Schmollerplatz
The Schmollerplatz is a town square in the northwest of Berlin hamlet Alt-Treptow in Treptow-Koepenick . It is named after the economist Gustav Friedrich von Schmoller .
History and creation
In 1909, the town council of Treptow decided that the streets in his district should be given "economic, industrial or national-economic names" in the future. Previously, the motto was that streets were named after the companies located there or the founders of the rural community. They paid the mayor a fee of 3,000 marks for this . In 1914 they deviated from this agreement when naming Schmollerstraße. The square with dimensions of 220 meters × 50 meters was created in 1929 from the initially independent streets 8a, 41 and 39 between Schmollerstraße and streets 41 and 46, as well as spaces I , II and III of the development plan. It was named on May 17, 1930. The area with Lexisstrasse, Onckenstrasse and Mengerstrasse (today: Mengerzeile) was popularly known as the “Professorenviertel”. 30 years later, the square was expanded to include the area between the New Apostolic Church and Schmollerplatz 17. During the Second World War , the buildings were badly damaged in several air raids . Residents used the trenches to dump rubble and rubbish there. According to tradition, in the early 1950s the area looked like a garbage dump. From 1950, however, the area developed into a residential area with the help of the National Development Agency . Housing cooperatives like Gagfah gradually built houses with courtyards, green spaces and the “ Paul Robeson ” neighborhood club . In 1950, 70 residential units were built at Schmollerplatz 24-26 and in 1960 a further 30 units at Schmollerplatz 5, 7 and 9. A year later, a further 30 residential units at Schmollerplatz 11, 13 and 15 were available. In 1976, work was completed on 40 additional residential units at Schmollerplatz 4, 6, 8 and 10. A year later, the residents had a department store on the square, which has since been demolished. A house was built in their place.
Buildings and works of art (selection)
- New Apostolic Church Berlin-Treptow: It was inaugurated on April 26, 1926 and, in addition to rooms for divine services, also housed living rooms. On November 23, 1943, it was damaged by a bomb and destroyed by another hit on June 21, 1944. Residents used the ruins as a toboggan run in the winter months. However, the community rebuilt the building and was able to use it again on November 25, 1953.
- On the square is a glazed ceramic structure with the title Tree Dreams by the building ceramist and sculptor Christian Uhlig from 1977/1979. The 2 1 ⁄ 2 meter high and 7 meter long ceramic was commissioned by the Berlin-Treptow district office and is listed there under the title Freizeit - Mensch und Natur .
literature
- Association for the promotion of the local history museum Treptow (ed.): Alt-Treptow in Berlin . Mercedes Druck, Berlin 2004, p. 124 .
Web links
- Schmollerplatz. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near Kaupert )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Free time from Christian Uhlig ( Memento of the original from May 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Sculpture in Berlin , accessed June 5, 2012.
- ↑ Portfolio Kunst am Bau ( Memento of the original from January 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Christian Uhlig's website, accessed on June 5, 2012.
- ↑ Complete overview of the monuments and sculptures in the Treptow-Köpenick district (as of April 2004) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 136 kB) berlin.de, accessed on June 5, 2012.
Coordinates: 52 ° 29 ′ 24 ″ N , 13 ° 26 ′ 41 ″ E