!!!Gries, Kies, Ufersand

Gries (literally, gravel, sand on lake shores and river banks), common 
place-name in Austria, denoting an area near a river (e.g. Gries am 
Brenner, Gries im Sellrain, Gries im Pinzgau), in Vienna e.g. "Am 
Gries", once name for the marshes on the right bank of the River Wien 
between the former Hundsmuehle and Heumuehle flour mills. The area 
around the "Gaenseweide" (between today´s Franzensbruecke and 
Sophienbruecke bridges), a former execution site, was also called 
"Gries" until 1826. The street name "Salzgries", referring to the 
former bank of the River Danube where the salt ships used to be 
unloaded, has survived to this day.


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