Luisenstrasse (Wuppertal)
The Luis Street is an inner-city street in Wuppertal - Elberfeld and is considered "Wuppertal Old Town". It also gives its name to the Luisenviertel through which it leads.
Luisenstraße was laid out in the course of the expansion of Elberfeld to the west at the beginning of the 19th century between 1830 and 1850. It leads in an east-west direction from near Neumarkt to Briller Straße and forms a parallel street offset to the north to Friedrich-Ebert-Straße (formerly Königsstraße), the main street of the district. The namesake was Luise of Prussia , who was living at the time of construction . With its name, Luisenstrasse was given a very popular street name at the time, but Luisenstrasse and Louisenstrasse and places were created at the same time in Berlin , Bad Homburg vor der Höhe , Darmstadt and many other German cities.
Because of its - in contrast to the actual Elberfeld town center, the historical building fabric of which was largely destroyed by air raids - simple, classicist residential buildings and typically Bergisch shingle facades, the street and its surroundings are also known as the "Elberfeld old town". In addition, the St. Laurentius Church is on the street in front of Laurentiusplatz .
Luisenstrasse marks the northern end of the Wupper valley floor . All plots north of the street show a steep slope of the Mount of Olives , which can partly only be overcome by stairs. The well-known tap-tap-tönchen staircase is also not far away.
Today, in addition to its architecture, the street is characterized by numerous gastronomic offers and craft shops.
See also
Web links
- Architectural monument overview Luisenstr. in the Wuppertal monument list
- Photos from the Luisenfest
- Photos from the Luisenviertel
Coordinates: 51 ° 15 '24.2 " N , 7 ° 8' 16.6" E