The older name of this lane, under which it regularly appears in the 14th and 15th centuries (first in 1362), is Wolfs- or Wulveshagen. Like the similarly formed names Petershagen, Gruttenhagen, and Rehagen, the first part of the name derives from a personal name. The second part "Hagen" actually means enclosure of a property, but the word also came to denote the enclosed area itself, and particularly in Low German as a name for suburban streets, it designated parts of a settlement inhabited by a single trade or family -- that is, closed communities. From the 16th century onward, the current name Fleischergasse (Butchers' Lane) replaced Wolfshagen, derived from the suburban meat stalls located in the lane between Katergasse and Gertrudengasse.

At the end of the lane stood the new gate of the suburban town wall, built in 1461, which was later built over when the bastion fortifications were constructed.

From 1945 to 1947, the section of the lane between Vorstädtischer Graben and St. Trinitatis-Kirchengasse was called ul. Franciszkańska (Franciscan Lane). Today's Polish name is a correct translation of the old one. At Fleischergasse No. 69 stood the Julius Sauer printing house, where a considerable portion of Danzig's postage stamps were produced.

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