Moskauer Platz (Erfurt)

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Location of the Moskauer Platz in Erfurt
View from Lisbon Street to the high-rise buildings

Moskauer Platz is a panel building area in the north of the Thuringian state capital Erfurt . It was built in the 1980s and belongs to the Erfurt-Nord residential complex .

The prefabricated building area stretches between Gispersleben in the north, Berliner Platz in the south, Gera in the east and Hannoversche Strasse in the west. It consists of three complexes and covers an area of ​​0.88 km². In the western complex is the Budapester Straße with the cultural center and polyclinic as well as some high-rise buildings . The northern area includes Havana and Sofioter streets. This is where residential slabs and the district's elementary and regular school are located . In the eastern part around Helsinkier, Rigaer, Tallinn and Moskauer Strasse there are smaller prefabricated buildings. In total, the area still includes 5247 apartments in 337 buildings, making it the largest prefabricated district in Erfurt. However, numerous apartments have been demolished since reunification. The Thuringia Park to the west of Nordhäuser Strasse serves to supply the district . Tram lines 1 and 3, which lead to the city center, are on Nordhäuser Strasse.

Population development

Originally up to 15,000 people lived in Moscow Square. Today there are just under 8,000 people. The average age of 47.6 years is well above the city average and the death rate is almost twice as high as the birth rate. The migration balance is also negative.

Data from the city administration of Erfurt as of December 31st.

year population Development
(1990 = 100%) 		Development in Erfurt
(1990 = 100%)
1990 14,489 100.0 100.0
1995 13,648 94.2 93.4
1996 13,238 91.4 91.9
1997 12,355 85.3 90.6
1998 11,259 77.7 89.3
1999 10.191 70.3 88.0
2000 9,553 65.9 87.6
2001 9,390 64.8 87.4
2002 9,510 65.6 87.2
2003 9,601 66.3 88.0
2004 9,208 63.6 88.4
2005 8,792 60.7 88.5
2006 8,338 57.5 88.4
2007 8,066 55.7 88.5
2008 7,785 53.7 88.5
2009 7,678 53.0 88.8
2010 7,652 52.8 89.2
2011 7,686 53.0 89.8
2012 7,638 52.7 90.4
2013 7,654 52.8 91.1
2014 7,540 52.0 91.7
2015 7,638 52.7 93.3
2016 7,717 53.3 93.9

elections

Political party City Council 2009 State Parliament 2009 Bundestag 2013 Europe 2009
voter turnout 31.4 40.8 49.6 31.4
CDU 14.6 20.7 26.6 17.5
The left 26.1 39.2 32.3 31.5
SPD 40.9 21.0 20.2 26.0
Green 3.7 4.9 3.3 4.4
FDP 3.5 4.0 1.5 4.3

literature

  • Walter Nitsch : Housing construction and urban development in Erfurt. In: Architecture of the GDR . 3/1980, p. 153.
  • Mark Escherich: Architecture and urban development in Erfurt and elsewhere - Professor Walter Nitsch is 75. In: City and history - magazine for Erfurt. 4/2002, ISSN  1618-1964 , p. 28.
  • Günter Andres: Urban-architectural design of Berliner Platz in Erfurt, residential area Nordhäuser Straße. In: Architecture of the GDR. 3/1980, p. 162.
  • Birgit Vogt: "But otherwise life is good here ..." - Between the barefoot path and the boulevard - encounters at Berliner Platz. In: The Bridge - First Erfurt Street Newspaper. 96/2012, pp. 26-27.
  • Günter Andres, Klaus Thormann: Residential area Nordhäuser Strasse. In: Architecture of the GDR. 3/1980, p. 526.
  • Institute for Urban Development and Architecture, City Council of Erfurt, VE Housing Combine Erfurt (Ed.): Example solution 2 - Social Center Erfurt-Nordhäuser Strasse. Pp. 23-24, 26.

Web links

Commons : Moscow Square  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 51 ° 1 ′  N , 11 ° 0 ′  E