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The Naschmarkt is Vienna's most popular
market. Located at the Wienzeile over the Wien River it is about 1,5
kilometers long.
The Naschmarkt has existed since the 16th century when mainly milk
bottles were sold ("Asch", for milk bottles led to the name
"Aschenmarkt"). From 1793 onwards, all fruits and vegetables brought to
Vienna with carts had to be sold here, while goods arriving on the
Danube were sold elsewhere. Nowadays, you can buy fresh fruit and
vegetables from around the world, exotic herbs, cheese, baked goods such
as bread, kaiser rolls, and torte, meats, and seafood. There are also a
lot of small restaurants which offer e.g. sushi, kebap, fish, seafood,
traditional viennese food such as Kaiserschmarrn (see de:Kaiserschmarrn)
or Palatschinken (compares to rolled up crepes) and stalls which offer
clothes and accessoirs. Since 1977, the market extends further along the
Wienzeile to an adjacent area every Saturday, when a flea market takes
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The unique atmosphere of the Naschmarkt is famous
far beyond the borders of Vienna, and huge amounts of tourists visit
the market every year.
Naschmarkt, 1938
(Picture from
www.wien.gv.at ) |
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| History of the
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In 1905 the former Kärntnertormarkt (named
after its location at the Kärntnertor) received its official name, whose
origins are not entirely clear. It is a fact that the population first
referred to it as "Aschenmarkt" (Ash Market) but around 1820 it became
known as "Naschmarkt".
There are two possible explanations for the term "Aschenmarkt": the
market's precursor was a fruit and vegetables market at Freyung in the
city centre. Because of constant disputes between the City
Administration and the Schottenkloster (the Monastery of the Scottish
Friars), it was moved in 1780 to the fürstlich Starhembergische Freyhaus
(a house belonging to the counts of Starhemberg, torn down in 1936,
today the area of Hauptstraße-Resselgasse-Operngasse). Earlier a small
milk market had been established at the location of a former city
landfill for ash and waste. This could be the reason why the Viennese
called their new market "Aschenmarkt". At the same time, however, "Asch"
was also a common name for milk buckets made of ash trees. Already at
the beginning of the 19th century, the name "Naschmarkt" became more and
more common. It may have been a parody of the old term because many
treats with a whiff of exotic countries, such as sugared orange zests
and dates, were and still are available at the market (naschen = to eat
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After the regulation of the River Wien
and its building over, the market began to extend from its original area
(Karlsplatz between Operngasse/Linke Weinzeile and Wiedner Hauptstraße)
to the area covering the River Wien. The construction of the planned
magnificent avenue leading to the Schönbrunn palace would have required
it to move though. World War I ended discussions about a new location
for the market. Already during the war the market received new stands
following plans of the Vienna Executive Office for Urban Planning,
Development and Construction and its uniform appearance still
characteristic of it nowadays. In 1919 the original inner part of the
market was given up, limiting it to today's location along the
Wienzeile.
After 1916 a provisional wholesale market for fruit and vegetables was
established at the side of the market facing to the outskirts of the
city. |
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