Weiherfeld-Dammerstock is a southern borough of

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...

. In the north it is bordered by the Südtangente and in the east by Ettlinger Straße. The two districts of Weiherfeld and Dammerstock are separated by the

Alb The alb (from the Latin ''albus'', meaning ''white''), one of the liturgical vestments of the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Reformed and Congregational churches, is an ample white garment coming down to the ank ...

and are only connected by a road bridge and two pedestrian bridges.

History

Karlsruhe Luftbild Rueppurr Dammerstock Weiherfeld

Weiherfeld was first mentioned in 1540 as "waldt der weyr gen" and belonged to Rüppurr until 1800 and then to

Beiertheim Beiertheim-Bulach is a district of Karlsruhe between Ebertstraße, Hofgut Scheibenhardt, Oberreut and Weiherfeld-Dammerstock. It consists of the formerly independent districts of Beiertheim and Bulach, which are separated by the Alb (Upper Rhine) ...

. Until the beginning of the 20th century, there were only meadows and agricultural areas in the area of today's district. The first plans for the construction of Weiherfeld were presented in 1913, but construction could not begin until seven years later. The first apartments were completed in November 1923 and construction was completed in July 1927. Dammerstock was built in just seven months according to the plans of Walter Gropius and was inaugurated on September 29, 1929.

References

External links

Website of Weiherfeld-Dammerstock
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