The Östliches Ringgebiet is a ''

Stadtbezirk A (; also called ''Ortsbezirk'' in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate) is an administrative division in Germany, which is part of a larger city. It is translated as "borough". In Germany, usually only exist in a metropolis with more than 150,000 in ...

'' (borough) in the eastern part of

Braunschweig Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( ; from Low German , local dialect: ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the ...

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. With a population of 26,559 (2020) it is the city's second most populous district.

History

Originally located outside of the city, the ''Östliche Ringgebiet'' (Eastern Ring Area) was developed as a residential area during the

Gründerzeit The (; ) was a period of Economic history of Europe (1000 AD–present), European economic history in mid- and late-19th century German Empire, Germany and Austria-Hungary between Industrialization in Germany, industrialization and the great P ...

in the late 19th century, when

industrialisation Industrialisation ( UK) or industrialization ( US) is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society. This involves an extensive reorganisation of an economy for th ...

caused a rapid growth of population in the city. The centre of the district is the

boulevard A boulevard is a type of broad avenue planted with rows of trees, or in parts of North America, any urban highway or wide road in a commercial district. In Europe, boulevards were originally circumferential roads following the line of former ...

'' Jasperallee'', originally '' Kaiser-Wilhelm-Straße'', developed in 1889 by

Ludwig Winter Ludwig Winter (August 9, 1846 – July 12, 1912) was a German botanist, nurseryman and landscape designer, creator of gardens such as the Giardini Botanici Hanbury, noted for introducing tall palms and other foreign species to the Ligurian rivi ...

and modeled after

Unter den Linden Unter den Linden (, "under the Tilia, linden trees") is a boulevard in the central Mitte (locality), Mitte district of Berlin, Germany. Running from the Berlin Palace to the Brandenburg Gate, it is named after the Tilia, linden trees (known ...

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. Lined with

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s, the Jasperalle connects the State Theatre in the west with the ''Stadtpark'' in the east. The name of the street was changed in 1946 to honour the social-democratic politician

Heinrich Jasper Heinrich Jasper (21 August 1875 – 19 February 1945) was a Weimar Germany, German politician (Social Democratic Party of Germany, SPD). During the 1920s, he served three terms as regional prime minister (''Minister-president, Ministerpräsident' ...

, who died in 1945 in the

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Politics

The district mayor Juliane Krause is a member of the Green party of Germany.

Main sights

* The townhouses on Jasperallee. * The

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church St. Paul's (German: ''St. Pauli'') and the

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church St. Matthew's (German: ''Matthäuskirche''). * The historical

water tower A water tower is an elevated structure supporting a water tank constructed at a height sufficient to pressurize a water distribution system, distribution system for potable water, and to provide emergency storage for fire protection. Water towe ...

''Wasserturm auf dem Giersberg'', built in 1901. * The Mars-la-Tour

barracks Barracks are buildings used to accommodate military personnel and quasi-military personnel such as police. The English word originates from the 17th century via French and Italian from an old Spanish word 'soldier's tent', but today barracks ar ...

, former

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of Brunswick's

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s. Image:Jasperallee Bremer Häuser.JPG, Townhouses on Jasperallee Image:Jasperallee Nordseite.JPG, Townhouses on Jasperallee Image:Paulikirche2006 01 1a.jpg, St. Paul's Church Image:Matthäuskirche 1b.jpg, St. Matthew's Church Image:BS Wasserturm.JPG, ''Wasserturm auf dem Giersberg'' Image:BS Mars-la-Tour-Kaserne.JPG, Mars-la-Tour barracks

Sports and recreation

Braunschweig Brunswick Denkmal Prinz Albrecht

Two parks are located on the eastern end of the Östliche Ringgebiet, the Stadtpark and the Prinz-Albrecht-Park (short: ''Prinzenpark''). The latter is named after Prince Albert of Prussia (German: ''Albrecht von Preußen''), regent of the

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from 1885 to 1906. From 1947 until 1951 the annual

motorsport Motorsport or motor sport are sporting events, competitions and related activities that primarily involve the use of Car, automobiles, motorcycles, motorboats and Aircraft, powered aircraft. For each of these vehicle types, the more specific term ...

competition '' Prinzenpark-Rennen'' was held at a

race track A race track (racetrack, racing track or racing circuit) is a facility built for racing of vehicles, athletes, or animals (e.g. horse racing or greyhound racing). A race track also may feature grandstands or concourses. Race tracks are also us ...

within the ''Prinz-Albrecht-Park''.. Retrieved on April 22, 2014. ''Prinzenparkstadion'', the

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association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

club FT Braunschweig, is also located within the park.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ostliches Ringgebiet Boroughs and quarters of Braunschweig