Große Krämergasse

In 1350 it was called Paternosterstrade, by 1356 also "platea institorum" (Street of the Shopkeepers), and in 1377/78 the German form "Cremergasse" appeared. Yet the older name Paternostergasse continued alongside it until at least 1415. This name too derived from a trade guild -- the amber turners, who were also called Paternostermacher (paternoster makers) after their principal activity, the production of rosaries.

Initially, then, the lane took its name from the amber turners living here, who were called paternoster makers because their main occupation was making rosaries. Only from 1377/78 does the German name "Cremergasse" appear, running parallel to the old name until at least 1415. Even today it is still called Krämergasse (Shopkeepers' Lane) in translation.