Uhlandstrasse (Charlottenburg / Wilmersdorf)
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| Uhlandstrasse and Kurfürstendamm | |
| Basic data | |
| place | Berlin |
| District |
Charlottenburg , Wilmersdorf |
| Created | Late 19th century |
| Hist. Names |
Valerienstrasse, Schleswigsche Strasse |
| Connecting roads |
Hardenbergstrasse (northeast) , Mecklenburgische Strasse (southwest) |
| Cross streets |
Kantstrasse , Kurfürstendamm , Lietzenburger Strasse , Ludwigkirchstrasse , Pariser Strasse , Düsseldorfer Strasse , Hohenzollerndamm , Güntzelstrasse , Fechnerstrasse , Gasteiner Strasse , Berliner Strasse , Wilhelmsaue , Strasse am Schoelerpark , Blissestrasse |
| Places | Steinplatz |
| use | |
| User groups | Pedestrian traffic , bicycle traffic , car traffic , public transport |
| Technical specifications | |
| Street length | 2800 meters |
The Uhlandstrasse in Berlin Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf traverses the district parallel to Bundesallee in north-south direction. The street is characterized by a mixed residential / commercial development typical of the city center. Apart from a short stretch between Berliner Straße and Blissestraße , the street is only two lanes for the flow of traffic, i.e. without a parking lane, but becomes significantly wider south of Lietzenburger Straße .
history
Uhlandstrasse was named after the poet Ludwig Uhland on April 25, 1885 in Charlottenburg . She didn't have a name before. On October 28, 1893, the Wilmersdorfer part of the road followed. This previously was called Valerienstraße (presumably after the wife of a landowner who had created the street) or Schleswigsche road (after the former Duchy of Schleswig , as a counterpart to the ever so named Holstein Street or the former Holsteiner street ).
Course and description
Uhlandstrasse begins in the north at Steinplatz , opposite the University of the Arts . On the corner at Steinplatz 4 is the Hotel am Steinplatz , an Art Nouveau building by the architect August Endell from 1906/1907. In the immediate vicinity (No. 4/5) was the villa of the art historian Wilhelm von Bode (1845–1929), who lived there from 1885 until his death. The writer Ernst Toller (1893–1939) lived in house 197 in the 1920s. The first section of the street is mainly characterized by residential developments, u. a. the apartment house Uhlandstrasse 195/196 by the architect Georg Heinrichs built in 1973/1974 in a striking exposed concrete construction . Office buildings follow Kantstrasse. In the middle of this section there is a parking garage on the east side, which was created under a residential building and extends under the entire block, further exits are in the parallel Fasanenstraße . The Stilwerk building, built in 1998/1999, is located at the intersection with Kantstraße , a complex of shops primarily selling designer items. For static reasons, this was erected on the vaults of the former main administration building of Dresdner Bank .
Between Kantstrasse and Kurfürstendamm , Uhlandstrasse passes under a bridge of the Stadtbahn . In this area, the residential area is increasingly being supplemented by shops, restaurants and bars. For example, at the junction with Kurfürstendamm there is a new building for the BMW branch in Berlin. Diagonally opposite stands the listed Maison de France with the Cinema Paris cinema . In the garden house of No. 14 - which survived the Second World War - the actor and director Paul Albert Glaeser-Wilken (1874–1942) lived with his family until 1938 , in house No. 38/39 the first Nobel Prize winner for chemistry Jacobus Henricus van ' t Hoff (1852–1911) his laboratory, in no. 113 worked the writer Hugo Döblin (1876–1960), in no. 114/115 the writer Georg Hermann Borchardt (1871–1943) and in no. 175 the Iranist and inventor the gas turbine Franz Stolze (1836–1910). The Uhlandstraße underground station is also nearby.
The area between Kurfürstendamm and Lietzenburger Straße is clearly inner-city. There are many exclusive shops, restaurants and apartments here, as well as fast food outlets, a supermarket and a parking garage. Passages lead from here to Fasanenstraße ( Uhland-Fasanen-Passage ) and to Knesebeckstraße . The Catholic church builder Engelbert Seibertz (1856–1929) lived in house no. 171/172, which he designed .
South of Lietzenburger Strasse, the road widens significantly, but remains two-lane. There are residential buildings, restaurants and shops here too. Many of the buildings in this area had been destroyed in World War II and were replaced by unadorned new buildings. There are still many traders in this area, although some vacant shops and bankruptcies herald a difficult time for the retail sector. In the Pariser Strasse area, all kinds of dining establishments are concentrated .
The last short stretch of Uhlandstraße between Wilhelmsaue (the former center of Wilmersdorf) and Blissestraße was inaugurated on April 15, 1965. It cuts through the Volkspark Wilmersdorf and creates a direct connection to Mecklenburgische Strasse as an extension of Uhlandstrasse . This section is also the only curve in the road that otherwise runs in a strict north-south direction.
particularities
Between February 1969 and April 1970, the editorial office of the anarchist - libertarian magazine Agit 883 was located at Uhlandstrasse 52 . The house number was part of the magazine's logo.
At the intersection with Hohenzollerndamm , the Hohenzollernplatz underground station on the U3 line has its western exit. The square of the same name on Hohenzollerndamm does not quite reach Uhlandstrasse. The area between Hohenzollerndamm and Güntzelstrasse was rebuilt in 2003 in such a way that the parking spaces on the median were removed and replaced by cross parking spaces on the hard shoulder. In addition, the road surface and footpath were completely renewed and a bicycle lane was created. The area between Güntzelstrasse and Berliner Strasse followed between 2006 and 2007.
On the outside of the curve, an apartment house (the so-called "Uhlandhaus") was built from 1999 to 2001 in a former park area. Before the Second World War, this was the location of the Victoria Garden excursion restaurant . The artwork Das Ding by Susanne Riée has stood in front of the Uhlandhaus since 1968 .
Trams operated in Uhlandstrasse between 1892 and 1957 : On April 1, 1892, the Berlin steam tram consortium opened the route between Kurfürstendamm and Wilhelmsaue. On March 25, 1900, the start of electrical operation by the West Berlin suburban railway . On May 1, 1957, line 51 (Zoo station - Uhlandstrasse - Roseneck) was shut down.
At the intersection of Uhlandstrasse and the corner of Berliner Strasse (in front of house number 103), representatives of the Wilmersdorf District Office unveiled a plaque on April 24, 2015 , "In memory of him and all others who refused to take part in the war and were therefore murdered." The historian Michael Roeder had found out that the SS had hanged a 17-year-old as a deserter at this point in April 1945 . His name is not known; the historian had campaigned for the installation of such a plaque.
Web links
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Uhlandstrasse. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near Kaupert )
- Valerienstrasse . In: Luise.
- Schleswigsche Strasse . In: Luise.
Coordinates: 52 ° 29 ′ 43 ″ N , 13 ° 19 ′ 26 ″ E
Individual evidence
- ↑ Agit magazine 883 . No. 1 (PDF; 698 kB), 1969
- ↑ Agit magazine 883 . No. 57 (PDF; 2.9 MB), 1970
- ↑ That thing. District Office Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf of Berlin, accessed on January 27, 2010 .
- ^ Christian Winck: The tram in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district . VBN Verlag B. Neddermeyer, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-933254-30-6 , pp. 20-24 .
- ^ Western Berlin suburban railway. In: www.berliner-bahnen.de. Retrieved August 14, 2014 .
- ^ Christian Winck: The tram in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district . VBN Verlag B. Neddermeyer, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-933254-30-6 , pp. 172-174 .
- ↑ Memorial plaque for killed deserter . In: Berliner Morgenpost , weekend extra, p. 1.
- ↑ Memorial plaque for deserters in Uhlandstrasse , accessed on April 28, 2015.