 Grimmaische Strasse, eastern area, 2015 | |
| Former name(s) | Grimmaische Gasse |
|---|---|
| Length | 333 m (1,093 ft) |
| Location | Leipzig-Mitte, Leipzig, Germany |
| Postal code | 04109 |
| Nearest metro station | Leipzig Markt station of S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland and tram interchange station at Augustusplatz |
| West end | Markt |
| East end | Goethestrasse / Augustusplatz |
| Construction | |
| Completion | created in the middle ages, newly designed 2010 |
Grimmaische Strasse is a street in Leipzig, borough Leipzig-Mitte, and connects the marketplace with Augustusplatz. It was named in 1839 after the Grimmaischer Tor, the gateway to Grimma, which was first mentioned in 1421.[1][2] Before that it was called Grimmaische Gasse and was the main street of the Grimma quarter (German: Grimmaisches Viertel).[3] Today it is a heavily frequented pedestrian zone in a prime location with department stores, shops, restaurants, hotels, a museum and the university as residents.[4]
- ^ Gina Klank, Gernot Griebsch: Lexikon Leipziger Straßennamen. Verlag im Wissenschaftszentrum, Leipzig 1995, ISBN 3-930433-09-5, p. 89
- ^ "Straßenverzeichnis der Stadt Leipzig" (PDF). static.leipzig.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-07. "Grimmaische Straße" is at page 1078
- ^ Leonhardi, Friedrich Gottlob (2010). Klaus Sohl (ed.). Leipzig um 1800 (in German). Leipzig: Lehmstedt. pp. 40–67. ISBN 978-3-942473-03-3.
- ^ City report of the Immobilien-Zeitung without date