Nygränd
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Nygränd (Swedish: "New Alley") is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden, connecting Skeppsbron to Österlånggatan.
- Old names
- Niia grenden (1553), Nygrenden (1570)
Until the early 1520s, a fish market (Fisketorget, "The Fisherman's Square") was found between the location of the present alley and the alley south of it, Brunnsgränd, the square at the time forming a natural continuation to Köpmangatan ("The Merchant's Street"), the street leading east from the central square Stortorget.[1]
One of the old town's most elaborated portals are found on 2, Nygränd.[2]
- Parallel streets
- Kråkgränd, Brunnsgränd
- Crossing streets
- Skeppsbron, Österlånggatan
[edit] References
- ^ (1992) "Innerstaden: Gamla stan", Stockholms gatunamn, 2nd ed., Stockholm: Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning, 64. ISBN 91-7031-042-4.
- ^ Nordisk familjebok. Project Runeberg (1917). Retrieved on January 18, 2007.
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