Rue du Maroquin (Maroquin Street), Strasbourg

Maroquin Street (Rue du Maroquin) is a notable thoroughfare located in the heart of Strasbourg. This street extends from Place du Marché-aux-Cochons-de-Lait to Place de la Cathédrale and is linked to Rue du Vieil-Hôpital through Rue des Tailleurs-de-Pierre. Since 1973, it has been designated as a pedestrian zone. The name of this narrow street pays homage to its historical association with numerous shoemakers who were established there over the years.

Starting from 1995, the municipal authorities installed bilingual street signs in both French and Alsatian languages, as the traditional street names were still prevalent in the Strasbourg dialect. Hence, Rue du Maroquin is accompanied by the subtitle Kurwegass.

Currently, only the old buildings on the western side (odd-numbered addresses) of the street remain intact. Most structures on the eastern side were razed in the late 1850s to facilitate the establishment of the Imperial School of the Military Health Service of Strasbourg, which utilized the premises until 1870.

The even-numbered addresses (2, 4, and 6) partly border the small medieval garden of the Musée de l'Œuvre Notre-Dame. This museum was established in 1937 under the guidance of curator Hans Haug. Notably, since 2004, the passageway connecting Maroquin Street to Château Square has been named after him: "passage Hans-Haug".