The Östliches Ringgebiet is a Stadtbezirk (borough) in the eastern part of Braunschweig, Germany. With a population of 26,559 (2020) it is the city's second most populous district.

Östliches Ringgebiet
Borough of Braunschweig
Aerial view of Östliches Ringgebiet
Boroughs of Braunschweig
Östliches Ringgebiet Show map of Germany Östliches Ringgebiet Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°16′9″N 10°32′33″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Braunschweig urban district
City	Braunschweig
Government
• Mayor	Juliane Krause (Greens)
Area
• Total	3,976 km2 (1,535 sq mi)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	26,559
• Density	6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	38102-38104-38106
Dialling codes	0531
Vehicle registration	BS
Website	Official Website

History

Originally located outside of the city, the Östliche Ringgebiet (Eastern Ring Area) was developed as a residential area during the Gründerzeit in the late 19th century, when industrialisation caused a rapid growth of population in the city.[2]

The centre of the district is the boulevard Jasperallee, originally Kaiser-Wilhelm-Straße, developed in 1889 by Ludwig Winter and modeled after Unter den Linden in Berlin. Lined with bourgeois townhouses, the Jasperalle connects the State Theatre in the west with the Stadtpark in the east. The name of the street was changed in 1946 to honour the social-democratic politician Heinrich Jasper, who died in 1945 in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.[3][4]

Politics

The district mayor Juliane Krause is a member of the Green party of Germany.[5]

Main sights

• The townhouses on Jasperallee.
• The neo-gothic church St. Paul's (German: St. Pauli) and the neo-romanesque church St. Matthew's (German: Matthäuskirche).
• The historical water tower Wasserturm auf dem Giersberg, built in 1901.
• The Mars-la-Tour barracks, former garrison of Brunswick's hussars.

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  Townhouses on Jasperallee
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  Townhouses on Jasperallee
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  St. Paul's Church
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  St. Matthew's Church
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  Wasserturm auf dem Giersberg
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  Mars-la-Tour barracks

Sports and recreation

Two parks are located on the eastern end of the Östliche Ringgebiet, the Stadtpark and the Prinz-Albrecht-Park (short: Prinzenpark). The latter is named after Prince Albert of Prussia (German: Albrecht von Preußen), regent of the Duchy of Brunswick from 1885 to 1906.

From 1947 until 1951 the annual motorsport competition Prinzenpark-Rennen was held at a race track within the Prinz-Albrecht-Park.[6][7] Prinzenparkstadion, the stadium of association football club FT Braunschweig, is also located within the park.

References

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