Richtsberg

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Richtsberg
City of Marburg
Coordinates: 50 ° 47 ′ 23 "  N , 8 ° 46 ′ 48"  E
Height : 280 m above sea level NHN
Residents : 8003  (December 31, 2016)
Postal code : 35039
Area code : 06421
Overview on traffic sign
Overview on traffic sign
Overview of the location of the district
The Obere Richtsberg from the northwest, on the far right a piece of the Untere Richtsberg, in the foreground the "Dichterviertel"
Former dormitory for student families Am Richtsberg 88 , July 2008 (uninhabitable after a cellar fire in June 2014, demolished in 2020)

The Richtsberg with 8003 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2016) the most populous district of Marburg and is located southeast of the Old Town, between Hans House and Cappel on the Lahn mountains and at the foot. To the west it borders directly on the flat Südbahnhof district with the Center for Social Psychiatry Marburg-Süd , which is separated from the Upper Richtsberg by around 40 meters in altitude.

Since January 1, 1996, Richtsberg has been divided into the statistical districts of Oberer Richtsberg (5795 inhabitants) and Unterer Richtsberg (2208, for the location see below ), which are clearly separated from one another in terms of their altitude and are only directly connected to one another by steep pedestrian paths.

history

The former forest area in the south-east of Marburg was built on from then until the 1970s, following a resolution by the city council in 1963. The main objective of the development was to reduce the housing shortage. In addition, by building comfortable apartments with central heating and bathrooms, the quality offer in Marburg has been significantly improved. The old town renovation took place only afterwards.

The development took place in different sections. First the lower Richtsberg with Friedrich-Ebert-Straße and Damaschkeweg, then further and further up the slope. The district was designed as a large housing estate with various types of apartments. The multi-storey residential buildings are noticeable, but there are mostly four to five-storey houses. One and two-family houses up to a few villas can also be found on Richtsberg. The student dormitories can count as a special feature in a housing estate.

On Richtsberg, too, the necessary infrastructure was disregarded in the first construction phase - as in many other residential areas . However, the city of Marburg began to remedy this deficiency in the early 1980s. The Richtsberg now has numerous infrastructure facilities: two shopping centers with restaurants, a primary and comprehensive school, six day-care centers, three churches, a community center for the district community, a city center for the elderly, a social station (Caritas) and a community project.

Since 1999 the district has been part of the Socially Integrative City program , a federal-state program to support measures in districts with special development needs. With the help of the program, many structural measures, such as the new, attractive design of the upper market square, facade improvements on residential buildings and the primary school, the construction of the intercultural gardens and much more could be carried out. In addition, the program finances the district newspaper, promotes the participation of the residents and gives grants for cultural activities. Since 2007 there has been a local council that represents the interests of the residents.

In the federal competition of the German Environmental Aid "Federal Capital of Biodiversity", the city of Marburg received a special prize worth 5,000 euros for the improvements in the living environment on Richtsberg, including the "Intercultural Gardens" project.

Division into Upper and Lower Richtsberg

The Lower Richtsberg is not, as is often assumed, the southeast of the "actual" (= Upper) Richtsberg on Berliner and Leipziger Strasse or the higher part of Großseelheimer Strasse (which is part of Hansenhaus ), but rather that Clearly shallow area on Damaschkeweg and Friedrich-Ebert-Straße , which borders directly on the north of Cappeler with the police and district office.

The Obere Richtsberg is divided into three clearly separated parts:

  • The Vordere Richtsberg is at a medium altitude on the Berliner Straße (along with the dead end Jenaer Weg ) that ascends from Sonnenblickallee (Landesstraße 3289) , the Leipziger Straße that branches off to the left (along with Greifswalder and Rostocker Weg ), the street Am Richtsberg up to and including house number 50 and the dead end Wittenberger Weg (together with Weimarar Weg ). It is separated from the central Richtsberg by around 150 m of uninhabited ascent on Am Richtsberg.
  • The Mittlere Richtsberg is located on Am Richtsberg Street No. 52 to 88, the Sudetenstraße that branches off in the shape of a curve, together with the cul-de-sacs ( Eisenacher Weg , Karlsbader Weg ) and the two dead ends, Erfurter and Chemnitzer Straße .
  • Beyond the L 3289, which is reached here by an exit, the street Am Richtsberg merges into the street In der Badestube , which reaches the Landesstraße further south-west again at a lower altitude and from which all other streets of the Hinteren Richtsberg branch off ( Potsdamer Straße . Dresdener Strasse , Görlitzer Weg , Pommernweg ).

Resident structure

The population structure of the Richtsberg is changing. Originally, the state of Hesse and the federal government also had their own servant apartments, but these have now been transferred to the state housing associations. The largest landlord on Richtsberg is the municipal housing association (GEWOBAU). In addition to the two state-owned companies ( GWH and Wohnstadt ), there is also the Marburger Spar- und Bauverein, which owns several apartments.

Initially built to improve the living situation in Marburg, the district is now the “integration district” for Marburg. At present, Germans from Russia and their relatives make up the largest proportion of the population with a migration background . With the fall of the “Iron Curtain” , many ethnic German repatriates had the chance to come to Germany, and in Marburg many of them moved to the Richtsberg. The fact that apartments were free here was due to the high proportion of non-profit housing construction in the district. There are also migrants from Arab countries, the former Yugoslavia, Albania and Turkey in the district. A total of over 80 nations live on the Richtsberg, although some are only represented sporadically, e.g. B. African students living in student residences.

In addition to the particularly high number of residents with a migration background, the Richtsberg also has an above-average number of people who receive public support in the form of transfer payments (Hartz IV, basic security, social assistance). With accompanying programs to the Socially Integrative City program, young people and unemployed adults are supported in their professional orientation. There is also an employment project in the district.

Cultural and club life

In the course of the decades a lively club life has developed on Richtsberg. The Richtsberggemeinde am Oberen Richtsberg has been committed to the Richtsberg as a district association for many years. Even today it offers a club room (the only smoking room in the community center), dance groups, carnival events, summer party and much more.

The citizens' initiative for social issues , originally mainly active on the “Unteren Richtsberg”, has developed into a district-wide community project with youth centers, children's, senior and women's groups, social and debt counseling and district management since it was founded in 1973 .

The Ball Sportfreunde Richtsberg are a well-known football club. Training takes place in the Georg Gassmann Stadium. The "Livable District Richtsberg" association takes great care of living together on the Richtsberg. He organizes the spring cleaning and flea markets.

The residents' associations of migrants, the German-Eastern European Integration Center (DOIZ) and the Islamic Cultural Association (HADARA) as well as the Christ-Treff and the 1st Boxing Club in Marburg have rented rooms in the Richtsberg network . The network also organizes the International Soup Festival, which is known far beyond the district, and the culture fair in the town hall. The churches also contribute to cultural life with concerts and readings.

see more

  • Main street “Am Richtsberg”, Sept. 2007

  • Place at the shopping center, June 2008

  • “Rainbow Bridge” at the shopping center, June 2008

  • Houses on Unteren Richtsberg, April 2004

  • Richtsberg Community Center, Feb. 2011

  • Thomas Church , April 2005

  • Islamic Association "Dar Al Salam", April 2018

  • Building of the 1st boxing club in Marburg am Unteren Richtsberg, Aug. 2016

  • Wall painting "Carrots", Feb. 2011

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Population figures from 2011 to 2016. (PDF; 46 kB) In: Website. City of Marburg, p. 4 ff , accessed in April 2019 .
  2. ^ City of Marburg: Press release from April 7, 2011 ( Memento from July 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

Commons : Richtsberg  - collection of images, videos and audio files