Bern-Spitalacker

Spitalacker Statistical district of Bern
Coordinates	601274  /  200552
height	540- 571  m
surface	0.6864 km²
Residents	7686 (2019)
Population density	11,198 inhabitants / km²
Proportion of foreigners	15.2% (2019)
Unemployment rate	2.1% (20)
BFS no.	351025
Post Code	3013, 3014
district	Breitenrain-Lorraine

Spitalacker Common district in Bern
Coordinates	601120  /  200451
height	540- 571  m
surface	0.45828 km²
Residents	6589 (2019)
Population density	14,378 inhabitants / km²
Proportion of foreigners	14.7% (2019)
Quarter number	509
Post Code	3013, 3014
district	Breitenrain-Lorraine

The Spitalacker ( Bern German Spittuacher [ ʃpɪtʊaχər ]) is a statistical district (25) and at the same time a smaller common area of ​​the city of Bern . It belongs to the urban district of V Breitenrain-Lorraine . In addition to the Spitalacker quarter, the statistical district also includes barracks , a site primarily used by the military.

In 2019 there were 7,686 inhabitants, of which 6,515 were Swiss and 1,171 were foreigners. In the usual quarter there are 6589 inhabitants, 5622 Swiss and 967 foreigners.

Since the Middle Ages, there was a large, agriculturally used property north of the old town on the other side of the Aare. It was owned by the Burgerspital of the city of Bern, which earned it the name "Spitalacker". With urban growth in the 19th century, the rapidly growing Breitenrain district emerged north of this open space . The proximity of the city suggested building over the area. The people's resolution to build the Kornhausbrücke , which was adopted on October 23, 1892, also included the development of the Spitalackers. This is how one of the first quarters of the city of Bern planned on the drawing board was created.

The center is Viktoriaplatz , from which the streets lead away in a star shape. Its main access is the Kornhausbrücke-Kornhausstrasse axis, which forms the architectural counterpart to Helvetiaplatz in Kirchenfeld . The city of Bern wanted to create the federal archive here, but this was prevented by the Bern-Land-Company , which had secured large parts of the building land. The first development plan for Viktoriaplatz with access to the bridge was drawn up in 1904 by the municipal building authorities. This was followed in 1907 by a change proposal from the Bernese Engineering and Architecture Association (SIA).

The two elevated streets parallel to the rising Kornhausstrasse were built, like Viktoriaplatz, between 1910 and 1920. The area between Viktoriaplatz and Nordring was built on in 1909 and is also called the Viktoria-Quartier. As a result of the high interest charges after its creation, it was also given the nickname “Mortgage Cemetery”. The actual Spitalacker district between Viktoriastrasse and Schänzlistrasse was built between 1926 and 1933.

literature

• INSA Inventory of Newer Swiss Architecture 1850-1921, Volume 2 , Basel, Bellinzona, Bern, Orell Füssli 1986, ISBN 3-280-01716-5 , pages 423-426.

Web links

Commons : Spitalacker  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Interactive city map of the city of Bern (selection under "Topics")
2. ↑ Resident population 2019 (PDF; 4.3 MB) City of Bern, March 2020, pp. 5 and 14 , accessed on March 29, 2020 . 

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