Neudorf (Strasbourg)
Neudorf is a district of the Alsatian city of Strasbourg .
geography
Neudorf is south of the city center. The two districts are separated by the Ill and the N4. Neudorf is bypassed and bounded in the west, south and east by the railway line between Strasbourg and Kehl . In the east Neudorf borders on the Meinau district, in the south on Polygone and Neuhof , in the east on the Rheinhafen.
history
Neudorf is located south of the center of Strasbourg and used to be in front of the city wall. There were only a few gates to get into the center: the Spitaltor ( Porte de l'Hôpital , which still exists today), the Metzgertor (to the Place d'Austerlitz ) and the Citadel Gate .
There used to be many wetlands with streams (Ziegelwasser, Bubbenwasser, Krummer Rhein ( Krimmeri ), the Riepberg-Graben) and mills, while at first there were only a few buildings in Neudorf. The "Ménagerie" was a 17th century house built by the moneylender François Joseph de Klinglin. It was demolished in 1967.
After the German annexation of Alsace-Lorraine in 1871, the population grew rapidly. At the end of the 19th century, the quarter became part of the greater Strasbourg area. Many buildings were built during this time: the Neufeld School, the Musau School, the Schluthfeld School, the orphanage and the Aloysius Church ( Église Saint-Aloyse ). In 1898 Neudorf was connected to the tram.
Racing Strasbourg was founded in 1906 as FC Neudorf .
A bombardment destroyed most of the houses on September 6, 1944. After the war there was another increase in population. Neudorf became a heavily populated Strasbourg district with more than 39,000 inhabitants.
Well-known people from Neudorf
- Marcel Marceau (1923–2007), famous pantomime, was born in Neudorf.
- Henri Loux (1873–1907), Alsatian painter, died in Neudorf.
- Marcel Weinum (1924–1942), resistance fighter, lived in Neudorf.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ (French) Plan d'occupation des sols, page 14 (18) (PDF; 37.1 MB)