Steinbeck (Wuppertal)

Steinbeck City of Wuppertal Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ 2 ″  N , 7 ° 8 ′ 26 ″  E
Height :	approx. 164 m above sea level NHN
Location of Steinbeck in Wuppertal
View over the southern part of Steinbeck with the train station and commercial area

Steinbeck ( Beck : Low German for Bach ; so Steinbach) is a Wuppertal district in the Elberfeld district , which emerged from three neighboring medieval courtyards and residential areas.

These living spaces were Upper Steinbeck , Middle Steinbeck and Lower Steinbeck . All three had in common that they lay on the course of the then superficial, but now completely piped flowing Steinbach, which is now called Hatzenbeck . Steinbach and Steinbeck are arbitrarily interchangeable synonyms and both terms were used in the literature and on historical maps for the local area. The district does not form an official administrative unit, but encompasses common peripheral areas of the five residential quarters Südstadt , Arrenberg , Friedrichsberg , Elberfeld-Mitte and Grifflenberg .

The three former Steinbeck residential areas are for the most part no longer in the consciousness of the population as independent local locations, as they have been completely absorbed in the extensive inner-city residential and commercial development of the local area. Locally, the street Steinbeck and Steinbecker Meile in the area of ​​the central retail center are referenced to the district name.

From the 20th century onwards, the Steinbeck district in the narrower sense generally refers to the area around the Wuppertal-Steinbeck train station with the adjacent Wuppertal-Steinbeck depot , which was built on the courtyard of the former residential area in Mittlere Steinbeck. The depot is no longer in operation and larger areas have been converted into an industrial park with a car dealer, supermarkets and a hardware store.