Getreidegasse(Tourist attractions in Salzburg) in Austria

View of shoppers on Getreidegasse, which is one of the oldest streets in Salzburg. Most of the buildings feature wrought-iron guild signs hanging above the shops.

Getreidegasse (also known as Grain Lane) is a busy shopping street in the Old-Town section of Salzburg. The house at no. 9 Getreidegasse is the place where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born and where he lived until the age of 17. Originally called Trabegasse (derived from traben "to trot"), its name was changed several times before it became the Grain Lane.

Overview

Every day, one can see the famous 'puppet woman' with her brown basket on this street. She is a lady named Maria and has been selling puppets there since 1987.

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