This lane, probably the one most frequently cited as evidence of old Danzigers' humor, originated relatively late, only in 1648. On the development plan of the old castle it is initially recorded merely as a "small lane toward the Radaune." At the same time, the land register also counts it as part of Steinstrasse. After Steinstrasse adopted the name Zappengasse in the second half of the 17th century, the name Steinstrasse remained attached to our lane alone, even though it was not paved but probably laid with large planks. Since in Low German "grosse Bohlen" (large planks) was pronounced "Grote Bonen," it was only a short step to first Grosse Bohnengasse and then Krausebohnengasse (Curly Bean Lane). This name appears for the first time in written form in the 1796 Servisanlage, but was probably already in use for a long time. The legend known to probably all old Danzigers about the origin of this name during the French period is not only a fairy tale -- it seems to have been quite the reverse: the soldiers apparently jokingly reinterpreted the lane name, which was unknown to them, as "rue des gros bonnes." After the war, the origin of the German name was apparently correctly deciphered, for it bore the name ul. Drewniana (Wooden Lane) for some years. But since the war had left nothing but ruins there, the lane was abolished after a few years.

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