Neutor barracks
The Neutorkaserne existed between 1866 and 1930 in the old town of Mainz on Neutorstrasse , formerly Hundsgasse.
history
The Neutor barracks was built around 1866 in connection with the construction of the Neutor fortress of the Mainz fortress . The protection of the entrance of the trains of the Hessian Ludwig Railway to her new station built Eisenbahnfestungstors , required quartered troops nearby. Due to the construction of the Mainz – Ludwigshafen railway line by the Hessische Ludwigsbahn (HLB) between 1847 and 1853, a separate, militarily secured gate had to be built into the fortress, as Mainz was completely surrounded by fortifications as a bulwark against France.
After the war of 1866 , Mainz first became a Prussian fortress, and seven years later a fortress of the German Empire . The striking building made of yellow bricks in the arched style was four-story and was flanked on the sides by four staircase towers, each decorated with four crenellated corner towers.
The Neutor barracks was used by the foot artillery regiment “General-Feldzeugmeister” (Brandenburgisches) No. 3 , who were used to operate the casemate batteries at the Neutor. With the end of the First World War , the military use of the Neutorkaserne also ended. The French occupation forces still used it under the name "Caserne Maistre", after the Général de division Paul Maistre . Parts of their ammunition factory were integrated into the Neutorschule from 1924 to 1926 ; the barracks were demolished after 1930.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ordinance on placing under protection (PDF; 200 kB) of the "Jakobsbergstrasse" monument zone in Mainz
- ↑ Mainz - from mid-century to mid- century in: Mainz - Photographic memories 1845-1945 Office for Public Relations of the City of Mainz Volume 1, p. 188, ISBN 3-88-193-010-8
- ↑ Wolfgang Balzer: Fußartillerie-Regiment Generalfeldzeugmeister (Brandenburgisches) No. 3 on the pages of fortress Mainz.de
Coordinates: 49 ° 59 ′ 38.8 " N , 8 ° 16 ′ 49.5" E