Viewegsgarten-Bebelhof

Summary

Viewegsgarten-Bebelhof is a Stadtbezirk (borough) in the southern part of Braunschweig, Germany.[2] The district has a population of 13,121 (2020).

Viewegsgarten-Bebelhof
Viewegs Garten
Viewegs Garten
Location of Viewegsgarten-Bebelhof within Braunschweig
Viewegsgarten-Bebelhof is located in Germany
Viewegsgarten-Bebelhof
Viewegsgarten-Bebelhof
Viewegsgarten-Bebelhof is located in Lower Saxony
Viewegsgarten-Bebelhof
Viewegsgarten-Bebelhof
Coordinates: 52°15′2.9″N 10°32′48.2″E / 52.250806°N 10.546722°E / 52.250806; 10.546722
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
Districturban district
CityBraunschweig
Government
 • MayorFrank Flake (SPD)
Area
 • Total6.71 km2 (2.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total13,121
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
38102, 38126, 38124
Dialling codes0531
Vehicle registrationBS

History and geography edit

 
Map of Viewegsgarten-Bebelhof

The district of Viewegsgarten-Bebelhof was established in 1981.[3] It is named after Bebelhof, a working-class quarter built in the 1920s[4] and the urban park Viewegs Garten, established in the late 18th century.

In the 12th century, a lazar house and chapel, St. Leonhard, was established outside of the city of Braunschweig. Urban expansion caused the village of St. Leonhard to merge into the city during the 19th century, today making up the northeastern part of Viewegsgarten-Bebelhof. From the mid-19th century on, industrialisation caused a rapid growth of population in the area. Several factories, including Büssing, Voigtländer, Rollei, and the Wolters and Feldschlößchen breweries, were built around Viewegs Garten.[5]

In 1944, the KZ-Außenlager Schillstraße, a subcamp of the Neuengamme concentration camp, was established in the northern part of today's district.[6]

In the 1950s, Braunschweig Hauptbahnhof, the city's new main train station, was built near Viewegs Garten. The station opened on 1 October 1960.

Politics edit

The district mayor Frank Flake is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.[7]

Landmarks edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Stadtbezirken". Stadt Braunschweig. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ^ Stadtbezirke (in German). Retrieved on 2 September 2017.
  3. ^ Die Geschichte des Stadtteils Viewegsgarten - Bebelhof (in German). Retrieved on 2 September 2017.
  4. ^ Der Bebelhof (in German). Retrieved on 2 September 2017.
  5. ^ Bahnhofsviertel (in German). Retrieved on 2 September 2017.
  6. ^ Gedenkstätte KZ-Außenlager Schillstraße (in German). Retrieved on 2 September 2017.
  7. ^ Stadtbezirksrat im Stadtbezirk 132 Viewegsgarten-Bebelhof (in German). Retrieved on 2 September 2017.
  8. ^ Dom- und St. Magnifriedhof (in German). Retrieved on 2 September 2017.
  9. ^ Grabstellen bekannter Persönlichkeiten auf Braunschweiger Friedhöfen (in German). Retrieved on 2 September 2017.