Packhusgränd

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Packhusgränd viewed from Benickebrinken in March 2007.

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

Old names: Urbanus grandhen (1606), Packhus gr[änd] (1733)
Parallel streets: Johannesgränd, Tullgränd
Crossingstreets: Skeppsbron, Österlånggatan

1 Notes
2 References
3 See also
4 External links

In 1686, the city bought a site on the south side of the alley to accommodate the customs department, and by the end of that century the latter had the warehouse built which gave the alley its name. The alley was formerly known as Urbansgränden ("The Alley of Urban") after Urban Michelsson who had an estate here in the late 16th century.^[1]

The area was being used as berth by the 13th century when the waterfront was located much further east than today, and a medieval harbour, known as Koggahamnen^[1] ("The Kogga Harbour"), and a quay, Koggabron ("The Kogga Bridge"), was also found here as modern time excavations have shown. During the 15th and 16th centuries, a section of the city wall along with two of its towers were found just south of the alley. The customs house on Skeppsbron, built in the 1780s, replaced the warehouse mentioned above. ^[2]

The Government Property Department is on number 7.^[3] Three rooms and a kitchen, 77 m², in the alley is as of 2007 offered for close to SEK 4 million.^[4]

[edit] Notes

^ A kogga was a common type of merchant ship during the 15th century.^[5]

[edit] References

^ (1992) "Innerstaden: Gamla stan", Stockholms gatunamn, 2nd ed., Stockholm: Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning, 64. ISBN 91-7031-042-4.
^ Argus 8. Stockholm City Museum (2001). Retrieved on January 19, 2007.
^ Projektenheten. Statens Fastighetsverk. Retrieved on January 19, 2007.
^ Packhusgränd 6. Norling & Partners. Retrieved on January 19, 2007.
^ Kogga. Skönsberg (2003-01-16). Retrieved on January 19, 2007.