Restoration of the Historic Town Centre

The restoration of Hameln's historic centre was officially completed in 1992 and is a famous example of town restoration.

Bäckerstraße before and after the restoration

 
This historic town centre, its streets being freed from traffic, is now presented to the visitor as a self-contained unit, as an oasis of historical buildings and cultural interest.

Osterstraße before and after the restructuring 1975

 
 
Bürgerhus in the Kupferschmiedestraße: built in 1560, renewed in 1981
When admiring these restored stone- and wooden-framed houses built in the Weser Renaissance and other styles, it will be hard to realize that this splendour is the result of 25 years of reconstruction.

During this whole period the town - supported by the national and federal governments, together with numerous property owners, institutions and citizens‘ initiatives, had made persevering efforts to achieve their fundamental aim which was, to preserve the historic town-scape and at the same time to revive the original town centre with its cultural and economic significance and to improve its residential conditions.

Pferdemarkt: car-park 1973, pedestrian area 1977

 

At the end of 1967 the municipal council focused its policy on decisive accents by adopting the initial planning conception for the restoration of the historic town centre. During the first years, ways and methods of restoration were sometimes rather controversial. Only from the mid-seventies, a common positive basic consense among all parties involved with reconstruction was reached. Since then, the cooperation between public and private measures with an investment volume of approx. 250 mio. EUR received general acceptance and recognition.


Stiftsherrenhaus (left part of picture) and Leisthaus in the Osterstraße 8/9
- built in 1558/1585, renewed in 1975/1976

   
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