4D - Tájépítészeti és Kertművészeti Folyóirat 37-40. (2015)
2015 / 39. szám - Körmendy Imre: Adalékok a történeti városközpontok témájához Eger példáján = Reflection on the subject of historic city centres - example Eger
circumstances.31 This approach is aware of the societal power and regards natúré as ally rather than enemy to be overcome, and accepts that natúré is more powerful and adapts to it. (note Fig 6).35 On the eastem side of Eger the routes are curving, in the west they are straight. Besides the three main routes the Street south of Cifra gate (today Jankovich Street - a section of Balassi Bálint Street - Knézich Street) is worth taking a look. It follows the line of the rivulet, there is a single narrowing at Cifrakapu square, where the elevation of Tetemvár is near the river. Jenő Major in his analysis of the ground plán of Sopron came to the same conclusion, that the streets were adjusted to the features of the terrain. The only difference was that this city had a laté Román, several meter thick, elliptical city wall with gates (Figs 8-9) Somé other elements of his analysis - fór instance, that within the blocks determined by the main streets new streets are opened where the distance between the borders are much longer than the usual depth of two plots - can be observed in Eger too, in the district of the OSM church (Dayka Gábor Street and Szaicz Leó Street leading to the church as well as Szolártsik Street opening the block). It is obvious that in the area determined by simple, orthogonal networks and where the usually rectangular plots are or can be identical, the layout is simple, orientation is easy.38 Nevertheless, the variations of the Street and square network and built development are attractive. The individual, specific townscape may be uncanny and uncertain fór a stranger, bút it offers homeliness and security fór those who live there and offers surprises and things to discover fór the guests.3 These úrban quarters - like the historic centre of Eger - really guard the monuments of the pást and point out the fact that the medieval walled city is made up of smaller units. The small units were generally built around a church - as mentioned - and in somé cases there was a national or occupational identity of the local community. 34 The roots of rectangular Street pattem “defying" the terrain configuration go back to ancient Greek architecture, and it has several interesting examples all over the world from San Francisco to Marianhamina (Finland, Aland isles) 35 The drawing contains the Street following the streams on the western side only. There is one on the eastern side too, Csurgó Street as its name (Gutter) indicates. The map shows the streets towards the local centres of the medieval communities and the convergence of the streets indicating the piacé of the gates. 36 Major, Jenő (1963): A városalaprajz, mint a korai magyar várostörténet forrása. A soproni belváros kialakulása. (City ground plán, the source of early Hungárián urban history. Development of the downtown of Sopron) Építés- és Közlekedéstudományi Közlemények. (Proceedings ofBuilding and Transport Science) (9.) 1.153-174■ p 37 The cadastre map, 1862 is from Ferenc Jankó (available on mapire.eu website. Jankó, Ferenc: Falu a városban: a külvárosok helye a soproni történelmi városrész településmorfológiai képében. (Viliágé in the city: role of suburbs in the morphology of the historic quarter of Sopron) Korall 31. vol. 2008.4., Budapest (23-44. p) ADALÉKOK A TÖRTÉNETI VÁROSKÖZPONTOK TÉMÁJÁHOZ EGER PÉLDÁJÁN | 4D 39. SZÁM 2015 | 33