Augsburg-Bärenkeller

• 23 Bärenkeller

The Bärenkeller is a district of Augsburg. It consists of the 23 municipality, which at the same time the status of the III. Planning area of the city of Augsburg has. The Bärenkeller has about 7,100 inhabitants and covers almost 300 hectares.

Location

The Bärenkeller east borders the district of Oberhausen, south to Kriegshaber, west of the city Neusaess and north to the town of Gersthofen.

History

The name " Bärenkeller " stems from the cellar of an inn, where jugglers in the Middle Ages brought their dancing bears. As a district Bärenkeller was founded in 1932. Several Nazi leaders, including Hermann Goering, were Bärenkeller after the 2nd World War briefly detained before they were brought to Luxembourg and waited there for the Nuremberg trials. After that, many houses were inhabited by high-ranking American officers to the homes in the districts of Centerville, Cramerton, Sullivan Heights and Supply Center were completed.

Characterization

The Bärenkeller is divided into a block of flats and a cottage settlement. This spatial structure also reflects the social divide Bärenkeller; while very wealthy doctors and businessmen living in the cottage settlement in part, live in the tenement many unemployed and repatriates. These look their stay there only as a transition and drag usually after a short time away again, so there is a strong population fluctuation there. The local apartment buildings are very old at the time, a few still do not have bathrooms in the individual apartments, but do not have shower rooms in the basement. Currently, these are homes to be renovated. There are Bärenkeller three small gardens, including the oldest Augsburg, called " At the cattle market ."

Attractions

In Bärenkeller is on the road 181 Hirblinger the oldest inn of Augsburg. He currently - again - is " to Bärenkeller " and includes a restaurant with a beer garden. The house, which one does not look his age due to numerous renovations and modernizations, is a listed building and has five basement levels, partly from the 14th century ( the two lowest available but under water). In these cellars were dancing bears, were the traveling jugglers, housed. Therefore, he is the namesake, for he was an " inn at the gates ," had to stop at the medieval travelers in which, if the gates were closed. Guest rooms are, however, no longer offered, the upstairs apartments are rented regularly.

In addition, in Bärenkeller are the Catholic Church of St. Konrad with associated social station and supervised Old residential, as well as the Evangelical Church of the Redeemer.

A swimming pool with several pools, including a pure float pool, is located in Bärenkeller. This pool was for many years a year-round pool, several pools were there applied under an air dome. After the air dome was damaged beyond repair due to weather conditions, it was decided in the city council of Augsburg, reduce this hall and the entire area only seasonally to operate as a swimming pool.

Transport links

The Bärenkeller can be reached by bus lines 21, 27 and 502 ( local bus to Wertingen ). Previously had the Bärenkeller even a small train station ( Hirblinger road ), which is now only used as a waiting point for local trains.

The Bärenkeller passes through the Federal Highway was completed in 1995 17

Clubs

• German scouts St. Georg ( DPSG )
• SpVgg Bärenkeller 1946 Augsburg eV - Association football, gymnastics and karate
• Attis - "Action of animal lovers and animal experiments opponents in Swabia " An animal welfare organization
• Foundation for Social St. Konrad V.
• Stadtwerke SV - football, tennis,