Rieselfeld
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Rieselfeld is a district of the German
city of Freiburg. Rieselfeld is one of the two recent new localities and was founded in 1992. Development started in 1993, is still going on and is planned to end in 2010.
the word Rieselfeld means sewage farm, and this is exactly how the area started in 1891 when the leaders of Freiburg bought the area of 5 square kilometres from the University of Freiburg
. After the Second World War the land was used to house Sinti
and Jenische. The locality was founded after the town had completed an urban planning competition, the "Urban Development Competition Rieselfeld" (German: „Städtebaulicher Wettbewerb Rieselfeld“). The first houses were constructed in 1994.
). Rieselfeld is also served by several busses and a tram line.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
city of Freiburg. Rieselfeld is one of the two recent new localities and was founded in 1992. Development started in 1993, is still going on and is planned to end in 2010.
History
In GermanGerman language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
the word Rieselfeld means sewage farm, and this is exactly how the area started in 1891 when the leaders of Freiburg bought the area of 5 square kilometres from the University of Freiburg
University of Freiburg
The University of Freiburg , sometimes referred to in English as the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg dynasty as the...
. After the Second World War the land was used to house Sinti
Sinti
Sinti or Sinta or Sinte is the name of a Romani or Gypsy population in Europe. Traditionally nomadic, today only a small percentage of the group remains unsettled...
and Jenische. The locality was founded after the town had completed an urban planning competition, the "Urban Development Competition Rieselfeld" (German: „Städtebaulicher Wettbewerb Rieselfeld“). The first houses were constructed in 1994.
Modern day Rieselfeld
At the end of 2005, the Rieselfeld already had 6810 inhabitants and is planned to have between 10.000 and 20.000 by 2010. The locality has two schools (a primary school and a GymnasiumGymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
). Rieselfeld is also served by several busses and a tram line.