Rennweg (Innsbruck)
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| place | innsbruck |
| district | Downtown , Saggen |
| Created | around 1728/44 |
| Hist. Names | Rennplatz, Dollfussplatz, Adolf-Hitler-Platz; Ferdinandsallee |
| Connecting roads | Moat; Mühlauer Bridge |
| Cross streets | Universitätsstrasse, Herrengasse , Herzog-Otto-Strasse, Karl-Kapferer-Strasse, Tschurtschenthalerstrasse, Karl-Schönherr-Strasse, Kaiserjägerstrasse, Anni-Kraus-Weg, Schumannstrasse, Falkstrasse, Erzherzog-Eugen-Strasse |
| Buildings | Hofburg , city halls, state theater , congress , Löwenhaus, ORF regional studio Tyrol, giant circular paintings |
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| Road design | Leopoldsbrunnen |
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| Street length | 1.5 km |
The Rennweg is a 1.5 km long street in Innsbruck , which runs from the old town in a northeast direction parallel to the Inn .
Course and design
The Rennweg begins at the Franciscan arch between the Hofkirche and Hofburg as a continuation of the moat to the north. Between the Hofburg on the western and the city halls and the State Theater on the eastern side, it is expanded like a square, here is the Leopoldsbrunnen . It then runs between the Hofgarten and the English Garden, at the end of which it continues parallel to the Inn in a north-easterly direction to the Mühlauer Brücke . Long stretches of the road are lined with trees on one side of the street, sometimes both.
Due to the street layout near the Inn, side streets branch off almost exclusively to the east, out of town these are Universitätsstraße, Karl-Kapferer-Straße, Tschurtschenthalerstraße, Karl-Schönherr-Straße, Kaiserjägerstraße, Schumannstraße, Falkstraße and Erzherzog-Eugen-Straße. To the west only the Herrengasse on the edge of the old town leads to Herzog-Otto-Straße, the Herzog-Otto-Straße along the banks of the Inn and the short Anni-Kraus-Weg to the Hans-Psenner-Steg.
history
The area behind the medieval castle (the predecessor building of the Hofburg) was originally outside the city and served as a pasture and depository for the waste of the city and the ruling court. Archduke Ferdinand II , Tyrolean sovereign from 1564 to 1595, had it renovated and organized tournaments and other festivities. The course got its first name race course from the race and jump-off of the tournaments .
Later sovereigns such as Archduke Leopold V , Claudia de 'Medici and Ferdinand Karl also used the space for lavish court festivals and left the first Komödienhaus (today's Dogana) from 1628–1630 and the court theater across the street from 1652–1654 (predecessor of today's state theater ) erect. From 1754, Empress Maria Theresa had the baroque Hofburg built with the facade facing Rennweg and the partly still existing silver poplar avenue laid out.
From 1587, the weekly market , which was moved from Herzog-Friedrich-Straße , was held on the Rennplatz until it was moved to Innrain in 1679 . In the 18th century, the street, which initially only reached the level of the Hofgarten, was extended further north.
In 1934, the southernmost section between Franciscan bow and Herrengasse after the murdered Chancellor was Engelbert Dollfuss in Dollfußplatz renamed, from 1938 to 1945 he was called Adolf Hitler Square . The northern section from about the Löwenhaus was originally called Ferdinandsallee .
traffic
The Rennweg is an important traffic axis from the city center to the east ( Mühlau , Hall in Tirol ), which is also traversed by several inner-city and regional bus routes. From the confluence of Herzog-Otto-Straße to Mühlauer Brücke, it is part of Tiroler Straße (B 171). From 1891 to 1939 the local railway Innsbruck – Hall in Tyrol ran on the Rennweg . Since 2007, the new Hungerburgbahn has been running underground from the Kongresshaus to the Löwenhaus under the Rennweg.
buildings
In the southernmost section in particular, the Rennweg is lined with historically and culturally significant buildings and facilities that go back to the 16th century. Further out of town, it leads through the Villensaggen, which was loosely built up from the end of the 19th century.
- Hofburg (No. 1): Instead of the late medieval castle of the sovereigns, Maria Theresa had today's monumental baroque residence built.
- Tiroler Landestheater (No. 2–6): The late Classicist monumental building was rebuilt in 1844–1846 on the site of the court opera built in 1652–1654.
- Congress House (No. 3): TheDogana, built as a court theateron the site of two ball houses from the 16th century 1628–1630, was destroyed in the Second World War. In 1973, the congress house was built on this site, including the preserved surrounding walls.
- Gasthaus Löwenhaus (No. 5): The building, erected in the 16th century as an animal house with a lion kennel, later served as a summer palace and inn.
- Löwenhaus residence (No. 9): The building was erected in the 16th century as a pleasure house in the former pheasant garden.
- ORF regional studio Tyrol (No. 14): The building, which opened in 1972, was designed by Gustav Peichl based on the basic pattern of all ORF regional studios
- Villa Holzmann (No. 27): Villa designed by Franz Baumann in 1936 , which was converted into an office building in 1956, also based on plans by Baumann
- Villa Spängler (No. 30): built in 1906 in the style of a small country castle with Gothic-style shapes
- Giant circular painting (No. 39): The twelve-sided building, built in 1907, housed thepanorama of the third battle on Bergisel createdby Michael Zeno Diemer in1895 until 2010
- Monastery of the Sisters of Mercy with Catholic Upper School Secondary School Chain Bridge (No. 40): The three-wing monastery complex, built from 1862 onwards, is surrounded by several commercial and school buildings as well as the boarding and retreat house
- old Hungerburgbahn valley station (No. 41): The valley station of the old Hungerburgbahn , opened in 1906, has been inoperative since the railway was shut down in 2005.
literature
- Josefine Justic: Innsbruck street names. Where do they come from and what they mean . Tyrolia-Verlag, Innsbruck 2012, ISBN 978-3-7022-3213-9 , p. 71-72 .
- Josefine Justic: The Rennweg - as a witness of historical events. In: Innsbruck informed, May 1999, pp. 21–22 ( digitized version )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Innsbruck market hall in focus: shopping in the heart of the city. In: Innsbruck informs, No. 1/2014, pp. 6–7 ( digitized version )
- ↑ City map of Innsbruck , in: Leo Woerl: Illustrated guide through the state capital Innsbruck and the surrounding area (Stubaital, Igls, Hall, etc.) as well as for the Brenner railway from Innsbruck to Sterzing along with the most rewarding excursions to the Oetztal, Stubai and Zillertal Alps. Woerl, Leipzig 1910.
Coordinates: 47 ° 16 ′ 31.7 " N , 11 ° 23 ′ 52.6" E