Augustinergasse (Zürich)

Augustinergasse

Augustinergasse
Augustinergasse as seen from the Bahnhofstrasse road towards Münzplatz square
Type	pedestrian zone
Owner	City of Zürich
Length	about 200 metres (660 ft)
Addresses	Augustinergasse
Location	Bahnhofstrasse–Weinplatz–St. Peterhofstatt–(Münsterhof) Zürich, Switzerland
Postal code	8001
Coordinates	47°22′20.40″N 8°32′18.50″E / 47.3723333°N 8.5384722°E / 47.3723333; 8.5384722
Construction
Completion	probably around 1200 AD or before

Augustinergasse is a medieval lane that today is part of the innercity pedestrian zone of Zürich, Switzerland. It is named after the former Augustinian Abbey that is now Augustinerkirche, the former church of the convent that was disestablished in 1525. Once, it was one of the nodal points of road and public transportation between Münsterhof, St. Peterhofstatt, the present Münzplatz plaza at the former abbey, and one of the gates and fortifications of the medieval town walls. Today, as well as the Limmatquai, Augustinergasse is a section of the southern extension of the Seeuferanlage promenades that were built between 1881 and 1887, and one of the best known visitor attractions of the oldest area of the city of Zürich.

Bordered in the north by Münzplatz and by St. Peterhofstatt towards Münsterhof, it is named after the former Augustinian monastery, now the Augustinerkirche church. The Rennweg, formerly the Rennweg–Augustinergasse stop on lines 6, 7, 11 and 13 of the Zürich tram system is located some 150 metres (490 ft) further south along the Bahnhofstrasse road.