Blutgasse ("Blood Alley")
One of the oldest streets in the historical part of Vienna, whose names often changed. 1368-1392 it was called Kothgässel ("Faeces Alley"), which wasn't exactly a charming name, but whose origin is relatively clear. You can't say so for the name it had 1547-1600 and has had again since 1862: Blutgasse. Historians dismissed both the massacre of Templars version and the more harmless version of a nearby slaughterhouse as an explanation. They simply don't know why this street is called so.
Blutgasse ("Blood Alley")
One of the oldest streets in the historical part of Vienna, whose names often changed. 1368-1392 it was called Kothgässel ("Faeces Alley"), which wasn't exactly a charming name, but whose origin is relatively clear. You can't say so for the name it had 1547-1600 and has had again since 1862: Blutgasse. Historians dismissed both the massacre of Templars version and the more harmless version of a nearby slaughterhouse as an explanation. They simply don't know why this street is called so.