[2] It is one of the oldest bridges crossing the river in Ljubljana and dates back to at least the 13th century.

[3] It started as a wooden bridge with a butchers shop on it, but the stench from the meat was so strong that the Emperor at the time paid to have them relocated.

Shoemakers were the new occupiers of their booths, so the bridge gained its present name.

The current stone bridge was designed in 1931 by the architect Jože Plečnik.

[4] In 2010, a monument of Ivan Hribar, mayor of Ljubljana between 1895 and 1907, was unveiled next to the bridge.