Schillerplatz (Chemnitz)
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 View from Schillerplatz towards St. Petrikirche and Opera |
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| Basic data | |
| place | Chemnitz |
| District | center |
| Created | 19th century |
| Confluent streets | Street of Nations , Richard-Tauber-Strasse, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse, Georgstrasse |
| Buildings | Böttcher building of the TU Chemnitz , Hotel Chemnitzer Hof , St. Petrikirche , bus station, share spinning mill, Alte Post |
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| User groups | Pedestrian traffic , bicycle traffic , public transport |
The Schillerplatz in Chemnitz is a park in the center of the city center . It got its name in 1859 on the occasion of the 100th birthday of Friedrich Schiller and has been expanded as planned since 1890.
location
The square is located in the immediate vicinity of the Böttcher building of the Chemnitz University of Technology and not far from the main train station . It is bordered from east to west by the Straße der Nations , the Hotel Chemnitzer Hof , the St. Petrikirche , the Karl-Liebknecht- Straße, and to the north by the former share spinning mill. The Richard Tauber -Straße as well as the George street running through the square. The Chemnitz bus station is located north of Georgstrasse . Another important building in the immediate vicinity is the Alte Hauptpost .
history
The Schillerplatz facilities were built according to the plans of the commercial director Götze of the share spinning mill.
- See also : history part of the article Theaterplatz
Picture gallery
Northern boundary of Schillerplatz by the old stock spinning mill
Historic development around 1900 on Schillerplatz
The bus station is located
right in front of it.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 50 ′ 23 " N , 12 ° 55 ′ 33" E