Östliches Ringgebiet


The Östliches Ringgebiet is a Stadtbezirk in the eastern part of Braunschweig, Germany. With a population of 26,723 it is the city's second most populous district.

History

Originally located outside of the city, the Östliche Ringgebiet 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.
The centre of the district is the boulevard :de:Jasperallee|Jasperallee, originally Kaiser-Wilhelm-Straße, developed in 1889 by :de:Ludwig Winter |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.

Politics

The district mayor Uwe Jordan is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

Main sights

Two parks are located on the eastern end of the Östliche Ringgebiet, the :de:Stadtpark |Stadtpark and the :de:Prinz-Albrecht-Park|Prinz-Albrecht-Park. The latter is named after Prince Albert of Prussia, regent of the Duchy of Brunswick from 1885 to 1906.
From 1947 until 1951 the annual motorsport competition :de:Prinzenpark-Rennen|Prinzenpark-Rennen was held at a race track within the Prinz-Albrecht-Park. Prinzenparkstadion, the stadium of association football club FT Braunschweig, is also located within the park.