Petersberg (Koblenz)
The Petersberg in Koblenz is an elevation in the Lützel district on the left side of the Moselle . It has been named after the apostle Peter since the early Middle Ages . As early as 1341 there was a vineyard here called “Sente Petersdreys”. Further names were from 1546 “uff St. Petersberg” and from 1814 “am Petersberg”. In the survey of the construction of Prussian were in the 19th century as part of Koblenz Fortress the Feste Kaiser Franz and Bubenheimer Flesche built.
After large parts of the city fortifications of Koblenz were demolished , there is now a residential area and the Lützeler Volkspark . A large cemetery has been laid out on the northeastern edge. At the foot of the elevation is the French cemetery with the Marceau monument . The Petersberg is bounded to the west by the B 9 and to the east by the left stretch of the Rhine .
literature
- Wolfgang Schütz: Koblenz heads. People from the city's history - namesake for streets and squares. 2. revised u. exp. Edition. Publishing house for advertising papers, Mülheim-Kärlich 2005, p. 425.
Individual evidence
- ^ Fritz Michel : The field names of Coblenz, Moselweiß, Lützel-Coblenz and Neuendorf. 1913.
Coordinates: 50 ° 22 ′ N , 7 ° 35 ′ E