Freßgass: Difference between revisions
Dunkelstream (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Dunkelstream (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
[[File:Frankfurt Freßgass.jpg|thumb|Freßgass around 1900, seen from [[Opernplatz]]]] |
[[File:Frankfurt Freßgass.jpg|thumb|Freßgass around 1900, seen from [[Opernplatz]]]] |
||
'''Freßgass''' (literally, "Eating Street") is a luxury [[shopping street]] in the city centre of [[Frankfurt]], [[Germany]], located in the district of [[Innenstadt (Frankfurt am Main)|Innenstadt]] and within the |
'''Freßgass''' (literally, "Eating Street") is a luxury [[shopping street]] in the city centre of [[Frankfurt]], [[Germany]], located in the district of [[Innenstadt (Frankfurt am Main)|Innenstadt]] and within the [[central business district]] known as the [[Bankenviertel]]. The street is a [[pedestrian zone]], and located between [[Opernplatz (Frankfurt)|Opernplatz]] (Opera Square) with the [[Alte Oper]] and the [[Börsenstraße]] (Stock Exchange Street) with the [[Frankfurt Stock Exchange]]. The street is also the direct continuation (in the western direction) of the [[Zeil]], and is a parallel street of [[Goethestraße]]. |
||
Freßgass was originally an unofficial name, adopted around 1900 by its local population, for the streets Kalbächer Gasse and Große Bockenheimer Straße, because of their many high-end food shops, bakeries and butcheries, making it the most famous food shopping street serving the [[bourgeoisie]] of the [[Westend (Frankfurt am Main)|Westend]]. Today the Freßgass is famous as the street where the bankers from the Bankenviertel meet for lunch. In 1977, the name Freßgass became an official name for the streets Kalbächer Gasse and Große Bockenheimer Straße. |
Freßgass was originally an unofficial name, adopted around 1900 by its local population, for the streets Kalbächer Gasse and Große Bockenheimer Straße, because of their many high-end food shops, bakeries and butcheries, making it the most famous food shopping street serving the [[bourgeoisie]] of the [[Westend (Frankfurt am Main)|Westend]]. Today the Freßgass is famous as the street where the bankers from the Bankenviertel meet for lunch. In 1977, the name Freßgass became an official name for the streets Kalbächer Gasse and Große Bockenheimer Straße. |
||
| Line 43: | Line 43: | ||
[[Category:Shopping districts and streets in Germany]] |
[[Category:Shopping districts and streets in Germany]] |
||
[[Category:Pedestrian streets in Germany]] |
[[Category:Pedestrian streets in Germany]] |
||
[[Category:Bankenviertel]] |
|||
[[de:Freßgass]] |
[[de:Freßgass]] |
||
Revision as of 05:19, 8 October 2012
 Freßgass | |
| Length | 280 m (920 ft)[1] |
|---|---|
| Standort | Innenstadt, Frankfurt |
Freßgass (literally, "Eating Street") is a luxury shopping street in the city centre of Frankfurt, Germany, located in the district of Innenstadt and within the central business district known as the Bankenviertel. The street is a pedestrian zone, and located between Opernplatz (Opera Square) with the Alte Oper and the Börsenstraße (Stock Exchange Street) with the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The street is also the direct continuation (in the western direction) of the Zeil, and is a parallel street of Goethestraße.
Freßgass was originally an unofficial name, adopted around 1900 by its local population, for the streets Kalbächer Gasse and Große Bockenheimer Straße, because of their many high-end food shops, bakeries and butcheries, making it the most famous food shopping street serving the bourgeoisie of the Westend. Today the Freßgass is famous as the street where the bankers from the Bankenviertel meet for lunch. In 1977, the name Freßgass became an official name for the streets Kalbächer Gasse and Große Bockenheimer Straße.
Since 1977, the Rheingau Wine Festival takes place annually during the late summer in Freßgass, showcasing wineries from Rheingau and Rheinhessen.
The real estate prices in Freßgass are among the highest in Frankfurt.
Public transport
Freßgass is served by nearby Frankfurt Hauptwache station (in the east) and the Alte Oper station of the Frankfurt U-Bahn (in the west).
Adjacent streets
References
- ^ Stadtvermessungsamt Frankfurt am Main. CD-ROM „Amtliche Stadtkarten“. Cityguide, 2005. Online-Version
External links
