Named after the Beethovengang, a favourite walk of Beethoven’s.
The path along the Schreiberbach stream was one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s favourite walks; he often spent the summer in Heiligenstadt, where the path lies. It was named around 1864/1869. The stream was originally called Nussbach, and Nußdorf itself probably owes its name to the many nut trees that grew there.