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In Vienna “Herrengasse” Became “Frauengasse” for International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, the Viennese Lines – Wiener Linien have thought of something special. They renamed the U3 metro station “Herrengasse” to “Frauengasse”. In English, this would mean changing the name from “Men’s Lane” to “Women’s Lane”.
The Herrengasse Was Temporarily Renamed Fraungasse Because of international Women's Day / Picture: © Serge Bystro from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Not only on Vienna's streets but also in the subway network something is happening on Women's Day: Instead of Herrengasse, the U3 stopped at "Frauengasse" on Wednesday. Wiener Linien renamed the station's signs with the temporary name. Since the name of a station is based on the surrounding streets, alleys, or important places and these are mostly named neutrally or masculinely, there…
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