Lange Gasse

The Lange Gasse (German: die lange Gasse) is a famous street in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is significant for historical reasons because it leads to the Stiftskirche (known as the Collegiate Church in English).

It has been said that anyone who was either honored or kicked out of the Stiftskirche has been destined for greatness in Germanic Culture. Because of its proximity, the people who have been kicked out of the Stifstkirche have always been kicked out onto the lange Gasse.

The lange Gasse was known for its many bohemian inhabitants, whose views often ran against those embraced by the Stiftskirche. Many of the scientists, theologians, philologists and philosophers who left their footprints on the lange Gasse continue to impact modern thought today.

The list of people celebrated and kicked out of the Stiftskirche is vast and includes the following individuals:

Hermann Hesse, Friedrich Hölderlin, Alois Alzheimer, Johannes Kepler, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Joseph Alois Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI), Ernst Bloch, and Friedrich Nietzsche.