The Altonaer fish market is called today gladly a tourist Event. One can understand it however only as result of the competition of the two competitive cities Altona/Elbe and Hamburg. Today it is marketed as tourist attraction, has however nevertheless an economic function.

History

Before the gates of Hamburg 16 settled themselves since that. Century Fischer and Handwerker on. After the Danish king Christian became IVTH 1640 duke of Holstein, the Danes tried to make for the Hanseatic city Hamburg competition. 1664 lent king Friedrich IIITH from Denmark Altona the municipal law. Since the year 1703 also Sundays trade could be carried on before the Kirchgang in Altona. Since then the bells sound to fish market on the Altonaer each Sunday.

Originally the market held in Altona served for the supply of the citizens with fresh fish. Already since early 18. Century on the Altonaer fish market also, vegetables and plants are sold to fruit. Its characteristic to be early opened also Sundays is however because of the fact that the caught fish should be sold already in the morning before the Kirchgang. Afterwards it would have been too warm outside.

1896 were opened the fish auction hall in Altona, which was delighted in the style of a dreischiffigen Basilika. Large Fischdampfer made the Elbfischern competition, without the assistance of the auctioneer the wholesale dealers could to low prices have pushed through. Already in the 30's was also auction-resounds technically "“outdated"”, the trade continued to shift to the south, where cooling resounding and fish factories were built. Today fish in virtual auctions is auctioneered, the sun-daily fish market supplies native ones with good deals and tourists with purchase experiences.

Sundays fish market

The sun-daily fish market from 5 to 9,30 o'clock (in the winter starting from 7 o'clock) with stands in the open air on the large Elbstrasse in Altona is not only an attraction for tourists and The market fulfills also an important economic and social function for native customers and dealers. No dealer or Marktschreier gets a fee of the office for tourism, but comes, in order to sell.

Today there are to buy even Handyschalen or Brazilian flags. However also Central European on this market buys even living chickens, letter pigeons and rabbits for the large surprise of the tourists. At some conditions customers leave themselves like a shoplifter ("“money ago! "”) This atmosphere ensures for the fact that the occurrence of Marktschreiern is marketed as strange Event in other cities than Hamburg fish market.

Modern land development in Altona old part of town

The area of the sun-daily fish market was not always as beautiful to regard as today. In July 1943 the most living and firms were completely destroyed approximately around the fish market by aerial bombs except for few exceptions. In the 70's 20. Century began the city Hamburg the reconstruction of the place, which the Altonaer saving and building association and the building association of the Elbgemeinden from 1988 to 1992 converted. Postmodernism new buildings form now with the "“new buildings"” for the period of promoterism a unit. Also the fish market well of 1742 was restored within this framework, for which the Kieler sculptor Hans Kock created 1989 a Minervastatue.

Literature

Hans Friday, Sundays to the bell half nine, 275 years Altonaer fish market. History and Hamburg Altona 1978

Municipal authorities of the city Altona, Altona's fishing port and fish market 1896, Altona 1896

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