Prinzipalmarkt

The principal market is a street in Münster, Westphalia. The name means the main market, in contrast to the rye market and fish market that follow further down the road. The principal market documented with its floor plan and the development of the historical and architectural development of the economic and political center of Munster. He is also called the "front room " Cathedral.

Appearance

The appearance of the principal market development is influenced by both sides strung gabled houses. The only interruption represents the Michaelis place that breakthrough to the cathedral square. A peculiarity of the principal market is that no gable alike. Some of the former architects have brought to the other gables ideas, but everyone has their own idea has implemented and so given the principal market its shape. On the north side of the square is completed by the tower of the Lamberti Church, on the south by the town house tower.

Essential design elements of the principal market are used for the facade design typical of Münster Baumberger sandstone and the portico on the ground floor of the houses on the east and west side of the principal market. The most famous building of Market Street is the historic town hall. This is followed by the city Weinhaus and the business building principal market No. 5.

2006 reached the principal market in the ZDF program Our best - the favorite places of the German fourth place.

History

The development as a bourgeois market street on the outskirts of the cathedral precincts and on the eastern Domburggrenze began in the 12th century. A closed building, there were probably around in 1280. At the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries was the principal market of the formative archway. The plot structure and the building number remained, with a few exceptions, received since about 1500 to the present day essentially. It was not until the early 17th century came up with the name of the principal market.

During World War II most of the buildings of the principal market were completely, some razed to the ground floor and basement arbor. Due to the completed approximately 1947-1958 reconstruction of the principal market has maintained its character as an ensemble in the form of a historical market conditions. Although many buildings were compared to the pre-war state changed significantly, it was rebuilt, however, on the old plots and using the original materials and design elements.

Until 25 November 1954 did trams on the principal market.

Having sought by the city of Münster in 2002 and in summer 2011, to obtain the status of a UNESCO World Heritage Site for the City Hall, in the fall of 2011, the expressions of interest for inclusion in the list of world cultural heritage that is to be updated in 2015, announced. Beginning of July 2012 it was announced that the planned appointment again could not be reached. Therefore, after the experiment was started to achieve recognition as a European cultural legacy for the city center. Nominated to be the Old Town gamut from Rothenburg to Spiekerhof, which represents a compromise between historical reconstruction and innovative redesign. In addition, the Lamberti Church as one of 19 " centers of the Reformation " was proposed by the Standing Conference for the award. Finally, the historic town hall cathedral to be nominated together with the Osnabrück Town Hall.

Shopping street

Consistently since the 15th century lived on the principal market mainly shopkeepers and merchants. Many offers for local businesses are mainly located on the principal market in the historic merchant houses.

Through the construction of the shopping center Münster Arkaden in the years 2004 to 2006, close to the principal market many merchants there have feared lack of clientele. However, the arcades were kept quite small and awarded the local shops in part to Münster merchants. This should be avoided that Munster the same fate befalls such as Oberhausen through the Centro or Hamm by the Allee-Center, namely the " extinction " of the historic old town.

With over 5500 pedestrians per hour on a Saturday, the principal market was after the Ludgeristraße in May 2011, is the second busiest shopping street Cathedral. Since the opening of the new shopping complex at the Stubengasse 2010 is the Füßgängerfrequenz on the principal market - compared with values ​​of 2008 - have declined by a third.

Geographical information

The principal market is the in terms of the RWB defined town centers. He is zero or the beginning of the counting kilometers of walking over Munster highways and rural roads.

The roadway center of the principal market in front of the town hall has a height of 60 m above sea level.