Munkbrohamnen

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View of the helicopter platform moored at Munkbrohamnen with Riddarfjärden in the background. February 2007.

Munkbrohamnen (Swedish: "Monk's Bridge Harbour") is a quay and a footway passing along the western waterfront of Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching along the western side of Centralbron, the motorway and railway bridge passing north-south between the islands Stadsholmen and Riddarholmen, Munkbrohamnen offers pedestrians communication from and to the metro station of the old town, and a panoramic view over the bay Riddarfjärden.

The name, made official in 1921 because 'it is already established', was preceded by others, such as Örebrohamnen ("Örebro Harbour"), because ships from the city of Örebro used to be moored here; Mälarhamnen ("Harbour of Mälaren") as it is facing the Lake Mälaren; and Munkbrokajen ("Monk's Bridge Quay"), like the square Munkbron in references to the Greyfriars abbey once located nearby on Riddarholmen.^[1]

Moored at the quay is the Helikopterplattan (Helicopter Platform). In addition to being the only helicopter platform in central Stockholm, it has been known since the mid 1980s as a favourite hangout for racist skinheads and other far right activists.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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^ (1992) "Innerstaden: Gamla stan", Stockholms gatunamn, 2nd ed. (in Swedish), Stockholm: Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning, 60-61. ISBN 91-7031-042-4.
^ Anna-Lena Lodenius, Per Wikström (1997). Skinnskallarna kommer till Sverige (Swedish). Natur och Kultur. Retrieved on February 28, 2007.
^ Nätverket mot rasism (1998-10-28). Nazististiska lokaler (Swedish). Hasans vänner mot våld och rasism. Retrieved on February 28, 2007.
^ Den svenska nazirörelsen 1999 (Swedish). Motkraft. Retrieved on February 28, 2007.