New Market (Erlangen)

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The New Market in the Middle Franconian city ​​of Erlangen is, in the broader sense, the administrative and business center south of the historic old town that was built in the 1960s and 1970s. Its buildings are grouped on Nürnberger Straße as well as on Rathausplatz and Beşiktaş Square. In a narrower sense, the term refers to a shopping center on Rathausplatz, which is part of this district.

Rucker fountain on Rathausplatz

Location and description

The Neuer Markt is located south of the historic city center of Erlangen on Nürnberger Straße. Thus it forms the southern end of Erlanger pedestrian zone and by several bus lines of the city developed and regional transport (bus stop "Neuer Markt"). In addition, it is only a ten-minute walk from Erlangen train station .

To the east of Nürnberger Strasse is the approximately 6000 square meter town hall square, around which (clockwise) the shopping center “Neuer Markt”, the new town hall , the town hall and the congress center (since 1990 Heinrich-Lades-Halle ) with an attached hotel and group the single-storey commercial building "Carrée am Rathausplatz". The square was designed close to the citizen with green islands , benches , a playground , works of art such as the Rucker fountain and telephone booths and designated as a pedestrian zone.

The opposite, around 4,000 square meters of space, which has been shifted slightly to the north for urban planning reasons, was initially lacking a similar accent. It was not until 1982 that Beşiktaş Square , which is now named after a twin town of Erlangen, was loosened up by planting a few trees and building a fountain . Several commercial buildings, the so-called "Bogen-Passage" and the multiplex cinema Cinestar, are grouped around this square (clockwise) .

history

Due to the strong growth of the city of Erlangen in the post-war period , the city developed mainly to the south. To relieve the historical city center, the construction plan Neuer Platz was established in 1960 . This already envisaged the administration and business center to the south of the historic city center, which was realized later . To the east of Nürnberger Strasse, the new town hall , a town hall , several department stores , a hotel with restaurants , a savings bank building , a study building, an underground car park and a bus station were to be built. To the west of it a business and retail area with a pedestrian street was planned.

In October 1969 the implementation of the planning, which has since been modified several times, began. The design for this came from the Nuremberg architect Heinrich Loebermann . The total cost was around 100 million Deutschmarks . By engaging a leasing company that built the congress hall at its own expense, the city ​​of Erlangen had to bear around 30 million Deutschmarks. On October 15, 1970, the “Neuer Markt” shopping center, which initially only consisted of one and two-story buildings, was opened with an attached parking garage . The first construction phase of the town hall with the town hall and hotel was completed on October 6, 1971, the second construction phase around a year later. In 1977 the so-called Ruckerbrunnen was built. This is an approximately five meter high water wall stele made of stainless steel . The square is lowered all around and thus forms the water basin of the fountain. This is named after its creator Hans Rucker, a sculptor from Munich . It was financed from funds of around 130,000 D-Marks donated by Siemens and the Free State of Bavaria on the occasion of Erlangen's big city celebration in 1974. The original design by the artist Artur Dieter Trantenroth , who won a competition announced in 1975 , could not be realized with this sum.

As early as 1965, the Merkur department store was opened north of the “Neuer Markt” shopping center in a new building with an attached parking garage, which was not part of the original plans. The facade was made with the " hydrangea tiles " developed by Egon Eiermann . From 1975 the department store operated as the Horten department store , and since 2003 as the Galeria Kaufhof . The department store building was renovated in 2010, and in 2012 it received a new type of 3D facade by the architect Matthias Loebermann , Heinrich Loebermann's son.

In 1989/90, the “Neuer Markt” shopping center was rebuilt. Parts of the building complex were raised by one storey to create more space for the textile department stores Wöhrl and C&A . In addition, the facade was redesigned. In addition, in 1990 the town hall was renamed Heinrich-Lades-Halle. This honored the Lord Mayor Heinrich Lades (1959–1972), during whose term of office the planning and implementation of the “Neuer Markt” project took place. There were also major changes on the western side of the square in the 1990s. The former Quelle department store (later Hertie ) was rebuilt and given a new facade. Since 1997, the multiplex cinema Cinestar has been housed in the building complex alongside a few shops on the ground floor. The complex to the south of this building was also redesigned at the same time. On November 11, 1998 it was reopened as a small shopping center with nine shops under the name Bogen-Passage. It is named after the segment-arched bridge in front of the staircase to the first floor . In the years 2002 to 2005 the town hall was completely renovated. In particular, damage to the concrete parts of the facade was repaired. It was also around this time that the single-storey row of shops that closes the Neuer Markt to the southeast was redesigned.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Andreas Jakob: Neuer Markt and Rathausplatz. In: Erlanger Stadtlexikon.
  2. ↑ Ruth Bach-Damaskinos: Rucker fountain. In: Erlanger Stadtlexikon.
  3. ^ Erlanger Nachrichten on September 22, 2015: Erlanger department store for 50 years . Online at www.nordbayern.de ; accessed on April 9, 2018.
  4. ↑ Erlanger Nachrichten on May 18, 2012: New facade for the “Galeria Kaufhof” . Online at www.nordbayern.de ; accessed on April 9, 2018.

Coordinates: 49 ° 35 ′ 28.5 ″  N , 11 ° 0 ′ 22.3 ″  E