Attraction · Reutlingen · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Spreuerhofstraße is an attraction in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 7 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 250 m you'll find a bench, a water point, a public toilet and a bike pump.
Audio tour · Spreuerhofstraße
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You're standing at Spreuerhofstraße in the centre of Reutlingen. Look closely, because it's easy to miss. That slim gap between two houses is officially the narrowest street in the world. Guinness World Records has said so since 2007.
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In 1726, a great fire swept through the whole of Reutlingen. This part of the town was destroyed too. During the rebuilding in 1727, the little alley was added. It was therefore really laid out as a street. The land registry even lists it as street number 77. Later, a story spread that the street was gradually getting smaller. Water was said to run down the walls, causing them to expand until the alley would one day disappear. That turns out not to be true. The town of Reutlingen also takes care that the alley stays as it is. It bought a building beside the alley for 100,000 euros. As a result, the houses on both sides of the alley now belong to the town.
There are plenty of benches near Spreuerhofstraße in Reutlingen. The nearest one is 58 metres away, on Gartenstraße, and there are 62 benches within 500 metres. Drinking water is closest at Albtorplatz, 62 metres away, with 3 water points within 500 metres. For a public toilet, the nearest is on Jos-Weiß-Straße, 99 metres away, and it is wheelchair accessible. There are 4 public toilets within 500 metres. If you have your bike with you, the nearest bike pump is 249 metres away, at Kanzleiplatz, and there are 2 bike pumps within 500 metres.
From Spreuerhofstraße, you can explore more on foot, as the places are close together. You will pass the Kesselturm and the Gartentor attractions. There are also museums: the Naturkundemuseum and the Heimatmuseum. The Heimatmuseum is the furthest away, at 316 metres from the alley, so you don't have to walk far, and you can choose the order in which you visit them. If you want to know more about the alley, there is an audio story of 1 minute. You can listen to it on the spot in the Outdoor Pitstop app while you stand in front of the narrow gap.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No honesty box within 1 km.
50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 7 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
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Spreuerhofstraße is 31 centimetres wide at its narrowest point and 50 centimetres at its widest. The street is about 3 metres 80 centimetres long.
Spreuerhofstraße is officially the narrowest street in the world. It has been listed in the Guinness Book of Records since 2007.
Spreuerhofstraße was created in 1727 during the rebuilding after the great town fire of 1726. In the land register, the street is listed as street number 77.
The nearest drinking water point is 62 metres away, at Albtorplatz. There are 3 drinking water points within 500 metres.
The nearest public toilet is 99 metres away, on Jos-Weiß-Straße, and is wheelchair accessible. There are 4 public toilets within 500 metres.
The nearest bench is 58 metres away, on Gartenstraße. There are 62 benches within 500 metres.
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