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Karl-Heine-Strasse
Karl-Heine-Strasse is a radial road in the west of Leipzig marking the boundary between the current boroughs of Leipzig-Plagwitz (to the south) and Leipzig-Lindenau (Leipzig), Lindenau (to the north). long, it is named after the industrialist Karl Heine. Odonymy The eastern part of the road between ''Karl-Heine-Platz'' and the ''Plagwitzer Brücke'' (Litt.: ''Plagwitz Bridge'') over the White Elster was first named ''Leipziger Allee'' (Litt.: ''Leipzig Avenue''), then later renamed ''Leipziger Strasse'', perhaps as a result of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and the desire to defrancize street names (''Allee'' is a German term borrowed from French). The section between ''Karl-Heine-Platz'' and ''Giesserstrasse'' is built on the route of the former Via Regia, which came via ''Felsenkellerstrasse'' and led (through the current building at Karl-Heine-Strasse 103) to ''Alte Salzstrasse''. This section of track, then the entire current western part of the street when it was extended, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Heine Canal
The Karl Heine Canal is an approximately long artificial watercourse in the west of the city of Leipzig in Germany and connects the Lindenau (Leipzig), Lindenau harbor with the White Elster River. It is spanned by 15 bridges and is navigable with small boats. The canal is under monument protection as a monument preservation entity “canal, bank reinforcements and bridges”. Bridges The following bridges cross the Karl-Heine-Canal (beginning at the confluence with the White Elster): # Nonnenbrücke (Nonnenstrasse road bridge) # Gleisbrücke P VIII (Bridge of the former industrial railway track Leipzig-Plagwitz station, Plagwitz VIII, built with the riverboat stage) # Elisabethbrücke (Erich-Zeigner-Allee road bridge) # König-Johann-Brücke (Zschocherschen Strasse road bridge), the bridge is named after John, King of Saxony (1801-1873) # Karl-Heine-Bogen (Bridge for cyclists and pedestrians) # Weißenfelser Brücke (Weißenfelser Strasse road bridge) # König-Albert-Brück ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
