Remigiusstrasse Viersen - sunburst though rainclouds

Remigiusstrasse Viersen - sunburst though rainclouds, originally uploaded by viersener1.

The Remigiusstrasse was constructed as part of an urban expansion scheme of the mid-nineteenth century, when vigorous growth in the Viersen textile industry saw the city burst out of its medieval and agrarian bounds. As such, the Remigiusstrasse isn't one of Viersen's oldest roads. It runs parallel to the Portiunkulaweg, which is a medieval (or even older) road, and fetches up, at its southern end, at the Festhalleplatz and the Heimbachstrasse, which are also products of the Victorian age. Just beyond lies the Heierstrasse, which is another of Viersen's oldest roads, with roots going back probably to Roman times.