Nordvorstadt (Zwickau)

North suburb Large district town of Zwickau Coordinates: 50 ° 43 ′ 51 ″  N , 12 ° 29 ′ 29 ″  E
Area :	70 ha
Residents :	6009  (2012)
Population density :	8,584 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	08056
Area code :	0375
Location of Nordvorstadt in Saxony

A typical house in the northern suburbs

A typical house in the northern suburbs

The Zwickauer Nordvorstadt is part of the Zwickau district , which has been the district town of the Zwickau district in the Free State of Saxony since 2008 . The district adjoins the city center to the north. The northern suburb is located in the Zwickau-Mitte district and has the official number 15.

Geographical location

Districts and districts of Zwickau

In the north, the northern suburb borders on the Pölbitz district , with which it is structurally connected. To the east, the northern suburb borders the Zwickauer Mulde . In the south of the district south of Kolpingstrasse ( Bundesstrasse 175 ), further parts of the Zwickau district are located, including the city ​​center . To the west is the Marienthal district .

history

To the south of the district in the area of ​​Osterweihstrasse (district Mitte-Nord) lies the village of Osterweih , which later fell into desolation and is considered the origin of the city of Zwickau.

In terms of development, the north suburb is a continuation of the Zwickau district center-north. It consists of a clearly structured and predominantly grid-based neighborhood development, predominantly from the Wilhelminian era .

The Moritzkirche in the district was first mentioned in 1212. It was destroyed during the Hussite Wars and the Thirty Years War . The church was consecrated again in 1680 and completely renovated in 1871. Between 1880 and 1890, the district and with it the parish experienced an enormous increase in population in the course of the Zwickau coal mining . The number of members of the Moritzkirche parish almost doubled from 5,000 to 9,000 people during this time. As a result, a new church was built not far from the old church, which was consecrated on December 3, 1893.

Population development

year population 1998 4666 1999 5032 2000 5200 2001 5472 2002 5587 2003 5744 2004 5856 2005 5918 2006 5989 2007 6092 2008 6077 2009 6053 2010 6058 2011 6031 2012 6009

year Population (forecast) 2015 6144 2020 6196 2025 6016

education

• Oberschule Pestalozzi School, the only Bauhaus-style school in Saxony
• Käthe-Kollwitz-Gymnasium

traffic

The main traffic axis of the district is Leipziger Straße, which is crossed by Bundesstraße 175 in the south . In the area of public transport , the district u. a. Connected to the city center by lines 4 and 7 of the Zwickau tram , which is operated by the Zwickau municipal transport company.

Web links

Commons : Nordvorstadt  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• City district description middle from INSEK 2030 ( district description middle (as of 2012) )

Individual evidence

1. ^ History of the Moritzkirche on the website of the parish