Magdeburg streets / U

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In the following, the meanings and circumstances of naming Magdeburg streets and their history are shown. Currently valid street names are given in bold , names that are no longer valid after renaming or building over are given in italics . As far as possible, existing or former institutions, monuments, special buildings or well-known residents are listed.

The list does not initially claim to be complete.


Uchtdorfer Weg ; District Neustadt field ; ZIP 39128

Formerly: Tangaweg
This street was named after the village of Uchtdorf , southwest of Tangerhütte .

Bank climb ; Werder district ; ZIP 39114

Formerly: Oberst-Förster-Weg
Today: Great Werder
This path, which runs near the Elbe , was named after its proximity to the banks of the Elbe.

Uhlandstrasse ; District of Stadtfeld Ost ; ZIP 39108

The name of the street is reminiscent of the German writer and politician Ludwig Uhland (1787–1862).

Uhlichstrasse ; District of Stadtfeld Ost ; ZIP 39108

This street was named after the theologian Leberecht Uhlich (1799–1872) who worked in Magdeburg .
Institutions, buildings, monuments:
  • House no. 11 , residential building , modern architecture, built in 1929.

Ulmenweg ; Hopfengarten district ; ZIP 39120

The street was named after the elm plant species .

Ulnerstrasse ; District Neustadt field ; ZIP 39128

Formerly: Hans-Beimler-Strasse
The name of the street is reminiscent of the first Protestant abbot of the Berge monastery, Peter Ulner .

Ulrichplatz ; Old Town district ; ZIP 39104

The name of the square goes back to the St. Ulrich and Levin Church that was once located here .

Perimeter road ; District of New Town ; ZIP 39124

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Encircling path ; District of New Town ; ZIP 39124

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Ummendorfer Strasse ; District of Diesdorf ; ZIP 39110

The street is named after the village Ummendorf (Börde) in the Magdeburger Börde .

University square ; Districts of the old town and Magdeburg-Alte Neustadt ; ZIP 39104 and 39106

Formerly:
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz
Citizenship Square
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz
German place
Boleslaw Bierut Square
Universitätsplatz is one of the streets in Magdeburg that has been renamed the most. Since the political turning point in the GDR , it now bears its current name after the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg located on the northeast side of the square .
Institutions, buildings, monuments:
  • House no. 2 , Faculty Building Electrical Engineering , built in 1999.
  • House no. 10–12 , Universitätsplatz complex on the west side , office and commercial building, built from 1993 to 1996
Former institutions, monuments and buildings:

Unseburger Strasse ; Westerhüsen district ; ZIP 39122

This street was named after Unseburg , south of Magdeburg .

Under the Wiesche ; District Beyendorf soles ; ZIP 39122

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Lower settlement ; District Beyendorf soles ; ZIP 39122

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Lower Hohenwarsleber Weg ; District Old Olvenstedt ; ZIP 39130

The path leads in the direction of the village of Hohenwarsleben, northwest of Olvenstedt, and that's how it got its name. The designation Oberer serves to distinguish it from the Oberen Hohenwarsleber Weg, which runs further south in the same direction .

Unterhorstweg ; Neighborhoods Salbke and Fermersleben ; ZIP 39122

The road leads from Salbke in the direction of the Elbe into the area known as Unterhorst on the left bank of the Elbe. The designation of the area as Horst corresponds to the Middle Low German designation for a ground elevation overgrown with bushes.

Untuchtstrasse ; Northwest district ; ZIP 39128

Today: ? : probably burgkmairweg
This street was probably named after the Magdeburg entrepreneur Friedrich Carl Untucht (1870–1939).

Uranusweg ; District reform ; ZIP 39118

As with many of the neighboring streets, a term from astronomy was used for the naming . The street was named after the planet Uranus .