Magdeburg Streets / W

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 Currently valid street names are given in bold , names that are no longer valid after renaming or building over are given in italics .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


Waagestrasse ; Old Town district ; ZIP 39104

Formerly:
Augustinerstrasse
Gosewinkel (1397)
Goldenewagegasse (around 1800)
Wagestraße (from 1808)
The name of this street, which no longer exists today, came from the house at Jakobstrasse no. 23 to the golden weight .
The road ran from Jakobstrasse in a south-easterly direction towards the Wallonerkirche . In the course of the reconstruction of the city after the destruction in the Second World War , which did not adhere to the grown urban structure , the street was built over.

Waagestrasse ; District reform ; ZIP 39118

Formerly: Vladislav Volkov Street
This street was named after the constellation Libra . Many of the neighboring streets have names from the field of astronomy .

Juniper bridge ; Northwest district ; ZIP 39128

The street was named after the juniper plant genus .

Quail bridge ; District of New Town Lake ; ZIP 39126

This street was named after the quail bird .

Watchtower Street ; District Leipziger Strasse ; ZIP 39112

Today: Emanuel-Larisch-Weg
In the thirties this street was named Watchtower Street, because the Watchtower Society of Serious Bible Students (later: Jehovah's Witnesses ) was based here.

Wahlitzer Weg ; District Berliner Chaussee ; ZIP 39114

The street was named after the village of Wahlitz , east of Magdeburg .

Walbecker Strasse ; District Stadtfeld West ; ZIP 39110

This street was named after the village of Walbeck in the Börde district .

Forest airway ; District Berliner Chaussee ; ZIP 39114

The name of the street refers to the Biederitzer Busch forest area a little further north .

Waldmeisterweg ; Northwest district ; ZIP 39128

Named after the woodruff plant species .

Forest road ; District Randau-Calenberge ; ZIP 39114

The name of the street is likely to go back to the north located forest area Kreuzhorst .

Wallonerberg ; Old Town district ; ZIP 39104

This street was built in 1720. The old Dessauer let this new street break through the original development as a further connection from the city to the Elbe foreland. Previously, the area had belonged to the Augustinian monastery, which also included the Wallon Church . There was already a gate from the monastery to the Elbe to the old fisherman's bank . On the other side of the monastery there was a driveway to the cemetery. This connection was then made continuous and passable. The name Walloner comes from the Wallonerkirche on the south side. After the establishment of the Palatinate Colony, the church was assigned to the Walloon community consisting of religious refugees . The name mountain results from the steep ascent from the Elbe towards the old town.

Wallstrasse ; Old Town district ; ZIP 39104

Formerly:
In Hell (1459 to 1552)
Roßmühlenhof (1552 to 1699) also Große Schindergasse (17th century to 1807)
Höllenstrasse (1632 to 1847)
The street, which no longer exists today, ran along the inside of the city wall and was therefore given its name. In 1847 it was renamed because the old name Höllenstrasse caused offense. The road ran from Breite Weg in an easterly direction to Grünearmstrasse . The confluence with the Breite Weg was roughly at the height of today's city library.
In the course of the reconstruction of the city after the destruction in the Second World War, which did not adhere to the grown urban structure, the street was built over.

Wallstrasse ; Old Town district ; ZIP 39104

Formerly: Fürstenwallstrasse
Today: Fürstenwallstraße
The street runs on the side of the prince's wall facing the city, part of the city's old fortifications. In the time of the GDR it was renamed because the name "Fürstenwallstraße" seemed too monarchistic. The term prince was therefore deleted. After the reunification, the street got its historical name back.

Walmbergsweg ; District Sudenburg ; ZIP 39112

Formerly: Walmbergs Wuhne
The street originally connected today's Salzmannstraße with Halberstädter Straße . In the course of the reconstruction and expansion of the "Hermann Danz" sugar refinery, the western part of the road was built over. Today the Walmbergsweg connects Salzmannstrasse with Braunlager Strasse . The remaining westernmost part, on Halberstädter Strasse, was renamed Zuckerstrasse .
The street was named after a topographic elevation in this area, the Walmberg.

Walnut trail ; Ottersleben district ; ZIP 39116

The street name goes back to the plant family of the walnut family, which includes 8 genera with around 60 species.

Walter-Flex-Strasse ; District Cracau ; ZIP 39114

Later: Goerdelerstraße
Today: Johannes-Münze-Strasse
The street was named after the German writer and poet Walter Flex (1887–1917), who died in World War I.

Walter-Husemann-Strasse ; District Neustadt field ; ZIP 39128

Today: Othrichstrasse
During the GDR era, this street was named after the communist resistance fighter against National Socialism, Walter Husemann .

Walter-Kassner-Strasse ; District reform ; ZIP 39118

Today: Apollostrasse (since January 9, 2003)
The Walter-Kassner Road was after the SED -Politiker and mayor of Magdeburg Walter Kaßner named. It was renamed in 2003 at the request of the CDU and SPD council groups (see Apollostraße ). The background was allegations of Kaßner's involvement in Stalinist persecution measures after the Second World War.

Walter-Strumpf-Strasse ; Ottersleben district ; ZIP 39116

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Walther-Rathenau-Strasse ; City Districts Old Town and Old Town ; ZIP 39106, 39104

Formerly: Königstrasse
Named after the German industrialist and politician Walther Rathenau . Walther-Rathenau-Straße is the name of Bundesstraße 1 between Magdeburger Ring and Askanischer Platz . It delimits the university campus to the south between Universitätsplatz and Askanischer Platz .
Well-known people who lived here:
  • Gerhard Korte ; Entrepreneur and merchant, lived in what was then Königstrasse No. 43 at least around 1939 .
Institutions, buildings, monuments:

Waltherstrasse ; District Sudenburg ; ZIP 39116

The street was named in honor of the minstrel Walther von der Vogelweide (circa 1170 to 1230).

Waltraut private road ; Hopfengarten district ; ZIP 39120

Today: Tannenweg
The street got its name in 1938.

Wanzleber Chaussee ; Ottersleben district ; ZIP 39116

This street was named after the town of Wanzleben-Börde , located southwest of Magdeburg , in the direction of which the street from Ottersleben leads.

Wanzleber Street ; District Leipziger Strasse ; ZIP 39112

Named after the town of Wanzleben-Börde, southwest of Magdeburg .

Wanzleber Street ; Lemsdorf district ; ZIP 39118

Today: Ballenstedter Straße (since 1910)
Until Lemsdorf was incorporated into Magdeburg in 1910, this street was named after the town of Wanzleben-Börde in the Magdeburg Börde . The road led from Lemsdorf in the direction of Wanzleben. With the incorporation, it was renamed, probably because the name was already given elsewhere in the city.

Warnsdorfer Strasse ; Hopfengarten district ; ZIP 39120

Today: Otternweg
The street was named after the town of Warnsdorf , which today belongs to the Czech Republic . It was renamed during the GDR era . Names of places from which the German population had been expelled after the Second World War or which no longer belonged to Germany should no longer appear.

Warschauer Strasse ; Districts of Buckau and Leipziger Strasse ; ZIP 39104

The street was named after the Polish capital Warsaw .
Institutions, buildings, monuments:
  • Buckau station , built from 1927.

Warschauer Strasse ; District Leipziger Strasse ; ZIP 39112

Later:
Wiener Straße
Hermann-Matern-Strasse
Today:
Wiener Straße
This street was named after the capital of Poland, Warsaw . It was renamed during the National Socialist era .

Wartbergstrasse ; District Stadtfeld West ; ZIP 39110

The street was named after the Great Wartberg , located west of Magdeburg near Niederndodeleben , the largest elevation in the Magdeburg Börde . The neighboring streets also bear the names of hills from the Börde.

Wartburgstrasse ; Westerhüsen district ; ZIP 39122

Like several streets in the neighborhood, the Wartburgstraße got its name from the geography of the state of Thuringia , namely after the Wartburg , a well-known castle complex near Eisenach .

Warta ; Old Town district ; ZIP 39104

Formerly:
On the Worth (1552–1807)
Wait
The street name is expected here from an original once located tower of the city wall to Waiting have hergerührt.
The street was a small cul-de-sac that led south from Dreienbrezelstraße , roughly at the junction with Hartstraße . At this point was the southern Ottonian city wall, on the inner-city side of which the street, probably in the form of a small square, was.
In the course of the reconstruction of the city after the destruction in the Second World War, which did not adhere to the grown urban structure, the street was built over. Today the northeastern part of the Allee Center shopping center is located here .

Water passage ; Ottersleben district ; ZIP 39116

The path served as public access to a spring and that is how it got its name.

Wasserkunststrasse ; District of New Town ; ZIP 39124

In 1849 the Neustädter sugar manufacturers Jacob Hennige and Jaehningen, Freise & Comp. In this street, right next to the shot, a water art and in particular a machine, keeper and boiler house for operating the system. This is likely to have given the street its name. The building, erected in 1849, still exists today and is a monument.
Institutions, buildings, monuments:
  • House no. 10 , former Junkers factory , built in 1937/38.
  • House no. 99 , former water art , built in 1849.
Well-known people who lived here:
  • Friedrich Carl Untucht , Magdeburg spirits and earthenware producer, lived the beginning of the 20th century , but at least from 1913 to 1915, in the house no. 98 . Here he ran the spirits factory. The earthenware factory was in house no .

Waterway ; Werder district ; ZIP 39114

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Waterberg ;

Later: Silberberg
Today: ?
The street name is likely to go back to the mountain Waterberg in Namibia , the former colony of German South West Africa . On this mountain was in 1904 during the Herero uprising , the battle of Waterberg instead.
Blich into Weberstrasse

Weberstrasse ; District Leipziger Strasse ; ZIP 39112

This street was named after the German physicist Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804-1891).

Weddigenstrasse ; District Cracau ; ZIP 39114

Today: Zetkinstrasse
The name of the street was intended to commemorate the German submarine commander of the First World War, Otto Weddigen (1882–1915), who was celebrated as a war hero by the German side. After the Second World War, the militarily burdened name was exchanged, as with several names in the district.

Wedringer Strasse ; District of New Town ; ZIP 39124

Formerly: Louisenstrasse
The street was named after the village of Wedringen located in Saxony-Anhalt , district of Börde .
Well-known people who lived here:
  • Karl Rosenthal ; Mayor of Neustadt bei Magdeburg from 1811 to 1846 , lived at least in 1817 at No. 105 c . The houses in Neustadt were still numbered at that time. The 105 c should have belonged to the street of today's Wedringer Strasse, around the corner of Hugenottenstrasse .

Weferlinger Strasse ; District Stadtfeld West ; ZIP 39110

Named after Weferlingen, northeast of Helmstedt in Saxony-Anhalt .

Wegelber Straße ; Ottersleben district ; ZIP 39116

The naming of the road goes to the east of Halberstadt located village way of life back.

Pasture road ; Werder district ; ZIP 39114

The name of the street is likely to go back to the willow plant genus .

Weimarer Strasse ; Westerhüsen district ; ZIP 39122

Like several streets in the neighborhood, Weimarer Straße got its name from the geography of the state of Thuringia , namely after the city of Weimar .

Weinbergstrasse ; District of Old Town ; ZIP 39106

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Weinbrennerallee ; District reform ; ZIP 39118

The street got its name in 1938.

Weinfaßstrasse ; Old Town district ; ZIP 39104

Formerly:
Groppendorfer Strasse
Metemstrasse
The name goes back to the house at Breiter Weg No. 156 to the golden wine barrel and existed at least since 1678. The street that no longer exists today ran from the Breite Weg to the Kleine Münzstraße .
In the course of the reconstruction of the city after the destruction in the Second World War, which did not adhere to the grown urban structure, the street was built over. Today at this point is the northern footpath of Ernst-Reuter-Allee, in front of which the building known as the Blauer Bock stood until 2016 .

Weissenburger Strasse ; Salbke district ; ZIP 39122

Today: Quenstedter Strasse
In memory of the Battle of Weißenburg during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71, this street was named after the city ​​of Weißenburg (Alsace) , which today belongs to France . It was renamed during the GDR era . Names of places from which the German population had been expelled after the Second World War or which no longer belonged to Germany should no longer appear. However, the military burden of the name may also have played a role in the renaming.
The narrow Weißgerbersteg during the construction work for the Allee Center parking garage in January 2005

Weißgerbersteg ; Old Town district ; ZIP 39104

Formerly: Stepelstrasse
The name of the street goes back to the professional group of white tanners who worked here in the Middle Ages . In the Middle Ages, the no longer existing street was close to the Elbe . The white tanners put their skins in the water in this area. The name Steg was used to distinguish it from the neighboring larger Weißgerberstraße. The very narrow lane led from Berliner Straße to the east in the direction of the Elbe to Fürstenstraße .
In the course of the reconstruction of the city after the destruction in the Second World War, which did not adhere to the grown urban structure, the street was built over. First a green area was created. Later the controversial parking garage of the Alleecenter was built on the site. During the construction work, the still intact paving of the Weißgerbersteg came to light, but was then removed.

Weißgerberstrasse ; Old Town district ; ZIP 39104

Formerly:
Thieves executioner alley , hangman alley or Nachrichtergasse (from about 1631 to 1730)
Kleine Schindergasse (from 1730 to 1807)
The name of the street goes back to the professional group of white tanners who worked here in the Middle Ages . In the Middle Ages, the no longer existing street was close to the Elbe . The white tanners put their skins in the water in this area. The road led from Heiligegeiststrasse north to the Weißgerbersteg.
In the course of the reconstruction of the city after the destruction in the Second World War, which did not adhere to the grown urban structure, the street disappeared. A green area was created. To the east of the street is the old Elbbahnhof, to the north of the street is the new parking garage of the Alleecenter .

Weitling private road ; District Stadtfeld West ; ZIP 39110

Later: Spichern-Privatweg (from 1938)
Today: Gartenheimweg
This street was originally named after the workers leader and socialist theorist Wilhelm Weitling , who was born in Magdeburg . It was renamed during the time of National Socialism .

Weitlingstrasse ; Old Town district ; ZIP 39104

Previously: New way
This street was named after the workers leader and socialist theorist Wilhelm Weitling , who was born in Magdeburg .
Institutions, buildings, monuments:
  • House no. 1a , house of the Masonic Lodge , built in 1902/1903.

Weitlingstrasse ; Neighborhoods Stadtfeld West and Stadtfeld Ost ; ZIP 39110 and 39108 Gustloffstraße; Stadtfeld West and Stadtfeld Ost districts; ZIP 39110 and 39108

Formerly: Kleine Diesdorfer Straße
Later:
Gustloffstrasse (from 1938)
Weitlingstrasse
Today: Spielhagenstrasse
This street was originally named after the workers leader and socialist theorist Wilhelm Weitling , who was born in Magdeburg .

Wheat ground ; Districts of Alt Olvenstedt and Neu Olvenstedt ; ZIP 39130

The name of the street is likely to go back to the grain type wheat .

Wave crest ; District Old Olvenstedt ; ZIP 39130

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Wellener Weg ; District of Diesdorf ; ZIP 39110

The street was named after the village of Wellen , west of Diesdorf .

Welsleber Street ; Neighborhoods Westerhüsen and Salbke ; ZIP 39122

The street name goes back to the village of Welsleben south of Magdeburg , in the direction of which the street leads.

Catfish liver path ; District Beyendorf soles ; ZIP 39122

The street name goes back to the village of Welsleben south of Magdeburg , in the direction of which the street leads.

World peace road ; Districts Neustädter Feld , Neu Olvenstedt and Großer Silberberg ; ZIP 39128, 39130

Today: Olvenstedter Graseweg
The naming of the street should remind of world peace as the goal of political action.

Wenddorfer Weg ; Kannenstieg district ; ZIP 39128

The street was renamed in 1951 after the village of Wenddorf south of Tangerhütte .
It is one of the three streets of the " Gdansk Village " settlement .
Formerly: Danzig Village (since 1936).

Wendefurther way ; Lemsdorf district ; ZIP 39118

Like many streets in the vicinity, this street has a geographical name from the Harz region . It was named after the village of Wendefurth south of Blankenburg (Harz) .

Werftstrasse ; Old Town district ; ZIP 39104

Today: Schleinufer (between Neuer Strombrücke and Petriförder)
The street ran along the west side of the New and Old Packhof . The name could refer to a shipyard that originally existed here in the immediate vicinity of the Elbe .
In the course of the reconstruction of the city after the destruction in World War II, which did not adhere to the grown urban structure, the street disappeared and was replaced by the four-lane Schleinufer street, which was newly built in this part.

Werkstrasse ; District of New Town ; ZIP 39124

Today: Oldenburger Strasse
The name of the street is likely to go back to the Aders metal works that previously existed here .

Werner-Fritze-Strasse ; Districts Leipziger Strasse and Buckau ; ZIP 39112 and 39104

Today: Erich-Weinert-Strasse
The street was named after the merchant, royal councilor and local politician Werner Fritze until after the Second World War .

Werner-Heisenberg-Strasse ; District of Old Town ; ZIP 39106

The street in the former trading port was named after the German physicist Werner Heisenberg (1901–1976) by resolution of the city council on May 4, 2006 . The name was justified with the new function of the commercial port as a science location, which suggested naming it after scientists. The city administration had previously proposed naming Magdeburg's twin cities. However, this printed matter was withdrawn after a controversial debate in the city council.

Werner-Priegnitz-Strasse ; District of Stadtfeld Ost ; ZIP 39108

The name of the street is reminiscent of the Magdeburg city historian and painter Werner Priegnitz .

Werner-Seelenbinder-Strasse ; District reform ; ZIP 39118

This street was named in honor of the anti-fascist and wrestler Werner Seelenbinder .

Werner-von-Siemens-Strasse ; Ottersleben district ; ZIP 39116

This street was named after the German inventor and entrepreneur Werner von Siemens (1816–1892).

Wernigeröder Strasse ; Lemsdorf district ; ZIP 39118

Like many streets in the vicinity, this street has a geographical name from the Harz region . It was named after the town of Wernigerode on the northern edge of the Harz Mountains .

Wertherstrasse ; District Sudenburg ; ZIP 39116

The name of the street goes back to the work of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther . In this residential area (Goethesiedlung) various streets have a name with a reference to Goethe.

Wasp climb ; Hopfengarten district ; ZIP 39120

Formerly: Karlsbader Strasse
The name of the street goes back to the wasps, a subfamily of the folded wasps .

Westendstrasse ; District Sudenburg ; ZIP 39112

Today: Klausenerstrasse
The name of the street goes back to the Berlin Westend Society, which took over the complex of the villa estate from 1874. In 1876 the street was taken over by the city of Magdeburg, which profitably marketed the developed land.

Westeregelner Strasse ; Ottersleben district ; ZIP 39116

This street was named after Westeregeln , a town west of Egeln .

Westerhüsener Strasse ; District Sudenburg ; ZIP 39116

Later:
Otto-Richter-Strasse (from 1927)
Hildesheimer Strasse (from October 31, 1933)
Today:
Otto-Richter-Strasse
This street was named after the Magdeburg district of Westerhüsen .

Western plan ; District of Stadtfeld Ost ; ZIP 39108

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West Prussia Street ; District of Stadtfeld Ost ; ZIP 39108

Today: Goldschmidtring
The road was after in today's Poland situated Prussian province of West Prussia was named. It was renamed during the GDR era . Names of places from which the German population had been expelled after the Second World War or which no longer belonged to Germany should no longer appear.

West ring ; Neighborhoods Stadtfeld Ost and Stadtfeld West ; ZIP 39108 and 39110

Formerly: Sedanring
This street belongs to a street system which surrounds the city center to the west and thus enables a bypass of Magdeburg's old town . As the western section of this ring, this street was therefore called the West Ring.
Institutions, buildings, monuments:
former institutions, buildings, monuments:
  • House no. 36–46 , block with makeshift apartments , the apartments built in 1918 were only intended for a short period of use, but the complex was not demolished until 2005.

West street ; Buckau district ; ZIP 39104

The name of the street may be due to its location. It leads from Buckau to the west .

Wichmannstrasse ; District Leipziger Strasse ; ZIP 39120

The name of the street is reminiscent of the 12th century Archbishop of Magdeburg , Wichmann von Seeburg .

Widderstrasse ; District reform ; ZIP 39118

Formerly: Viktor-Pazajew-Straße
The name of the street goes back to the constellation Aries . Many streets in the vicinity have names from the field of astronomy .
Tower of the Rothensee sluice gate

Wiedersdorfer Strasse ; District Barleber lake ; ZIP 39126

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Institutions, buildings, monuments:

Wielandstrasse ; District of Stadtfeld Ost ; ZIP 39108

Named after the German writer Christoph Martin Wieland .

Wiener Strasse ; Districts of Sudenburg and Leipziger Strasse ; ZIP 39112

Formerly:
Warschauer Strasse
Wiener Straße
Hermann-Matern-Strasse
Named after the capital of Austria Vienna .
Well-known people who lived here:

Wiesenburger Strasse ; Brückfeld district ; ZIP 39114

This street was named after the western country Brandenburg located village Wiesenburg / Mark named.

Meadow ground ; District Beyendorf soles ; ZIP 39122

The name is likely to have come from the agricultural grassland, a meadow , located here.

Meadow road ; Ottersleben district ; ZIP 39116

The name is likely to have come from the agricultural grassland, a meadow , located here.

Meadow path ; District Berliner Chaussee ; ZIP 39114

The name is likely to have come from the agricultural grassland, a meadow , located here.

Wilhelm-Diek-Strasse ; Ottersleben district ; ZIP 39116

The name of the street is reminiscent of the Catholic missionary priest Wilhelm Diek , who was active in Ottersleben in the 19th century and played a major role in the construction of the Catholic Church.

Wilhelm Höpfner Ring ; District Sudenburg ; ZIP 39116

The street was named in honor of the Magdeburg graphic artist Wilhelm Höpfner (1899–1968).

Wilhelm-Klees-Strasse ; District of Stadtfeld Ost ; ZIP 39108

The name of the street is intended to remember the Magdeburg social democrat and pioneer of the labor movement Wilhelm Klees (1841-1922).
Hermann Gieseler Hall

Wilhelm-Kobelt-Strasse ; District of Stadtfeld Ost ; ZIP 39108

The street was named after the Magdeburg politician Wilhelm Kobelt (1865–1927).
Institutions, buildings, monuments:

Wilhelm-Külz-Strasse ; District of Stadtfeld Ost ; ZIP 39108

Named after the German politician and member of the DDP and LDPD Wilhelm Külz .

Wilhelm-Niemann-Strasse ; District Leipziger Strasse ; ZIP 39112

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Wilhelm Obst private route ; District of Diesdorf ; ZIP 39110

Today: Bornstedter Weg (since 1938)
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Wilhelm-Pieck-Allee ; Old Town district ; ZIP 39104

Today: Ernst-Reuter-Allee
The street was named in honor of the President of the GDR Wilhelm Pieck . After the end of the GDR, it was renamed.

Wilhelm-Raabe-Strasse ; District of Stadtfeld Ost ; ZIP 39108

Named after the writer Wilhelm Raabe (1831–1910), who temporarily lived in Magdeburg .

Wilhelmsplatz ; District Old Olvenstedt ; ZIP 39130

Later: Heldenplatz
Today: At the Freiheitsplatz
The name of this place is said to have touched the fact that several residents are said to have carried the first name Wilhelm .

Wilhelmstrasse ; Old Town district ; ZIP 39104 Ernst-Reuter-Allee; Old Town district; ZIP 39104

Formerly:
Koelner Strasse
Stalinallee (western section of today's Ernst-Reuter-Straße to Otto-von-Guericke-Straße )
Wilhelm-Pieck-Allee (from 1956) (western section of today's Ernst-Reuter-Straße to Otto-von-Guericke-Straße )
Today:
Ernst-Reuter-Allee (western section to Otto-von-Guericke-Straße )
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Willi-Bredel-Strasse ; District Leipziger Strasse ; ZIP 39120

The street was named after the German writer Willi Bredel (1901–1964).

Willy-Rosen-Strasse ; Prester district ; ZIP 39114

The naming of the street, decided on October 16, 2006, commemorates the German cabaret artist and entertainer Willy Rosen (1894–1944) who was born in Magdeburg . Because he was of Jewish faith, Willy Rosen was first deported to Theresienstadt in the Magdeburg barracks in the Third Reich and murdered in Auschwitz in 1944. At the same time, three neighboring streets ( Christa-Johannsen-Straße , Ilse-Voigt-Straße and Adele-Elkan-Straße ) were named. All streets were newly built on a former barracks site and serve to develop the residential developments planned there. With the naming of artists, the series of names of the neighboring streets that had already been built a few years earlier should be continued. Writers had been honored there.

Willy-Wolterstorff-Strasse ; Prester district ; 39114

Formerly: Gorch-Fock-Straße
The street was named after Willy Wolterstorff , a herpetologist , geologist and conservator who worked in Magdeburg .

Winckelmannstrasse ; District of Stadtfeld Ost ; ZIP 39108

Formerly: Lützowstrasse
Named after the German archaeologist Johann Joachim Winckelmann .

Windhoek Way ; District Neustadt field ; ZIP 39128

Today: Akener Weg
This street was named after Windhoek , the capital of today's Namibia , the former German South West Africa .

Windmill private road ; Rothensee district ; ZIP 39126

The naming of the road goes on in the area still in the 19th century existing windmills back.

Windmühlenstrasse ; Rothensee district ; ZIP 39126

The naming of the road in 1938, going on in the area still in the 19th century existing windmills back.
Institutions, buildings, monuments:

Compass rose private road ; Northwest district ; ZIP 39128

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Winterfeldtstrasse ; Old Town district ; ZIP 39104

Today: Seumestrasse
The name of the street was reminiscent of the Prussian general Hans Karl von Winterfeldt (1707–1757).

Wisninger Strasse ; District Old Olvenstedt ; ZIP 39130

Formerly: Erich-Sichting-Straße
Wisninger Straße was named after the town of Wisningen . This was deserted a long time ago and no longer exists today. It was between Ebendorf , Olvenstedt and Neustadt . In the area of ​​Alt Olvenstedts, several streets bear the names of Wüstungen ( Ostendorfer and Lebersdorfer Straße , as well as Plachwitzer Weg ).

Wisninger Wuhne ; Sülzegrund district ; ZIP 39128

The street is located near the former location of the deserted village of Wisningen and therefore got its name.

Wissmannstrasse ; Districts Leipziger Strasse and Sudenburg ; ZIP 39112

Today:
Northern part: Hellestrasse
Southern part: unnamed
The street was named after the German African explorer and Reich Commissioner for German East Africa Hermann von Wissmann (1853–1905).
As a street parallel to Buck Straße planned, they should Halberstadt road with the road Am Fuchsberg connect while the Bright Road and Ackerstraße cross. However, only two sections were implemented: to the north, the connection between Halberstädter Strasse and Hellestrasse, and to the south between Am Fuchsberg and Ackerstrasse. The middle part (crossing the Klinke creek) was no longer implemented. Today the Magdeburger Ring runs there . The short northern part, which was called Makarenkostraße during the GDR era , is now part of Hellestraße. The southern section of the road is no longer named today. As a dead end, from Ackerstrasse, it opens up the "Am Fuchsberg" industrial park. The confluence with the street Am Fuchsberg, located a little west of today's Emanuel-Larisch-Weg , was cut.

Wittenberger Platz ; District of Old Town ; ZIP 39106

This square, where five streets, including Wittenberger Straße, meet, was unnamed for many decades. In popular parlance, the name Wittenberger Platz had become established after the adjacent street. The character as a square was reinforced by a roundabout that existed here from 1997 . In connection with the disputes about Lessingplatz , which had also only been popularly named until then , the city council decided on July 11, 2005, at the suggestion of the street names and house numbers working group , to officially name Wittenberger Platz.

Wittenberger Strasse ; District of Old Town ; ZIP 39106

This street was named after the town of Wittenberge in northwestern Brandenburg .
Institutions, buildings, monuments:
  • House no. 17 , Magdeburg trading port , built between 1886 and 1940.
former institutions, buildings, monuments:
  • House no. 26 , apartment building , built in 1908 by Salomon Rudolf Rütschi.

Witzlebenstrasse ; District Cracau ; ZIP 39114

Formerly: General-Felmy-Strasse
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Vladimir Komarov Street ; District reform ; ZIP 39118

Today: Scorpio Street
In the time of the GDR , this street was named after the Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Mikhailovich Komarow (1927-1967). Komarov was the first person to die on a space mission.

Vladislav Volkov Street ; District reform ; ZIP 39118

Today: Waagestrasse
During the GDR era, this street was named after the Soviet cosmonaut Wladislaw Nikolajewitsch Wolkow (1935–1971), who died in 1971 on a space mission.

Woermannstrasse ; District Neustadt field ; ZIP 39128

Later: Tangerhütter Strasse
Today: Tangerhütter Weg
The street was named in memory of the German politician and businessman Adolph Woermann (1847–1911), who was instrumental in founding the German colonies. The neighboring streets also originally had names associated with the German colonies.

Wolfenbütteler Strasse ; District Sudenburg ; ZIP 39112

Named after the city ​​of Wolfenbüttel, south of Braunschweig in Lower Saxony .

Wolframstrasse ; District Sudenburg ; ZIP 39116

Formerly: Ollandstrasse (until 1945)
later: Ernst-von-Harnack-Straße (until the incorporation of Ottersleben in 1952)
The street was named in honor of the German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach (circa 1160–1220).
Created in the former Ottersleber housing estate Elisengrund, which is now part of the Goethe estate. After 1990 it was added to the Sudenburg district.

Wolfsweg ; Salbke district ; ZIP 39122

This street was named after the predator wolf .

Wolmir Liver Path ; Westerhüsen district ; ZIP 39122

The street was named after the village Wolmirsleben east of Egeln .

Wolmirstedter Strasse ; District of New Town ; ZIP 39124

This street was named after the city of Wolmirstedt north of Magdeburg .

Woltersdorfer Weg ; District Berliner Chaussee ; ZIP 39114

This street, which no longer exists today, was named after the village of Woltersdorf east of Magdeburg . The road connected Wahlitzer Weg with today's Zeddenicker Weg .

Wörlitzer Strasse ; Brückfeld district ; ZIP 39114

It was named after the city of Wörlitz , located near Coswig on the B 107 . The road was laid out in 1920.

Wörmlitzer Strasse ; District industrial area north ; ZIP 39126

The name of the street goes back to the village of Wörmlitz , east of Magdeburg .

Wormser Platz ; District Sudenburg ; ZIP 39112

This street was named after the city ​​of Worms in Rhineland-Palatinate .

Woerther Strasse ; Salbke district ; ZIP 39122

Formerly: Gröne Gasse
Today: Kroppenstedter Strasse
This street was named after the town of Wœrth in memory of the battle of Wörth on August 6, 1870 in the Franco-German War .

Vostokstrasse ; District reform ; ZIP 39118

Like other streets in the vicinity, this one also bears a name from the Soviet space program. With the name Vostok both the first Soviet spaceship Vostok (spaceship) and carrier rocket Vostok (rocket) were referred to.

Wredestrasse ;

Today: ?
This street from Leipziger Strasse was named after Matthias Wrede , the founder of the Wredeschen Poor Foundation . The street still contained in the address book of the city of Magdeburg from 1916 is no longer listed in 1939.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Printed matter of the state capital Magdeburg 35/06 from February 1, 2006
  2. ↑ Printed matter of the state capital Magdeburg 315/06 from July 31, 2006.
  3. ↑ Printed matter of the state capital Magdeburg 236/05 of April 22, 2005