Stralsund street names / A

This is a directory of street names in the Hanseatic city of Stralsund .

The directory gives the name of the street and (in brackets) the district. An explanation (year of naming, reason) for the street name is given. Because of the large number of streets, the directory was divided according to the first letters of the street names. Under "General" you will find the introduction and explanations of the street names in general.

Example: The A manda-Weber-ring, see A .

Ackerbürgerweg (Knieper / Kniepervorstadt)

In the Middle Ages, arable citizens were residents of a fortified city who held civil dignity and farmed in fields ( fields ) inside and outside the city walls . The Ackerbürger paid lease or rent for their land and houses in the form of natural history . In the Stralsund zoo , an arable house was rebuilt true to the original; in this the life of the farmers and their families can be experienced.

Agnes-Bluhm-Strasse (Lüssower Berg / Am Lüssower Berg)

Named after the German doctor Dr. Agnes Bluhm (1862–1943), who campaigned, among other things, for the opening of universities to women. There is no direct connection to Stralsund.

Ahornstrasse (south / Andershof)

Named after the maple tree . Many of the streets in this neighborhood are named after native trees and shrubs.

Ährengrund (Tribseer / Tribseer Wiesen)

Named after the ear of wheat . This district was built on a former meadow area and the streets were mostly named after native plants.

Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse (Lüssower Berg / Am Lüssower Berg)

Named after the German doctor Albert Schweitzer . However, there is no direct connection to Stralsund.

Alexander Pushkin Way (Knieper / Knieper West)

Named after the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin . Most of the streets in this neighborhood are named after poets. However, there is no direct connection to Stralsund.

Alfred-Brunst-Strasse (Knieper / Knieper North)

Alfred Brunst was a Stralsund businessman who was socially committed and invested his fortune in a foundation . The Brunst Weber Foundation built residential buildings in Stralsund. A residential area on the outskirts of Stralsund mostly bears the names of donors, which is why it is also called the donor district . However, most of the houses built by the foundations can be found in the Franconian district .

Old aircraft yard (Franconia / Franconia - center)

This street was first named in 2005. In the 1930s, there was an aircraft production hall here , also known as the aircraft hangar.

Old nursery (south / Andershof)

Old port railway

Street named for the first time in February 2006.

Alte Richtenberger Straße (Tribseer / Tribseer suburb or Tribseer settlement)

Named after the town of Richtenberg , which can be reached on this road out of town.

Old Rostocker Straße (Tribseer / Tribseer Vorstadt)

Named after the city of Rostock , which could be reached on this street out of town, today the Alte Rostocker Straße is no longer on the outskirts due to the expansion of the city limits.

Old sugar factory (Franconia / Frankenvorstadt)

The Stralsund sugar factory was located here until 1991 , processing sugar beets from the surrounding area. After the factory was closed and demolished, houses were built on this site.

Old Market (old town / old town)

The old market forms the center of the old town of Stralsund and was the starting point for the development of the city. Since the center of what was then Neustadt also had a market, the markets were named to differentiate between the old market and the new market .

Old gas works

Road laid out in 2005. Until the demolition and the subsequent renovation of the site, there was a gas works in which town gas was processed for the Stralsund households.

At the old naval port (Franconia / Dänholm)

At the level crossing (Tribseer / Tribseer Vorstadt)

At the Bleicherberg

Former street name, see Lindenstrasse

Am Bock (Franconia / Frankensiedlung)

At the Deviner Bach (South / Devin)

Named after the stream that runs through the Stralsund district of Devin and leads to the Strelasund .

At the ferry canal (old town / harbor island)

Am Feldrain (Langendorfer Berg / Langendorfer Berg)

At the fish market (old town / old town)

The Stralsund fish market had its original location in Semlower Straße near the old market since the end of the 13th century . It was not until the second half of the 19th century that the fish market took place in the street Am Fischmarkt , which was named after him.

At the Flotthafen (old town / bastion belt)

At the Grünhufer Graben (Grünhufe / Grünthal-Viermorgen)

At the Grünhufer pond (Grünhufe / Grünthal-Viermorgen)

At the heating plant (Knieper / Knieper West)

The Plattenbauviertel Knieper West was built during the GDR era. The numerous apartment blocks were centrally supplied with heating and hot water. A heating plant was built for this purpose, which has been superfluous since the 1990s due to the conversion of the supply to decentralized processing.

Am Hohen Graben (Lüssower Berg / Am Umspannwerk)

At the Hospitaler Gate

Former street name, see Mönchstraße

At the hill (Tribseer / Tribseer settlement)

Houses in the street Am Johanniskloster

At the Johanniskloster (old town / old town)

Named after the Johanniskloster . This was first built in the 13th century and is the oldest monastery in the city.

On the Jungfernstieg

former name, see Jungfernstieg

Am Köppenberg (Franconia / Central Franconia)

The Köppenberg got its name in the Middle Ages , when the heads of convicted and executed criminals were displayed here on stakes as a deterrent.

At the Kütertor (old town / old town)

The Kütertor is one of two remaining city gates in Stralsund. The street Am Kütertor denotes a section between the Kütertor and the Knieperwall . This street was first mentioned at the end of the 13th century.

On the country way

Former street name, see Frankendamm

On the land route to Rostock

Former street name, see Rostocker Chaussee

On the Langenkanal (old town / harbor island)

In the 1860s, the port islands were raised. As part of this measure, a number of new streets were laid, including the street Am Langenkanal .

Am Langenwall (old town / old town)

Expansion at Lüssower Berg (Langendorfer Berg / Langendorfer Berg)

Am Moorteich (Tribseer / Tribseer Vorstadt)

This road was laid out in 2005. It leads along one of Stralsund's city ponds, the Moorteich .

Am Park (South / Devin)

On Parower Weg

Former street name, see Große Parower Straße

On the Paschenberg (Franconia / Franconia center)

On the cross channel (old town / harbor island)

In the 1860s, the port islands were raised. As part of this measure, a number of new streets were laid, including the street Am Querkanal .

At the Ramsberg

Former street name, see Mönchstraße

At the Rostock plant (Tribseer / Tribseer Vorstadt)

On the Semlowerkanal (old town / harbor island)

In the 1860s, the port islands were raised. As part of this measure, a number of new streets were laid, including the street Am Semlowerkanal .

Am Stadtwald (Tribseer / Tribseer Vorstadt)

The city forest , the "green lung" of Stralsund , consists of a moor landscape and an extensive mixed forest . Here you will find the Stralsund Zoo and a memorial stone for a German airplane pilot who died in World War II (on March 13, 1945) . The city forest is used for local recreation .

Am Steinort (South / Andershof)

Named after Steinort . This district is located on the southern tip of the Drigge peninsula .

On the beach

Former street name, see Gerhart-Hauptmann-Straße

At the substation (Lüssower Berg / Am Umspannwerk)

The substation of Stralsund's energy supply is in a pure industrial park. The street around this plant was named after him.

On the wall

Former street name, see Frankenwall

At the willow tree

This road was laid out in 2005 and was officially named Am Wiesenmoor in January 2006 .

On the meadow moor

This road was laid out in 2005 and was officially named Am Wiesenmoor in January 2006 .

Am Zuckergraben (Franconia / Frankenvorstadt)

This street was first named in 2005. Its name is based on the nearby moat , which the sugar factory built at the end of the 19th century (and closed in 1990) served as a drainage ditch for its sewage into the Strelasund . This ditch was once part of the Stralsund city fortifications .

Amanda Weber Ring (Knieper / Knieper Nord)

Amanda Weber was a Stralsund citizen who was socially committed and invested her assets in a foundation . The Brunst Weber Foundation built residential buildings in Stralsund. A residential area in Stralsund mostly bears the names of donors, which is why it is also called the donor district . However, most of the houses built by the foundations can be found in the Franconian district .

Amselweg (Lüssower Berg / Am Lüssower Berg)

Named after the blackbird . Much of the streets in this neighborhood are named after native bird species.

An den Bleichen (Knieper / Kniepervorstadt)

Named after the nearby meadows on which the laundry for bleaching was laid out until the end of the 19th century . The street has existed since the middle of the 19th century, initially as Straße Nach dem Hainholze . When the street names were reformed in 1869, the name An den Bleichen was given.

On the Chaussee

Former street name, see Greifswalder Chaussee

At the ferry bridge (old town / harbor island)

In the 1860s, the port islands were raised. As part of this measure, a number of new streets were laid, including the street An der Fährbrücke .

At the port railway (Franken / Frankenvorstadt)

At the copper mill (Tribseer / Tribseer Vorstadt)

At the lock bridge

Former street name, see Carl-Heydemann-Ring

At the city paddock (Grünhufe / Vogelsang)

At the shipyard (Franconia / Franconia middle)

The road runs parallel to the Stralsund shipyard .

Andershofer Dorfstraße (south / Andershof or Voirgdehagen)

Andershofer slope (south / Andershof)

Andershofer Ufer (South / Andershof)

Andershofer Weide (South / Andershof)

Anklamer Strasse (Grünhufe / Grünthal-Viermorgen)

Named after the city of Anklam . After the political and economic turnaround in the GDR, the residential area was mainly given the names of cities with which Stralsund was closely connected during the Hanseatic League .

Apfeldornweg (South / Andershof)

Named after the apple thorn . Many of the streets in this neighborhood are named after native trees and shrubs.

Apple path (Tribseer / Tribseer settlement)

Named after the apple . Many of the streets in this neighborhood are named after native trees and shrubs.

Apollonienmarkt (old town / old town)

Named after Apollonia . The street Apollonienmarkt (between Mönchstrasse and Ossenreyerstrasse ), which is now a pedestrian zone, was a street around 1500 in which there were many workshops for fur processing. The furriers were allowed to work sheep and new wool . The street was named Pelzerstraße after them. Later (until the 16th century) the street between Mönchstrasse and Ossenreyerstrasse was called Pumperstrate , whereby Pumper (Low German: dull sound / blow) suggests a very noisy business. This name, too, was soon history: In the street, inferior goods (plunder) were traded, from which the name Plunnen- or Plundermarkt arose. A town clerk turned this Plunnenmarkt into a Plonniemarkt at the end of the 18th century . Plonnie is the Low German word for Apollonia, an Alexandrian martyr ( patron saint against toothache and headache). Whether it was a typo or a deliberate mix-up (the address Plundermarkt is certainly not very business-promoting) is unclear.

Arnold-Zweig-Strasse (Knieper / Knieper West)

Named after the German writer Arnold Zweig . There is no direct connection to Stralsund. The Arnold Branch Road is one of the longest of the residential area Knieper West II . In this building ( prefabricated building ) in GDR times, mainly poets and writers were honored by naming streets.

Ass notch

Former street name, see Jacobichorstraße

On the Hüx

Former street name, see Mönchstraße

On the St. Nikolaikirchhof (old town / old town)

This street is actually just a path that leads across the courtyard of the Stralsund Nikolaikirche . The churchyard was used as a cemetery until the 19th century ; this is the oldest cemetery in Stralsund. The former St. Nikolai Latin School is located here . The building was erected in 1347 and is the most important of its kind in the Baltic Sea region. Today the house is used by the parish office. The street was first mentioned in a document in 1547.

August-Bebel-Ufer (Franconia / Frankenvorstadt)

Named after the German social democrat August Bebel . There is no direct connection to Stralsund.

August-Streufert-Weg (Tribseer / Tribseer Vorstadt)

Named after the politician August Streufert (1887–1944). Born in Negast near Stralsund, who later became a member of the Reichstag, was a victim of the National Socialist regime. He was murdered on December 26, 1944 in Neuengamme concentration camp .