Petersstrasse (Leipzig)
The Peter Street is a street in the city center of Leipzig . It is one of the most frequented business streets in Eastern Germany.
Petersstrasse is 366 meters long and connects the market in a north-south direction with Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz . At its southern end was the Peterstor until 1860 and the eponymous Peterskirche until 1886 . To the south at the former Peterstor it was continued as Peterssteinweg . It was part of the Via imperii and central street of the surrounding Petersviertel .
Since the middle of the 19th century, the street has been shaped by a large number of trading and exhibition houses.
Petersstrasse is a pedestrian zone for almost its entire length.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 20 ′ 18.2 " N , 12 ° 22 ′ 28.7" E