{{Short description|Street in Bern, Switzerland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}} {{Use British English|date=August 2017}} {{Infobox street | name = Marktgasse | native_name = | image = Bern Marktgasse.PNG | caption = Old City of Bern with Marktgasse highlighted | former_names = | postal_code = 3011 | length_m = 300 | width = | location = Old City of Bern, Bern, Switzerland | coordinates = {{coord|46|56|52.61|N|7|26|50.14|E}} }}
The '''Marktgasse''' is one of the streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. It is part of the Innere Neustadt which was built during the 13th Century. It runs from the ''Käfigturm'' between Waisenhausplatz and Bärenplatz in the west to the Zytglogge between Kornhausplatz and Theaterplatz in the east. It is part of the UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site that encompasses the Old City.
==History== thumb|left|upright|The western end of Marktgasse, the ''Käfigturm'' and Anna Seiler fountain Marktgasse was first mentioned in 1286 as ''nova civitas bernensis''. After the construction of the 3rd city wall the street was known as Innere Neuenstadt. This was shortened and until the early 19th century, the street was known unofficially as ''Neuenstadt''. The name ''Wybermärit'' (''märit'' is Swiss German for the German word ''markt'' which means market) is mentioned in the 18th century. Officially it was shortened into Marktgasse in 1798, but this only became common in the early 20th century.<ref>{{cite book |title= Historisch-topographisches Lexikon der Stadt Bern |last= Weber |first= Berchtold |year= 1976 |url= http://www.digibern.ch/weber/weber_m.html#Marktgasse Marktgasse |accessdate= 27 January 2010 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090929061602/http://www.digibern.ch/weber/weber_m.html#Marktgasse |archivedate= 29 September 2009 |df= dmy-all }}{{in lang|de}}</ref>
==Video games== The street appears as a dynamic photo location for the player's cars in the racing game Gran Turismo 5 complete with trams and people.
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Category:Streets in Bern Category:Old City (Bern)