Korbmacherstraße, Historical street in central Wesel, Germany

Korbmacherstraße is a 314-metre street running north to south through central Wesel, from the Mathenakreuz junction to the Pastor-van-der-Giet-Straße. Its southern section is a traffic-calmed shopping street with small specialist shops, while the northern end is mostly residential. At the corner with Beguinenstraße stands the Lutherhaus, a former dwelling converted into a Lutheran church in 1729.

Originally called Antoniusstraße, this street emerged in the 14th century from a section of the medieval city fortification and moat system. The St. Antonius Chapel, constructed in 1352, gave the street its historic name until it was later renamed.

The name Korbmacherstraße recalls the basket-makers' trade once based here. The Lutheran congregation held services in a house at the corner with Beguinenstraße from the 17th century, before the building was rebuilt as the Lutherhaus church in 1729. Since 2014 newsreader Jan Hofer, who grew up on this street, has invested in its property and in 2017 funded the Lutherhaus's night-time exterior lighting.

The traffic-calmed section runs from Mathenakreuz north to the junction of Beguinen- and Doelenstraße, where it becomes a residential stretch before turning into the 50-metre Pastor-van-der-Giet-Straße and the northern city ring. The southern part is lined with smaller specialist shops. The Lutherhaus exterior is lit at night by lighting donated in 2017.

The Lutherhaus at the corner of Beguinenstraße was originally a private residence and was converted into a church for evangelical services in 1729. This surprising repurposing shows how buildings in this area adapted to changing community needs.