Settlement on Fichteplatz
The settlement on Fichteplatz is a residential complex made up of around 1000 apartments, making it the largest contiguous settlement in Mainz . Most of the apartments are between 85 and 100 square meters. In terms of size, concept and state of preservation, the settlement is one of the most important settlements in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and significant in terms of urban development. It is a monument zone in the Mainz-Oberstadt district . The residential area is framed by the streets An der Philippsschanze in the south, Pariser Straße in the east and Fichteplatz in the north. Pariser Strasse is part of today's Bundesstrasse 40 . In the west it borders on Obere Zahlbacher Straße .
history
prehistory
It is possible that the foundations of a Roman building found in 1897 on Fichteplatz, not far from where it was found, were the ancient location of the Dativius-Victor arch and the associated portico. Two years later, the Mainz Velodrome was built east of today's Fichteplatz , the steep curves of which are still visible around the current water playground (the paddling pool ).
Building history
The settlement was built outside of the former fortifications on the promenade where Pariser Straße and Obere Zahlbacher Straße converge towards Gautor. It was built as a joint project of the Deutsche Reichsbahn (as a railway settlement ) and the city for the respective employees as social housing . The planning responsibility for the complex, which was built between 1925 and 1928, had city planning officer Fritz Luft from the municipal building department. Various architects from Mainz, such as Rudolf Schreiner , took on the design and execution ; In some cases, plans by Friedrich Pützer were used, who had developed them before the First World War.
The trapezoidal, almost triangular (with the Fichteplatz at the top of the triangle), which spreads out in a fan-like manner to the southwest, forms four open blocks, divided into individual groups of houses and green spaces. This geometry is due to the framing streets Pariser Straße and Obere Zahlbacher Straße , which converge at Fichteplatz . The houses are with beaver tail - hipped roofs , bay windows , balconies , gable dormers and Bauzier from cast stone equipped and show forms of home style , of Expressionism and the New Objectivity . The contemporary demands for air, sun and modern equipment are met in an exemplary manner.
Namesake
After the First World War in the 1920s, the political mood on the Rhine was tense, especially due to the French occupation , and this is reflected in the naming of the square after Johann Gottlieb Fichte and the two streets after Nikolaus Becker and Max Schneckenburger . Since the elected Mayor Karl Külb made himself unpopular with the French, he was expelled to the unoccupied area for 20 months in 1923 and Wilhelm Ehrhard ran the business independently during this time. Wilhelm Ehrhard was confirmed in his position as mayor in 1928 for a further twelve years.
Development after the Second World War
The Gautor stood between 1962 and 1998 in the Römerwall green area on Fichteplatz. South of the settlement is the Gutenberg high school and the Mainz gymnastics club from 1817 (second oldest sports club in Germany). In the north-west, the settlement is now adjacent to the area of the university clinic , which was expanded in the 1960s .
Road traffic
The whole settlement is a Tempo-30 and also a parking zone between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. Parking during this time is permitted for one and a half hours with a parking disc , free for residents with a parking permit .
Known residents
- Karl Delorme
- Alfred Döblin , from 1949 to 1953
Monument zone
The monument zone includes:
- Fichteplatz 1–11 (odd numbers)
- At the Philippsschanze 2–24 (even numbers) and 19
- Nikolaus-Becker-Straße 1–9 (odd numbers) and 2–10 (even numbers)
- Obere Zahlbacher Straße 42–46 (even numbers) and 52–70 (even numbers)
- Pariser Strasse 25-41 (odd numbers)
- Schneckenburgerstrasse 1–15 (odd numbers) and 2–14 (even numbers).
literature
- Siegfried Kirsch: Listed trapeze. The housing estate on Fichteplatz has an eventful past. In: Gott & die Welt , district magazine of the parish council St. Stephan in Mainz, No. 7 (Pentecost 2012), p. 6 f.
- Angela Schumacher, Ewald Wegner (editor): City of Mainz. City expansions in the 19th and early 20th centuries. (= Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany , cultural monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate , Volume 2.1.) Schwann, Düsseldorf 1986, ISBN 3-590-31032-4 .
- Dieter Krienke (editor): City of Mainz. Suburbs. (= Monument topography of the Federal Republic of Germany, cultural monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate , Volume 2.3.) (With supplements to Volume 2.1 and Volume 2.2.) Werner, Worms 1997, ISBN 3-88462-140-8 .
- General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Informational directory of cultural monuments - district-free city of Mainz. Mainz 2020, p. 18 (PDF; 5.4 MB).
Web links
- Siegfried Kirsch: Listed Trapeze - The housing estate on Fichteplatz has an eventful past ; in: Gott & die Welt, district magazine of the parish council St. Stephan in Mainz; No. 7, Pentecost 2012, pp. 6-7; PDF file, 4.1 MB.