• History

    Street names

    MEANING OF STREET NAMES: Many streets or squares in Regensburg are self-explanatory, such as the Kohlenmarkt, the Fischmarkt and the Alter Kornmarkt. Some names reveal the professions that were located here at the time, such as Lederergasse or Weißgerbergraben. You can see what other streets are named after here: GOLDENE BÄREN STRASSE: named after the former inn “Zum Goldenen Bären” (house number 6). ROTER HERZFLECK: also named after an inn. – Zum Roten Herzen” was also a brothel for a…