Petersstrasse
View of Petersstrasse in 2009 | |
| Length | 347 m (1,138 ft) |
|---|---|
| Width | between 11 m (36.1 ft) and 19 m (62.3 ft) |
| Location | Leipzig-Mitte, Leipzig, Germany |
| Postal code | 04109 |
| Nearest metro station | Leipzig Markt station and Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz station of S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland |
| North end | Markt |
| South end | Schillerstrasse |
| Construction | |
| Completion | created before the city was founded in 1165, newly designed 2014 |
Petersstrasse is one of the oldest streets in Leipzig's district of Mitte (neighborhood Zentrum). For centuries it was a main and commercial street for the Leipzig trade fair with exhibition houses, inns and shops. In the second half of the 19th century, many of the old buildings on the street fell victim to the modernization of the city center. Today it is a heavily frequented pedestrian zone in a prime location with shopping centers, department stores, shops, restaurants and cinemas.