Ryffligässchen

The Ryffligässchen ( [ˈrifːli] ) is a lane in the city of Bern ( Switzerland ).

location

Ryffligässchen joins Aarbergergasse in the north and Spitalgasse in the south . It crosses with Neuengasse .

history

Up until 1868 the Ryffligässchen Frauengässli was called, or Gässli for short , after the town house of joy, which was officially called the women's shelter, and was located in house number 8 until the end of the 16th century. After the official residence of the executioner, the corner house at Neuengasse 25, which was built in 1473 and demolished in 1895, the Ryffligäschen was also known as Nachrichtener- or Henkergässli until the 19th century and, in French, was called Ruelle du Borreau . From the middle of the 19th century the Ryffligässchen was also called Scharfrichtergässchen . During this time the northern part was also called Neuengassgässchen . The name Ryffligässchen, which has been official since 1882, refers to the Ryffli fountain at the north end of the lane, which, according to Howald's naming legend from 1848 , is supposed to represent the crossbowman Ryffli . In 1925 the northern part of the alley was paved, in 1945 the urinal was removed and moved to the basement in connection with the construction of the cinema studio.

swell

• Berchtold Weber: Streets and their names. Using the example of the city of Bern. Stämpfli, Bern 1990, ISBN 3-7272-9850-2 .

Coordinates: 46 ° 56 ′ 56 "  N , 7 ° 26 ′ 31.9"  E ; CH1903:  600271  /  one hundred and ninety-nine thousand seven hundred fifty-six