Große Ölmühlengasse

The first of the old names indicates that the old town prison was located here. Tymmenitz comes from the Slavic word "temnica," which means something like a dark, windowless room. This term was used in Gdańsk to refer to a prison until at least 1707. The later name "Kerewedergasse" (Kehrwiedergasse) suggests that it was a dead-end street at that time. Even today, it is translated as "Ölmühlengasse" (Oil Mill Alley).