthorststrasse , Höchst (1936–1945 Eupener Strasse )

Ludwig Windthorst (1812–1891), German politician, chairman of the Catholic Center Party and, after the establishment of the German Reich, a major opponent of Otto von Bismarck .

• Eupen , city in East Belgium, belonged to Prussia until 1920.

Wingertstrasse , Ostend

Wingert is the Hessian expression for vineyard. Up until the end of the 19th century there were still many vineyards in Frankfurt, but almost all of them fell victim to phylloxera introduced from America.

Winterbachstrasse , Dornbusch

Vois von der Winterbach was the owner of the Kühhornshof in the 15th century .

Winterstrasse , Rödelheim

Winter versus summer? No. In 1389, a knight Winther von Rödelheim sold his inheritance share in the castle to the city of Frankfurt. For more information see Burgfriedenstrasse .

Wismarer Strasse , Westend

Wismar , port and Hanseatic city on the Baltic Sea, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Since 2002, the old town of Wismar is on the World Heritage List of UNESCO added. In the course of the construction of the IG Farben administration building , Hansaallee was laid out and the former Affensteiner Feld was rebuilt.

Wittelsbacherallee , Ostend and Bornheim

The Bavarian royal family of Wittelsbachers also provided some German emperors. One of them, Charles VII , even resided in Frankfurt, as Austrian troops were occupying Munich .

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Wöhlerstrasse , Westend

Dr. August Anton Wöhler (1771–1850), veterinarian and farmer, president of an association later renamed Polytechnische Gesellschaft , which founded the Frankfurter Sparkasse from 1822 . Father of the chemist Friedrich Wöhler . A Frankfurt high school bears his name.

Wolfhagener Strasse , Dornbusch

Wolfhagen , half-timbered town on the northwestern edge of the Habichtswald Nature Park in the Kassel district .

Wolf-Heidenheim-Strasse , Rödelheim

Wolf Heidenheim , actually Wolf Benjamin ben Samson (1757–1832), born in Heidenheim, was a famous Jewish scholar who worked in Rödelheim for 33 years. Together with Baruch Baschwitz, he founded a printing company for Hebrew literature.

Wolfgang-Bangert-Strasse , Kalbach-Riedberg

Wolfgang Bangert (1901–1973), born in Berlin, architect, collaborated with Ernst May in the creation of the Römerstadt , Praunheim and Westhausen settlements . From 1949 city planning officer in Kassel, responsible for the reconstruction of the city center.

Wolfsgangstraße , Nordend / Westend

The Wolfsgangstraße is reminiscent of a wolf plague that struck the Nordend in 1415, so that the field riflemen did not dare go into the vineyards.

Wöllstädter Strasse , Bornheim

Wöllstadt , municipality in the Wetterau district .

Woogstrasse , Ginnheim

Woog is the vernacular name for pond. The Woogstraße leads to the Wooggraben at the Ginnheimer Wäldchen.

Wormser Strasse , Sachsenhausen

Worms , a city on the Rhine already founded by the Celts. This makes it one of the oldest cities in Germany. It belonged to Hessen-Darmstadt ( Rheinhessen ) until 1945 , after which it was incorporated into the newly emerging Rhineland-Palatinate .

Wörsdorfer Strasse , Gallus

Wörsdorf, district of Idstein im Taunus , Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis .

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Wurmbachstrasse , Bockenheim

Julius Wurmbach (1831–1901), councilor of commerce, deputy mayor and city councilor in Bockenheim until it was incorporated in Frankfurt. Juliusstrasse is also named after him.

Sausage market , old town

See chicken market .

Würzburger Strasse , Ostend

Würzburg , city on the Main, seat of the government of Lower Franconia .

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Individual evidence

1. ^ Alfred Gottwaldt: The Reichsbahn and the Jews 1933–1939. Anti-Semitism on the railways in the pre-war period. Marix-Verlag, Wiesbaden 2011, ISBN 978-3-86539-254-1 , p. 436
2. ↑ Renaming of a street in the local district 6 (Nied) for the decision-making by the local advisory board. In: Parliament Information System Frankfurt (PARLIS), lecture of the Magistrate from May 4th, 2018, M 80. Retrieved on July 8, 2018 . 
3. ↑ http://www.frankfurt-nordend.de/Images/1928_lageplan_poelzig.jpg