Klostergade
![]() Klostergade in Aarhus | |
Former name(s) | 1300: Apud fratres 1562: Bag Klosteret 1797: Skidenstræde (Partial) |
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Length | 429 m (1,407 ft) |
Location | Vesterbro, Aarhus, Denmark |
Postal code | 8000 |
Coordinates | 56°09′31.9″N 10°12′21.2″E / 56.158861°N 10.205889°E |
Klostergade (lit.: Priory-street) is a street in Aarhus which runs east from Grønnegade to Studsgade, intersecting a number of streets.
Klostergade is an old street, situated in the
History
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The street has existed since at least the 1300s when it was known by the
Klostergade was constructed as an extension of the short street of Graven, running north of the priory and it originally terminated at Munkegade, where the road to Randers began. Until the 1800s, Klostergade was the north-most street in the city. Behind the gardens was the city wall and the "road behind the city" which is today Nørre Allé. The significance of Klostergade as a thoroughfare was diminished at an early time when a new road from Studsgade to Christiansbjerg was established in 1757 and most traffic from Randers went to the city gate in Studsgade. When Nørre Allé was widened and paved, even more traffic bypassed Klostergade.[3]
Initially the western section of Klostergade and the southern section of Grønnegade was known as Skidenstræde (Lit.: Shit-alley). In 1830 Skidenstræde became part of Grønnegade until 1909 when the southern section of Grønnegade was made a part of Klostergade.
Buildings
Klostergade gets its name from Our Lady's Priory which is situated on the street. The priory was established by the
Directly across the street from the priory is two listed buildings from 1685 and 1777. The 1685 complex is a
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Several old listed buildings
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The (former) priory attached to the Church of Our Lady has official address at Klostergade.[6]
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Klostergade intersects with Klosterport
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A former Chocolate factory
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The first supermarket in Denmark from 1960[7]
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The original store of Emmerys (1918), a Danish chain of organic bakeries.
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One of several restaurants
Flora
Inspired by an old chestnut tree in the priory gardens two rows of Aesculus hippocastanum chestnuts were planted around the parking area on Klostergade. On the square Klostertorv an Acer platanoides maple was planted around the turn of the 20th century in a courtyard. The buildings around it has since been torn down and the area turned into a large open square. In 1973 a small square on the corner of Badstuegade was established with 3 lime trees, Tilia cordata.
Notes and references
- ^ "Klostergade" (in Danish). Aarhus City Archives. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Klostertorv" (in Danish). Aarhus City Forening. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Gade Klostergade" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- Danish Heritage Agency. Archivedfrom the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- Danish Heritage Agency. Archivedfrom the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ Note: The public entry to the priory is in the church.
- ^ Note: Situated at the crossway between Guldsmedgade and Klostergade, but with official address at Guldsmedgade.
External links
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