It is part of the Zähringerstadt which was built during the foundation of the city in 1191.

It runs from the transverse Kreuzgasse, where the name changes to Postgasse to Kornhausplatz.

It is part of the UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site that encompasses the Old City.

Starting in 1300, the street that would become Rathausgasse and Postgasse was known as Hormansgasse or Hormatsgasse.

The Horman family, the origin of the name, lived in Bern from 1224 to 1326.