Via del Rafut takes its name from a variation of the German word “raffholz” (literally “fallen branches”).

Via del Rafut takes its name from a variation of the German word "raffholz" (literally "fallen branches"), because it was traditional to search for firewood in the city on the nearby Rafut hill. The street gained notoriety when, following the Paris Agreements of 1947, it became the new border between Italy and the then Yugoslavia.

Among the various anecdotes linked to the border, the famous case of a house located right on Via del Rafut is famous. When the Allies drew the border line with chalk, they separated the house (in Italy) from the stable (in Yugoslavia).