Marktgasse

Location

The market alley opens to the west into the Hospital Lane, in the northwest of the capitol city, and in the Waaghausgasse, in the north in the Zeughauspassage and in protecting streets, in the northeast on the Kornhausplatz, in the east to the Bim Clock Tower, in the southeast of the theater square, in the south in the Imperial House passage and the southwest of the Bärenplatz.

History

The first paving of the alley consisted of clay and stone. It turned in bad weather in a veritable swamp. Along the arcades, so boards paths had to be put to the use of the soggy streets soil. In the late 15th century was called the Lane New City, this term remained partially up to 1830. The first actual paving of the street market dates back to the year 1399. For this purpose, round stones were brought from the River Aare. At the same time the city Bach was taken in tubes. In the lower part of the Märitgasse at the height of the old crown, stood up to the half of the 15th century over the creek, the lower bread and meat scarf and at the bottom the Gerbhaus. Already in the 18th century was called the alley Wybermärit, who called the market where the women their goods (mainly fruit, eggs and vegetables) Hawks held. The name Wybermärit came quite out of use, out of it was 1798, the current official term market street ( French Rue du Marché ) until the 20th century. It was planned, the lane asphalting 1937, but this was to give up in favor of a Neupflästerung. This took place in the years 1938 / 39th

In the market street of Anna Seiler Fountain and the Schützenbrunnen stand.

Miscellaneous

The market street, you can visit the PlayStation 3 game Gran Turismo 5. The alley is animated with trams, many people, a dog and some fountains.

Emblem of the society means lion

Schützenbrunnen

Anna -Seiler -Brunnen

Swell

• Berchtold Weber: streets and their names. At the city of Berne example. Stämpfli, Bern 1990, ISBN 3-7272-9850-2.
• Fridolin Limbach: The beautiful city of Bern. The turbulent history of the old " Marit " or " Merit alley ", today's Justice and Kramgasse and the old Zähringerstadt Bern. Hand prints, drawings, construction and household stories, chronicles, old prints, Bernese mandates, government decrees and maps. Benteli, Bern 1978, ISBN 3-7165-0273-1.