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especially eco-alternative boutiques, as well as other shops and pubs. A farmer's market is held weekly at the old
Wiehrebahnhof. The main shopping street is the rather heavily trafficked GĂĽnterstalstraĂźe, which connects Freiburg with Schauinsland; traffic has been somewhat reduced in recent years by the creation of a network of one-way streets. While several student associations maintain tradition-rich dwellings in the Wiehre, the district remains the dream of many Freiburgers.
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Karlsruhe-Basel, on the north by the
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in the middle of the 19th century, as a rising middle and upper-middle class required space for homes, the Wiehre began to develop into a posh residential district. Among the residents were pensioners from North Baden and the Ruhr, which at that time was much afflicted with cholera epidemics, and the
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In 1899, two landmarks of the town were erected: the
Johanneskirche (Catholic), which because of its impressive appearance is called the "Wiehredom," and the second Evangelische Church in Freiburg, the Christuskirche. The Loretto Hill, which reaches into Freiburg, began to be heavily built over at
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from the Old City. It is a desirable district, with comparatively quiet streets and many well-preserved commercial and residential buildings dating from the 18th century and earlier. Housing there is expensive relative to the rest of the city. The Wiehre is bordered on the west by the
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Up until the 1920s, the streets were extended southwards, and the Wiehre with them. The Höllentalbahn tracks began to be seen as an obstacle, and were removed 1933–34, marking the present southern boundary of the Wiehre. The old train station still exists, now in use as a café and culture-center.
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Schools include the Walter-Eucken-Gymnasium, the
Rotteckgymnasium, the Turnsee-, Loretto- and Lessingschule as well as the Waldorfschule. Additionally there is the Gertrud-Luckner-Gewerbeschule and the Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Strafrecht.
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The name "Wiehre" comes from "Wehre", which referred to the dikes erected near the
Dreisam, in the area later known as the Oberwiehre, in order to gain arable land from the floodplain. “Die Wiehre” is mentioned as a placename in a communication (1008 C.E.) from King
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These influential residents are responsible for the spur line (Höllentalbahn) which bisects the district. The train was also used by the Ganter
Brewery, which was erected in 1888 on the site of an oilpress, and which grew into the largest brewery in South Baden.
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The Wiehre is connected by the Höllentalbahn to
Freiburg and Titisee. Additionally, the town is served by numerous bus-routes, and the streetcars connect the Wiehre with the Old City of Freiburg, with GĂĽnterstal and Vauban.
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After the war, the dramatic increase in motor traffic required the expansion of the
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During the Nazi era, the Wiehre was the center of a minor resistance. The underground group met in a private home near the
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In addition to agricultural buildings, a small commercial and artisans’ district grew along the Dreisam, along with a small brewery. With the economic upturn of the Archduchy of
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The Wiehre emerged from the Second World War relatively unscathed; only homes near the Old City were damaged.
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