Avenue of sighs

Alley of Sighs in spring

The Seufzerallee in Hannover is a centuries-old walking - way on the west side of the line . The almost one kilometer long avenue lined with pollarded willows leads today from the Arthur-Menge-Ufer to the Parrotienbrücke and on to the Schnellen Graben .

history

Historical view of the Schneller Graben and the Seufzerallee
Postcard 875 by Karl F. Wunder , around 1898

The Seufzerallee originally began in front of the historical exit from the town and was "probably created" on a dike that was laid on both sides parallel to the Leine and was then secured with pollarded willows. It was only in the last third of the 18th century that the avenue developed into a popular promenade, popularly known as the Seufzerallee . It is unclear whether the name meant the sighs of strolling lovers or those of those tired of life who decided to jump into the water .

It was not until 1957 that the name Seufzerallee was officially adopted by a resolution of the city ​​council .

More recently, a plantation with young polluted willows has been created on the Schützenhausweg to extend the avenue.

literature

• Waldemar R. Röhrbein : Seufzerallee . In: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (eds.) U. a .: City Lexicon Hanover . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 563.

Web links

Commons : Seufzerallee (Hannover)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Helmut Zimmermann : Seufzerallee . In: The street names of the state capital Hanover , Verlag Hahnsche Buchhandlung , Hanover 1992, ISBN 3-7752-6120-6 , p. 227.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Waldemar R. Röhrbein: Seufzerallee (see literature)

Coordinates: 52 ° 21 ′ 29.4 "  N , 9 ° 44 ′ 9.7"  E