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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 localities of Leipzig-Plagwitz (to the south) and Leipzig-Lindenau (to the north). 2.01 km (1.2 mi) long, it is named after the industrialist Karl Heine.
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, was called Albertstrasse, just like the Albertbrücke (Litt.: Albert Bridge) over the Karl Heine Canal, in honor of King Albert of Saxony. The street was renamed Karl-Heine-Strasse at the end of the 19th century.
The eastern section between Plagwitzer Brücke and Karl-Heine-Platz was laid out in the second half of the 19th century and was mostly built with villas, most of which still exist today. In the subsequent section, in addition to closed-construction residential buildings, industrial buildings were also built.
On 4 June 1872, a horsecar coming from Leipzig in the east ran for the first time to today's Felsenkeller and in July 1882 to the depot with horse stables near today's Westwerk. In 1896 the line was switched to electric operation and the line was extended to Plagwitz train station.
For almost 30 years, Michaelis-Max Joske ran two department stores in Leipzig, one on Windmühlenstrasse and a smaller one on Karl-Heine-Strasse 43–45. The Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses in April 1933 drove him to ruin.
Even though there was brief resistance on 18 April 1945 when the US Army advanced and a US tank caught fire, the development on the road suffered little damage during the Second World War.
After 1990, most of the buildings on the street were renovated.
Today, the middle section from the crossroads with Zschochersche Strasse to the King-Albert-Bridge contains numerous restaurants and is a diverse meeting place where parts of Leipzig's nightlife takes place.
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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 localities of Leipzig-Plagwitz (to the south) and Leipzig-Lindenau (to the north). 2.01 km (1.2 mi) long, it is named after the industrialist Karl Heine.
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, was called Albertstrasse, just like the Albertbrücke (Litt.: Albert Bridge) over the Karl Heine Canal, in honor of King Albert of Saxony. The street was renamed Karl-Heine-Strasse at the end of the 19th century.
The eastern section between Plagwitzer Brücke and Karl-Heine-Platz was laid out in the second half of the 19th century and was mostly built with villas, most of which still exist today. In the subsequent section, in addition to closed-construction residential buildings, industrial buildings were also built.
On 4 June 1872, a horsecar coming from Leipzig in the east ran for the first time to today's Felsenkeller and in July 1882 to the depot with horse stables near today's Westwerk. In 1896 the line was switched to electric operation and the line was extended to Plagwitz train station.
For almost 30 years, Michaelis-Max Joske ran two department stores in Leipzig, one on Windmühlenstrasse and a smaller one on Karl-Heine-Strasse 43–45. The Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses in April 1933 drove him to ruin.
Even though there was brief resistance on 18 April 1945 when the US Army advanced and a US tank caught fire, the development on the road suffered little damage during the Second World War.
After 1990, most of the buildings on the street were renovated.
Today, the middle section from the crossroads with Zschochersche Strasse to the King-Albert-Bridge contains numerous restaurants and is a diverse meeting place where parts of Leipzig's nightlife takes place.
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