Rennweg (Zurich)
Limmatquai and Quaianlagen in Zurich: Bellevueplatz and Bürkliplatz, Quaibrücke, Münsterbrücke and Münsterhof, and Rathausbrücke–Weinplatz, aerial photography by Eduard Spelterini in the probably mid-1890s. | |
Interactive map of Rennweg | |
| Type | pedestrian zone |
|---|---|
| Owner | City of Zurich |
| Length | about 260 metres (280 yd) |
| Addresses | Rennweg |
| Location | Oetebachgasse–Widdergasse–(Weinplatz) Zurich, Switzerland |
| Postal code | 8001 |
| Coordinates | 47°22′26″N 8°32′19″E / 47.3740°N 8.5387°E |
| Construction | |
| Completion | probably around 1200 AD or before |
Rennweg (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈrɛnveːɡ]) is a medieval main road and is today part of the inner-city pedestrian zone of Zurich, Switzerland. In medieval German, a Rennweg was a street where horses could run. Once, it was one of the nodal points of road and public transportation. Today, together with Limmatquai and Augustinergasse, it forms a section of the southern extension of the Seeuferanlage promenades that were built between 1881 and 1887. Rennweg is one of the best known visitor attractions of the oldest area of the city.