Piazza Walther
Piazze
Descrizione
Piazza Walther è il salotto buono della città: i suoi numerosi cafè e bei negozi la rendono attraente per gli ospiti e i bolzanini. Durante l'anno la piazza ospita tante manifestazioni come la tradizionale Festa dei Fiori e il Mercatino di Natale.
Realizzata nel 1808 e battezzata secondo Massimiliano di Baviera che l'aveva voluta, in seguito prende il nome dell'arciduca Giovanni (Johannesplatz) e, nel 1901, Walther von der Vogelweide (uno dei maggiori poeti tedeschi vissuto fra il 1170 e il 1230), nome che mantiene ancora oggi con una breve interruzione fra le due guerre quando viene intitolata a re Vittorio Emanuele III.
Al centro della piazza si trova il monumento dedicato a Walther von der Vogelweide.
Piazza Walther/Waltherpaltz is the central quare of Bolzano. Thanks to its cafés and pretty shops it has become the front parlour of the town and it hosts many traditional events such as the Flower Market and the Christmas market.
It dates back to 1808 when it was named after Maximilian of Bavaria who had decreeded its construction. It then became "Johannesplatz" as a homage to the Archduke Johann of Austria and in 1901 changes ist name yet again to that of Walther von der Vogelweide (one of the most important German poets who lived between 1170 and 1230) and keeps it untile present date, except for a brief period between the two WWs, when it got named afer King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.
Der Waltherplatz ist der Hauptplatz von Bozen. Mit seinen Cafés und den schönen Geschäften ist der Waltherplatz zur "Guten Stube" Bozens geworden. Hier finden das ganze jahr über viele traditionelle Veranstaltungen wie der Blumenmarkt und der Christkindlmarkt statt.
Der Platz wurde 1808 unter der Bayernherrschaft verwirklicht und anfangs nach König Maximilian von Bayern benannt. Später im Jahre 1814 wurde ihmzu Ehren von Erzherzog Johann der Name Johannesplatz gegeben und 1901 jenen des Minnesängers Walther von der Vogelweide (1170-1230). Dieser Name blieb ihm bis heute, auch wenn der Platz zwischen den Weltkriegen eine zeitlang König Vittorio Emanuele III gewidmet war.
In der Mitte steht das Denkmal des Dichters Walther von der Vogelweide, das 1889 vom Vinschger Heinrich Natter errichtet wurde. Für kurze Zeit wurde es in den Rosegger Park umgesiedelt, thront nun aber seit 1985 wieder auf dem Waltherplatz.
Piazza Walther/Waltherpaltz is the central quare of Bolzano. Thanks to its cafés and pretty shops it has become the front parlour of the town and it hosts many traditional events such as the Flower Market and the Christmas market.
It dates back to 1808 when it was named after Maximilian of Bavaria who had decreeded its construction. It then became "Johannesplatz" as a homage to the Archduke Johann of Austria and in 1901 changes ist name yet again to that of Walther von der Vogelweide (one of the most important German poets who lived between 1170 and 1230) and keeps it untile present date, except for a brief period between the two WWs, when it got named afer King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.
