Magniviertel
The Magniviertel is one of the oldest quarters in the city of Braunschweig . It is located in the precincts Altewiek and is one of the five " islands of tradition " of the city.
The quarter still consists of numerous, mostly very well-preserved half-timbered houses and is one of the few remaining ensembles in what was once the largest half-timbered town in Germany. Numerous air raids during the Second World War , especially the firestorm of the massive air raid of October 15, 1944 , destroyed 90% of Braunschweig's city center and only a few old buildings and streets have been preserved in their original form. Ackerhof 2 is the oldest half-timbered house in Braunschweig that can be dated with inscriptions. It is dated 1432. The building at Am Magnitor 1 dates from 1490.
The central point and namesake of the district is the Magni Church , which was consecrated in 1031 . The city of Braunschweig (as "Brunesguik") was first mentioned in a document in the consecration certificate.
At the eastern exit of the district, in the former ramparts, was the Magnitor , which led towards Magdeburg until it was closed in 1720 and demolished in 1787. The city museum , city archive and city library have been located in this area since 1861/65 . The archive and library have now been moved to the castle arcades. To the south of this is the Löwenwall with the central obelisk as a reminder of the Wars of Liberation . At the western exit a department store was built in 1972 with what was then the largest underground car park in Germany; The Happy RIZZI House has also been located at the Ackerhof since 2001 .
With a large number of restaurants, the quarter corresponds most closely to what is understood in other large cities as the “old town”, albeit on a much smaller scale. Every year since 1974, on the first weekend in September, the " Magnifest " takes place, a street festival with cabarets and market stalls.
literature
- Camerer, Garzmann, Schuegraf, Pingel: Braunschweiger Stadtlexikon , Braunschweig 1992.
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Coordinates: 52 ° 16 ' N , 10 ° 32' E