Junkerngasse

Junkerngasse
Old City of Bern with Junkerngasse highlighted
Former name(s)Kilchgasse
Edle Gasse
Length300 m (980 ft)
LocationOld City of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Postal code3011
Coordinates46°56′52″N 7°27′15″E / 46.9479°N 7.4543°E / 46.9479; 7.4543
Construction
Construction start1191
The Junkerngasse, looking north towards the Münster.

The Junkerngasse ("Nobility Lane") is a street in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. It connects the tip of the Aar peninsula (the Nydegg neighbourhood) to the Münster.

The Junkerngasse is the Old City's best-preserved street.[1] The riverfront of its palatial houses with their late Baroque façades and extensive garden terraces has been described in an art history guidebook as "one of Europe's most magnificent cityscapes".[2]

  1. ^ Caviezel et al., 170.
  2. ^ Caviezel et al., 170: "... einer der grossartigsten Stadtkörper Europas."