Bleihof
Ołowianka
History
The Bleihof island, situated directly across from the Krantor (Crane Gate), belonged during the era of the Teutonic Order to the grounds of the castle. It was connected to the castle by a bridge extending from Ritterstraße (Knight Street), still shown on maps from the early 17th century.
On the island stood the Zimmerhof (timber yard) and the Schäferei (stewardship). The name "Schäferei" also extended to the opposite bank of the Neue Mottlau in the Niederstadt (Lower Town) and derives from commercial facilities that served the trading operations of the Teutonic Order's stewards (Schäffer).
The Bleihof ("Lead Court") with its Bleiwage (lead scales), from which the island takes its present name, is first mentioned on maps from the 16th century.