Former name(s) | Grimmaische Gasse |
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Length | 333 m (1,093 ft) |
Location | Leipzig-Mitte, Leipzig, Germany |
Postal code | 04109 |
Nearest metro station | Leipzig Markt station of S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland and tram interchange station at Augustusplatz |
West end | Markt |
East end | Goethestrasse / Augustusplatz |
Construction | |
Completion | created in the middle ages, newly designed 2010 |
Grimmaische Strasse is a street in Leipzig, borough Leipzig-Mitte, and connects the marketplace with Augustusplatz. It was named in 1839 after the Grimmaischer Tor, the gateway to Grimma, which was first mentioned in 1421.[1][2] Before that it was called Grimmaische Gasse and was the main street of the Grimma quarter (German: Grimmaisches Viertel).[3] Today it is a heavily frequented pedestrian zone in a prime location with department stores, shops, restaurants, hotels, a museum and the university as residents.[4]