Storegade 7 housed a number of textile and goods dealers, most recently a paint shop, followed by the real estate agency Home.
Storegade 9 is the only building here that did not burn down in the fire of 1880, as it had a tiled roof.
At Storegade 11, Kasper Jensen settled after he was prohibited from teaching Danish in private Danish homes before 1920.
He then opened a book and stationery shop here, which was later handed over to Helga Moos.
The property at Storegade 13 was built by B42 in 2015 and contains eight apartments.
It was made possible after the previous building was demolished.Previously, the site hosted an inn with an entrance in the gable, a butcher’s shop with street access, and a small shop (bank, tea shop, real estate agency), also with street access.
In the courtyard, there was a slaughterhouse with adjoining stables.
In the garden stood a linden tree with a platform a few meters up — food and drinks were served there.
At that time, the inn was called Zur Lindelaube, later renamed Lindely.
This part of Broager’s town center has changed dramatically since the 1950s, when the street was densely lined with shops.
At the far end toward Borgergade were Chr. Hansen’s textile shop, Strauss’s hair salon, followed by a hat shop.
Next came Brugsen, which was connected to Hotel National — the gathering place for the German-minded community.Between Brugsen and National was a large gate leading into a closed-off area, where today you’ll find SuperBrugsen, a petrol station, and parking spaces.
In the courtyard, there were gardens and a feed store. After that came Fr. Ihle’s shop, where one could buy furniture and leather goods. There was also a saddlery workshop.The last building before Møllegade was the Forsamlingsgården, also known as Centralhotellet — the town’s largest assembly venue, with a stage so large and elegant that the Royal Danish Theatre held several touring performances there.
Facing Møllegade, the building also housed one of the town’s four grocery stores.
In 2002, the Broager and Surroundings Ring Riding Association decided that a ring rider sculpture should be erected in Broager.
After consulting with the Broagerland Art Association, Marco Evaristti was asked to submit a design.
Once the initial surprise had faded — that the statue was not of a person on horseback — it was agreed that Evaristti’s idea was worth realizing as a sculpture.In 2003, it was inaugurated here on the square. But sadly, in November 2004, it was sawn off its pedestal and disappeared, despite a substantial reward being offered.
Funds were raised to produce a copy, which stood here until 2019.
However, in 2015, the original sculpture was found in a lake near Sandbjerg.
It was cleaned, and after a lengthy local debate, it was decided that both figures should stand side by side.
