Rathenauplatz (Nuremberg)
| Rathenauplatz | |
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 Aerial photo, 2014 |
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| place | Nuremberg |
| District | Gardens near Wöhrd |
| Confluent streets | Laufer Tor, Maxtormauer, Maxtorgraben, Bayreuther Strasse, Sulzbacher Strasse, Nunnenbeckstrasse, Äußere Cramer-Klett-Strasse, Laufertorgraben, Wöhrder Tor |
| Buildings | Laufer gate tower, Rathenauplatz underground station |
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| User groups | Pedestrian traffic , bicycle traffic , car traffic , public transport |
The Rathenauplatz is a square in the Nuremberg district of gardens near Wöhrd , on the north-eastern edge of the old town of Sebald .
geography
location
The square is on the eastern edge of the old town between the Laufer and Wöhrder Tor. In the north, Äußerer Laufer Platz / Laufer Tor (from the old town), Maxtormauer and Maxtorgraben (along the city wall ), Bayreuther Straße (towards the Schoppershof district ) and Sulzbacher Straße (towards Erlenstegen ) meet the square, in the south, Innere Cramer-Klett-Straße / Wöhrder Tor (from the old town), Laufertorgraben (along the city wall) and Äußere Cramer-Klett-Straße (towards Wöhrd ). The Rathenauplatz is located between these two road intersections in the north and south .
Surname
The Rathenauplatz has been renamed several times in the course of its history. His oldest and thus the first name was Outer Laufertorplatz that in 1917 in honor of Paul von Hindenburg , in Hindenburgplatz was changed. In 1922, after the assassination of Reich Minister Walther Rathenau , it was renamed Rathenauplatz at the suggestion of the Social Democratic majority in the city council . After the National Socialists seized power , the square was renamed Feldmarschall-Hindenburg-Platz in 1933 , which was reversed in 1946 in favor of the current name.
Attractions
On the north-western edge of the square, at the entrance towards Sebald's old town, you will find the Laufer Gate Tower and the Laufertorzwinger, the remains of the Laufer Tor, which was removed in 1879/1880 . This is followed by the Maxtor Wall and the Maxtorgraben to the north. To the southwest of the Rathenauplatz , the Laufertor wall connects with the opening called Wöhrder Tor, which was created after the Wöhrdertor bastion was demolished in 1871. To the east of it, across the street, is the Cramer-Klett-Park .
In the subway station of the same name, there are two large works of art designed by Gregor Hiltner . In a northerly direction of travel, a dynamic portrait of Theodor Herzl can be seen on the left and one of the name-giving Walther Rathenau on the right, both as large mosaic works.
Development
The east side of the square, between Sulzbacher Straße in the north and Äußerer Cramer-Klett-Straße in the south, is characterized by office buildings. The headquarters of TeamBank and UniVersa insurance as well as branches of Fürst Fugger Privatbank , Teambank and Nürnberger Versicherung are located there . A green area stretches along the west side of the square, which is located on the remains of the city wall, which was razed in 1874.
The first Nuremberg planetarium was located between 1927 and 1933 at the location of today's substation , which is at the southern end of the green between Rathenauplatz and Laufertormauer. It was demolished in 1934 at the request of Gauleiter Julius Streicher ; after the war a new planetarium was built on the Plärrer .
traffic
The Rathenauplatz is one of the busiest places in Nuremberg. Here, Bayreuther and Sulzbacher Strasse ( designated as B 2 and B 14 from the Ringstrasse ) meet two arterial roads and the Nürnberger Altstadtring.
The square also plays an important role as a junction in local public transport . In the subway station of the same name , the subway lines U2 / U21 (direction airport or Ziegelstein ) and U3 (direction Friedrich-Ebert-Platz ) branch out . The tram line 8 (direction Erlenstegen ) coming from the main train station stops at the above-ground tram stop, there are also bus stops that are served by the city bus lines 36 and 94 and the OVF line 340.
literature
- Wiltrud Fischer-Pache: Rathenauplatz . In: Michael Diefenbacher , Rudolf Endres (Hrsg.): Stadtlexikon Nürnberg . 2nd, improved edition. W. Tümmels Verlag, Nuremberg 2000, ISBN 3-921590-69-8 ( complete edition online ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Herbert Maas: Nuremberg street names. The problem of naming streets in a modern city. In: Communications from the Association for the History of the City of Nuremberg. 1994, p. 159 , accessed May 16, 2009 .
- ^ Press report: Large mosaic Rathenauplatz, Die ZEIT, September 28, 1990
Coordinates: 49 ° 27 '25 " N , 11 ° 5' 22" E