Promenade (Linz)
The promenade is a street in the Upper Austrian capital Linz . It is located on the border of the historic old town in the old town on the site of the former city fortifications.
location
The promenade begins at Taubenmarkt , a square at the intersection of Landstrasse , Graben , Schmidtorstrasse and Domgasse . In a south-westerly direction it leads 250 m to Klammstraße . There it bends at a right angle to the northwest and leads another 200 m to the foot of the Schlossberg .
history
The street was built on the site of the former Linz city fortifications. This was removed after a major fire in 1800. The city wall was leveled and the moat was filled, creating space for the new street and the park in front of the country house.
In the Middle Ages the area of today's street was called Im Baumgarten . The street was named Promenade in 1869, before it and its sections were known as Oberer Graben , Landhausgraben and Theaterplatz .
From 2007 to 2008 an underground car park with 488 parking spaces was built under the promenade. The surface was also redesigned. An urban promenade with wide sidewalks and a modern city park with a children's playground and an approximately 230 m long granite bench were created. The granite slabs and blocks used come from the Upper Austrian stone quarry Poschacher Natursteinwerke. The new system was honored with the ZVA builder award in 2009.
Buildings on the street
The promenade is dominated by the Linzer Landhaus and the Landhauspark, which are located on the north side of the street. In addition, the Linz State Theater , the Promenaden Galleries , the Medienhaus Wimmer (editorial staff of the Upper Austrian News ), the headquarters of the Sparkasse Upper Austria and the nationally known Café Traxlmayr are on the street.
The Landhausbrücke from 1769 was rediscovered during the renovation work in May 2007. The bridge had spanned the former defensive moat and was filled in together with the moat in 1800.
Hessendenkmal
The Hessendenkmal in the Landhauspark is a work by Franz Forstner . It was built in 1928 according to Forstner's plans, on the initiative of the Hessen Association. The memorial commemorates Infantry Regiment No. 14 , founded in 1733 , which was the Linz House Regiment from 1779. The name Hessen , a popular term, arose because the last three regimental owners (honorary colonels) were the respective ruling Grand Dukes of Hesse. The pillar consists of three eight-sided drums on a massive base, which is supported by four struts. Names of theaters of war and dates on the outer surface of the pillar remind of the most important operations of the regiment. An inscription on the base commemorates the more than 5,000 soldiers of this regiment who died in the First World War.
Foundation monument
The famous writer, painter and educator Adalbert Stifter lived from 1848 until his death in 1868 in Linz, on the Lower Donaulände, in today's Stifterhaus . The location for the donor monument on the promenade was chosen because he looked at it from his office in the Lieutenancy during his years of service as a school councilor. On May 24th, 1902, the life-size bronze monument designed by Johann (Hans) Rathausky was unveiled - the poet sits on a granite rock specially brought from the Bohemian Forest , with a hat and coat by his side. The memorial was moved from its traditional location in front of the Landhaus in Linz to Kirchschlag (Urfahr-Umgebung district) in 2005 as part of an art campaign on the occasion of Stifter's 200th birthday and was only returned in December 2008.
Fadinger column
The whipping post (called Fadingersäule) was built according to tradition in the place where Stefan Fadinger had suffered a gunshot wound on 28 June 1626 where he finally died. It is not known who commissioned the column, which can already be seen on a view of the country house dated 1732. A supporting column of the Tuscan type, also made of granite, rests on a granite base. An original date of 1713 was later changed to 1769. On the capital there is a bronze group dated 1702, which depicts the flagellation of Jesus. A cover plate, which is held by four metal rods, carries a granite ball above the group of figures.
literature
- Nikolaus Hofer (editor-in-chief), Heinz Gruber, Wolfgang Klimesch and others: In the focal point of history: Landhaus and promenade in Linz. In: Find reports from Austria. Material booklets. Published by the Federal Monuments Office, Department for Ground Monuments. Series A, special issue 8, Vienna 2009, table of contents on bda.gv.at.
- Paul Karnitsch: The Roman buildings on the promenade and in Steingasse. In: Yearbook of the City of Linz 1951. Linz 1952, pp. 420–477, 1st part (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at, 2nd part (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at.
Web links
- Bibliography on Promenade Linz in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
Individual evidence
- ↑ Landhausbrücke - Promenade underground car park
- ↑ linz.at: Linz street names
- ↑ Promenade underground car park
- ↑ leerBAUHERRENPREIS 2009 - PRIZE WINNER ( Memento of the original from April 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Landhauspark Linz ( Memento from January 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ History 1800–1847 on stadtgeschichte.linz.at.
- ↑ OÖN of May 9, 2009 Hessendenkmal - Dedicated to the Linz house regiment
- ↑ OÖN from May 9, 2009 Donors' Monument - Ceremonial unveiling: May 24, 1902
- ↑ The scramble over the Adalbert Stifter monument ended
- ↑ OÖN of May 9, 2009 Scourge Column (so-called Fadinger Column)
Coordinates: 48 ° 18 '12.9 " N , 14 ° 17' 8.8" E