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Kröpcke
City square
Kröpcke seen from the east looking towards Stone Gate plaza, Kröpcke clock shown at the right
Features	Kröpcke clock
Opening date	1843; 181 years ago (1843)
Location	Georgstraße, and Karmarschstraße, Bahnhofstraße and Rathenaustraße
Address	Hanover Lower Saxony, Germany
Kröpcke and approximate locations of the former 13th-century defensive wall (●) and 17th-century inner bastion (●) that enclosed the old town
Coordinates: 52°22′28″N 9°44′20″E / 52.374411°N 9.738758°E / 52.374411; 9.738758

Kröpcke is the central square of the city of Hanover in Germany. The square is situated at the five-way crossroads of Georgstraße, and Karmarschstraße, Bahnhofstraße and Rathenaustraße. It is named after Wilhelm Kröpcke who started working at Café Robby, that had relocated to the then-nameless square in 1869, as a waiter in 1878, before leasing the café in 1885, changing its name to Café Kröpcke in 1895, and operating it until his death in 1919. Eventually, the square adopted the name from the café and in 1947 was officially named Kröpcke by the city of Hanover.

One of its most notable features is the Kröpcke clock, a 1977 reconstruction of a meteorological column erected in 1885 in front of the then Café Robby. This column was damaged by an air raid in 1943, but its clock was repaired in 1945 after the end of World War II in Europe. In 1954 the meteorological column was removed and replaced the following year with a contemporary clock. This in turn was replaced in 1977 with a simplified reconstruction of the historical meteorological column that features a clock and, instead of meteorological instruments, a display case for art exhibitions and presentations.

Stadtbahn station

The Kröpcke station is the main station in the Hanover Stadtbahn network. It was built from 1968 to 1974 and opened in several parts through the 1970s and 1980s. At the time, it was one of Hanover's largest construction sites, extending more than 30 metres (98 ft) underground. Today, all Stadtbahn lines except two call at the station and it is the main interchange point for the network. It has six platforms in total on three lines that cross each other in independent tunnels.

Level -1 Main entrance and access to Niki-de-Saint-Phalle-Promenade.

Level -2

• A line toward Hauptbahnhof and Markthalle.
• B line toward Hauptbahnhof and Aegidientorplatz.
• Connection between A line to Markthalle and B line to Aegidientorplatz

Level -2.5 Connecting level with escalators and staircases to the A, B and C lines.

Level -3

• C line toward Steintor and Aegidientorplatz.

The station underwent extensive modernisation prior to Expo 2000, including hiding its 1970s colours tilework behind large murals.

Next stations

References

1. ^ "Kröpcke". Stadthistorie.info (in German). 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
2. ^ Klaus Mlynek; Waldemar R. Röhrbein (1991). Klaus Mlynek; Waldemar R. Röhrbein (eds.). Hanover Chronicle: from the Beginnings to the Present – Numbers, Dates and Facts (PDF) (in German). Hanover: Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft. ISBN 978-3-87706-319-4. LCCN 91143056. OCLC 24468337. OL 1605811M. Wikidata Q1576234.
3. Rossbach, Beate (15 September 2024). "Geschichte des Café Kröpcke" [History of Kröpcke café]. Nobilis (in German). Retrieved 6 November 2024.
4. Zimmermann, Helmut (1983). Hannover in der Tasche. Bauten und Denkmäler von A–Z. Hannover: H. Feesche Verlag. p. 55. ISBN 3872230352. OCLC 41985235.
5. Lambernd, Jochen (25 October 2024). "Vor 70 Jahren: Historische Kröpcke-Uhr in Hannover demontiert" [70 Years Ago: Historic Kröpcke clock in Hanover Removed]. Norddeutscher Rundfunk (in German). Retrieved 6 November 2024.
6. Holtz, Joachim (6 January 1978). "Herz aus Beton". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

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