Wedekindplatz

Wedekindplatz stands in Hanover between the List and Oststadt districts, where Wedekindstraße meets Flüggestraße, Drostestraße, and In der Steinriede. The star-shaped junction forms the centre of a protected architectural ensemble, sometimes known as “Little Paris.” Four-storey rental houses line the space, with rear wings, attic rooms, dormers, and turret-like corner bays.

Development began around 1892, after List became part of Hanover, and Wedekindstraße followed from 1894. The buildings combine facing brick, stucco, bay windows, and projections in late historicist styles, including Neo-Renaissance, Neo-Baroque, and Neo-Gothic details. Houses from 1904 add Jugendstil elements, while the consistent façades and rounded corner forms preserve the character of late nineteenth-century urban planning.

Wedekindstraße reached Celler Straße in 1900, bringing traffic into an area first intended as a quiet centre. At Wedekindplatz 3, Gerhard Schröder later practised law during the late 1970s. When plans to reshape the square raised concerns about old trees, the local group Wedewipfel formed to protect them, hanging a banner that defended summer shade and winter light.