Simeonstiftplatz

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Simeonstiftplatz
Simeonstiftstrasse
coat of arms
Street in Trier
Simeonstiftplatz
Basic data
place trier
District center
Newly designed 2009
Hist. Names Ludwig-Christ-Platz
Buildings Simeon pen

The Simeonstiftplatz is a square in the center of Trier . Simeonstiftstrasse (today's Kutzbachstrasse ) led to the square .

history

The square and street are named after the Simeonstift adjoining the square , which today houses the Simeonstift Museum. This in turn is named after Simeon von Trier , in honor of which Archbishop Poppo von Trier built it.

The Simeonstiftplatz was officially called “Ludwig-Christ-Platz” from 1943 to 1945, named after the NSDAP politician Ludwig Christ , who was Mayor of Trier from 1933 to 1938.

In 2005, parts of the Roman city wall were discovered during construction work. The area in question is located in the grounds of the Simeonstift Museum and is therefore preserved as a museum.

The square has been car-free since November 2009. Previously it was used as a parking lot, mainly for coaches. Renewed abuse as a parking lot is prevented with bollards .

Karl Marx statue

To mark the 200th birthday of Karl Marx , a statue of the city's famous son was unveiled on May 5, 2018 . The five meters fifty - an allusion to his date of birth on May 5th (month and day) - high bronze statue by the artist Wu Weishan is a gift from the People's Republic of China .

Cultural monuments

In addition to the monastery that gives it its name, there is also the former monastery curia, which is a two-storey plastered eaves building from 1741. The Porta Nigra is also located in the immediate vicinity of the square .

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Simeonstiftplatz 2
Two-storey plastered building on the eaves, marked 1741 above the door, original room concept, staircase, stucco ceilings, presumably former curia of the Simeon monastery
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Simeonstift courtyard
  • Traffic light at Simeonstiftplatz with Karl Marx as the traffic light man
  • Trier Simeonstiftplatz BW 2018-05-12 16-44-13.jpg
  • Trier Simeonstiftplatz BW 2018-05-12 16-44-19.jpg

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Emil Zenz: Street names of the city of Trier: their sense and their meaning . Ed .: Culture Office of the City of Trier. 5th edition. Trier 2006, DNB  455807825 (1st edition 1961).
  2. ^ Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier: Guide to archaeological monuments of the Trier region . Trier 2008, p.?.
  3. ↑ Simeonstiftplatz: Relax without a car. ( Memento from April 1, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ) In: volksfreund.de, November 9, 2009.
  4. ↑ A present from China for the 200th birthday: A mega Marx for Trier. In: Spiegel Online . May 5, 2018, accessed May 6, 2018 . ; Steffen Wurzel: Controversy over sculpture in Trier - A Marx made in China. In: deutschlandfunkkultur.de. November 22, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2018 . ; Christiane Wolff: The day of the unveiling. In: volksfreund.de. May 5, 2018, accessed May 6, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Patrick Ostermann (arrangement): City of Trier. Old town. (=  Cultural monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate. Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany . Volume 17.1 ). Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Worms 2001, ISBN 3-88462-171-8 .

Coordinates: 49 ° 45 ′ 35.9 ″  N , 6 ° 38 ′ 32.9 ″  E