Ferkens Gränd

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Western vault of Ferkens Gränd in march 2007.
Western vault of Ferkens Gränd in march 2007.
View from Skepssbron.
View from Skepssbron.

Ferkens Gränd (Swedish: "Alley of Ferken") is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden, connecting Skeppsbron to Österlånggatan.

Old names 
Ferkens grändh (1619), Farkens grändh (1621), Bredgränd (?)

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The alley derives its name from a simple restaurant[1] in the early 17th century found in the eastern end of the alley. It was called Farken or Ferken, a name derived from the German word Farch or Ferkel meaning 'pig', and it probably had a sign displaying a pig. A Leuisa i Farken ("Louise in the Fark") mentioned in 1602, was married to a Michill Wossin, who in June 1605 was allowed to run the tavern by King Charles IX. The establishment was however declared unfit in 1687 and the building demolished a few years later.[1]

Parallel streets 
Drakens gränd, Lilla Hoparegränd, Pelikansgränd, Gaffelgränd
Crossing streets 
Skeppsbron, Österlånggatan

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  1. ^  A restaurant called a gårkök, a name derived from gar, a German word in the context meaning 'ready-made', and kök, 'kitchen' - e.g. a fast food restaurant.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ (1992) "Innerstaden: Gamla stan", Stockholms gatunamn, 2nd ed., Stockholm: Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning, 53. ISBN 91-7031-042-4. 
  2. ^ Wrangel, Fredrik Ulrik (1912). Stockholmiana I-IV : Stockholms värdshus och vinkällare vid 1600-talets början.. Project Runeberg. Retrieved on January 19, 2007.

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