Petershausen (Constance)
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Petershausen is a district of Constance
. It is situated on the right bank of the Seerhein
, opposite the city centre. It was named after the Petershausen Abbey
.
Gebhard of Constance
founded the imperial abbey of Petershausen
. The settlement consisted of a double village: the upper village to the east of the monastery, known as the ("star quarter"), after the local inn ("to the stars"), and a lower village, in which the servants of the monastery lived, southwest of the monastery, along the road to Reichenau. The villages developed relatively independently, but came increasingly under the influence of the city of Constance and became a suburb of Constance around the year 1600.
The development of Petershausen still remained quiet at first. The suburb lost an important engine for development when the monastery was secularized in 1802 and the monastic building subsequently began to decay. The remaining usable building of the monastery were used as a military hospital
and expanded in 1850 to barracks
. In 1863 Baden State Railway
connected Constance to its network with a terminal station at Petershausen. This led to an upswing of Constance and Petershausen in particular. Growth of Constance to the south was limited by the Swiss
border, so the increase in population primarily occurred around the former moastery at Petershausen. Promenades and new residential areas were built east of the Star Quarter, along the shore of Lake Constance, and in the north, along the road to Wollmatingen. In 1912, an elementary school was founded in Petershausen, today's Theodor-Heuss-Realschule. A new church was planned in 1913, but was delayed by World War I
and the subsequent inflation and was only dedicated 17 years later.
The Star Quarter was torn down in 1936 to make room for the expansion of the Old Rhine Bridge
. The entire neighbourhood was demolished to make room for a multi-lane road and a railway underpass in the direction of Staad. Only the name of the traffic junction ("star place") is a reminder of the former quarter.
Constance
Constance is a female given name that derives from Latin and means "constant." Variations of the name include Connie, Constancia, Constanze, Constanza, Stanzy, and Konstanze.Constance may refer to:-People:*Constance Bennett , American actress...
. It is situated on the right bank of the Seerhein
Seerhein
The Seerhein is a river of about four kilometer long, in the basin of Lake Constance. It is the outflow of the Upper Lake Constance and the main tributary of the Lower Lake Constance. The water level of the lower lake is about 30 cm below the level of the Upper Lake...
, opposite the city centre. It was named after the Petershausen Abbey
Petershausen Abbey
Petershausen Abbey was a Benedictine monastery at Petershausen, now a district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.-History:...
.
History
There was a Roman settlement at this point, which was abandoned in the third century. Later. the area came into the possession of the Reichenau Abbey. A new settlement emerged after bishopBishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
Gebhard of Constance
Gebhard of Constance
Saint Gebhard was a bishop of Constance from 979 until 995. He founded the Benedictine abbey of Petershausen in 983.-External links:*...
founded the imperial abbey of Petershausen
Petershausen Abbey
Petershausen Abbey was a Benedictine monastery at Petershausen, now a district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.-History:...
. The settlement consisted of a double village: the upper village to the east of the monastery, known as the ("star quarter"), after the local inn ("to the stars"), and a lower village, in which the servants of the monastery lived, southwest of the monastery, along the road to Reichenau. The villages developed relatively independently, but came increasingly under the influence of the city of Constance and became a suburb of Constance around the year 1600.
The development of Petershausen still remained quiet at first. The suburb lost an important engine for development when the monastery was secularized in 1802 and the monastic building subsequently began to decay. The remaining usable building of the monastery were used as a military hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
and expanded in 1850 to barracks
Barracks
Barracks are specialised buildings for permanent military accommodation; the word may apply to separate housing blocks or to complete complexes. Their main object is to separate soldiers from the civilian population and reinforce discipline, training and esprit de corps. They were sometimes called...
. In 1863 Baden State Railway
Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway
The Grand Duchy of Baden was an independent state in what is now southwestern Germany until the creation of the German Empire in 1871. It had its own state-owned railway company, the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railways , which was founded in 1840...
connected Constance to its network with a terminal station at Petershausen. This led to an upswing of Constance and Petershausen in particular. Growth of Constance to the south was limited by the Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
border, so the increase in population primarily occurred around the former moastery at Petershausen. Promenades and new residential areas were built east of the Star Quarter, along the shore of Lake Constance, and in the north, along the road to Wollmatingen. In 1912, an elementary school was founded in Petershausen, today's Theodor-Heuss-Realschule. A new church was planned in 1913, but was delayed by World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and the subsequent inflation and was only dedicated 17 years later.
The Star Quarter was torn down in 1936 to make room for the expansion of the Old Rhine Bridge
Old Rhine Bridge (Constance)
The Old Rhine Bridge at Constance spans in the Seerhein. It is a combined road and railway bridge. In addition to one track of the Upper Rhine Railway at kilometer 413.5, it carries the , the road that connects the borough of Petershausen with the city center. The road bridge carries two lanes...
. The entire neighbourhood was demolished to make room for a multi-lane road and a railway underpass in the direction of Staad. Only the name of the traffic junction ("star place") is a reminder of the former quarter.