Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche
Encyclopedia
Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche is considered the narrowest street in Paris
. It is only 1.80m wide for the whole of its 29m length.
It is located in the 5th arrondissement, on the Rive Gauche
of the Seine
, and runs from Quai Saint-Michel to Rue de la Huchette
,
.
The status of "narrowest" street in Paris is also conferred on the sentier des Merisiers in the 12e arrondissement and the passage de la Duée in the 20e arrondissement.
the name means "Street of the Fishing Cat". It was named after the picture on a shop sign.
The original name was Rue des Étuves, and at various times it has also been known as Rue du Renard (not to be confused with the current Rue du Renard, in the 4e arr.) and Rue des Bouticles.
, a Hungarian author, lived on this street in 1930, and gave its name to one of her novels: A halászó macska uccája, which is the literal translation of the name in Hungarian
.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. It is only 1.80m wide for the whole of its 29m length.
It is located in the 5th arrondissement, on the Rive Gauche
Rive Gauche
La Rive Gauche is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two: looking downstream, the southern bank is to the left, and the northern bank is to the right....
of the Seine
Seine
The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...
, and runs from Quai Saint-Michel to Rue de la Huchette
Rue de la Huchette, Paris
The rue de la Huchette is one of Paris' oldest Rive Gauche streets. Running eastward just below the Seine river from the Place Saint-Michel, it is today an animated Latin Quarter artery with one of the highest concentrations of restaurants in the city — Greek specialties predominating...
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History
Built in 1540, it then ended on the bank of the river SeineSeine
The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...
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The status of "narrowest" street in Paris is also conferred on the sentier des Merisiers in the 12e arrondissement and the passage de la Duée in the 20e arrondissement.
Origin of the name
In EnglishEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
the name means "Street of the Fishing Cat". It was named after the picture on a shop sign.
The original name was Rue des Étuves, and at various times it has also been known as Rue du Renard (not to be confused with the current Rue du Renard, in the 4e arr.) and Rue des Bouticles.
Literature
Jolán FöldesJolán Földes
Jolán Földes was a Hungarian author. Her most famous novel is the Street of the Fishing Cat....
, a Hungarian author, lived on this street in 1930, and gave its name to one of her novels: A halászó macska uccája, which is the literal translation of the name in Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
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