The street "Kaiserstraße" was built in the 13th century as a market place. Its former names were Vordergasse and, until 1906, Kaiserstraße. Following the order of the council, which was influenced by Wilheminism, a war memorial for the years 1870/71 was erected and, in this course, several streets in Waldshut were named after important figures honoured on the Memorial such as Bismarck, Moltke - and emperor Wilhelm. From 1989 on, it became a pedestrian area and three new fountains were built, too.