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==Topography== |
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Aarbergergasse was originally one of the most important streets in the unwalled [[Äussere Neustadt]].<ref name="Hofer 453">{{cite book|author=Hofer, Paul|title=Band 2: Die Stadt Bern. Gesellschaftshäuser und Wohnbauten| publisher=Gesellschaft für Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte|location= Basel| year= 1959| pages=453|url = http://digibiblio.unibe.ch/digibern/Chopin/Engine/Systematik/viewer.asp?KatalogID=1&ImgNum=930&ImgCount=3&StartImgNum=930&RecordNr=66&strSuchbegriff=Aarbergergasse&strIsFuzzy=False}}{{de_icon}}</ref> Originally the street ran from the ''Golatenmatt'' tower, which was part of the outer city wall, to the [[Waisenhausplatz]]. The lane is divided into two different sections. |
Aarbergergasse was originally one of the most important streets in the unwalled [[Äussere Neustadt]].<ref name="Hofer 453">{{cite book|author=Hofer, Paul|title=Band 2: Die Stadt Bern. Gesellschaftshäuser und Wohnbauten| publisher=Gesellschaft für Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte|location= Basel| year= 1959| pages=453|url = http://digibiblio.unibe.ch/digibern/Chopin/Engine/Systematik/viewer.asp?KatalogID=1&ImgNum=930&ImgCount=3&StartImgNum=930&RecordNr=66&strSuchbegriff=Aarbergergasse&strIsFuzzy=False}}{{de_icon}}</ref> Originally the street ran from the ''Golatenmatt'' tower, which was part of the outer city wall, to the [[Waisenhausplatz]]. The lane is divided into two different sections, one running west from Sternengässchen to the western end and the other running east from Sternengässchen to Waisenhausplatz. The western section is narrow, curved and lined with [[Arcade (architecture)|arcades]]. The houses were built with no central plan or unifying style. The eastern section is wider and straight with arcades only on the ''Schattseite'' (shadow side or southern side of the road). |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The region west of the ''Frauentor'' (the northern tower of the [[Old City of Bern#Second Expansion - 1255 to 1260|2nd city wall]]) was known as ''golatunmattun'' as early as 1279. So, as the city expanded outside the ''Käfigturm'' wall into the [[Äussere Neustadt]], the northern-most road (which would become Aarbergergasse) was first known as ''turn an colatten matten'' and then later shortened to ''Golatenmattgasse''. The main roads to the north and northwest passed through this road because it led to the northern-most entrance into the city. When the [[Old City of Bern#Third Expansion - 1344 to 1346|3rd city wall]] was built in 1344-46, the ''Golatenmatt'' gate was built at the end of Aarbergergasse.<ref name="Hofer 453"/> The name was officially changed in 1798, but wasn't adopted by the locals until the mid-19th Century. |
The region west of the ''Frauentor'' (the northern tower of the [[Old City of Bern#Second Expansion - 1255 to 1260|2nd city wall]]) was known as ''golatunmattun'' as early as 1279. So, as the city expanded outside the ''Käfigturm'' wall into the [[Äussere Neustadt]], the northern-most road (which would become Aarbergergasse) was first known as ''turn an colatten matten'' and then later shortened to ''Golatenmattgasse''. The main roads to the north and northwest passed through this road because it led to the northern-most entrance into the city. When the [[Old City of Bern#Third Expansion - 1344 to 1346|3rd city wall]] was built in 1344-46, the ''Golatenmatt'' gate was built at the end of Aarbergergasse.<ref name="Hofer 453"/> The name was officially changed in 1798, but wasn't adopted by the locals until the mid-19th Century. |
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| Native name | Aarbergergasse Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help) |
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| Former name(s) | Golatenmattegasse |
| Length | c Template:M to ft |
| Location | Old City of Bern, Bern, Switzerland |
| Postal code | 3011 |
| Coordinates | 46°56′59.52″N 7°26′35.19″E / 46.9498667°N 7.4431083°E |
The Aarbergergasse ("Aarberg Lane") is one of the streets in the Old City of Berne, the medieval city center of Berne, Switzerland. It was originally the most important of the five streets that were part of the Äussere Neustadt, which was the section outside the city walls. One fountain, the Ryfflibrunnen on the Aarbergergasse is listed on the Swiss inventory of heritage site of national significance[1] and it is part of the UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site that encompasses the Old City.
Topography
Aarbergergasse was originally one of the most important streets in the unwalled Äussere Neustadt.[2] Originally the street ran from the Golatenmatt tower, which was part of the outer city wall, to the Waisenhausplatz. The lane is divided into two different sections, one running west from Sternengässchen to the western end and the other running east from Sternengässchen to Waisenhausplatz. The western section is narrow, curved and lined with arcades. The houses were built with no central plan or unifying style. The eastern section is wider and straight with arcades only on the Schattseite (shadow side or southern side of the road).
History
The region west of the Frauentor (the northern tower of the 2nd city wall) was known as golatunmattun as early as 1279. So, as the city expanded outside the Käfigturm wall into the Äussere Neustadt, the northern-most road (which would become Aarbergergasse) was first known as turn an colatten matten and then later shortened to Golatenmattgasse. The main roads to the north and northwest passed through this road because it led to the northern-most entrance into the city. When the 3rd city wall was built in 1344-46, the Golatenmatt gate was built at the end of Aarbergergasse.[2] The name was officially changed in 1798, but wasn't adopted by the locals until the mid-19th Century.
References
- ^ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance 21.11.2008 version, Template:De icon accessed 12-Jan-2010
- ^ a b Hofer, Paul (1959). Band 2: Die Stadt Bern. Gesellschaftshäuser und Wohnbauten. Basel: Gesellschaft für Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte. p. 453.Template:De icon