Kråkgränd

Kråkgränd (Swedish: "Crow Alley") is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching between Skeppsbron and Österlånggatan, it forms a parallel street to Bredgränd and Nygränd.

The alley is named after Knut Nilsson Kråka, in 1608 promoted to one of the 48 Elders of the city and in 1615 a magistrate.[1] He failed to deliver taxes required however and was subsequently freed from his duties in 1623 and died as a custom officer by the southern gate in 1625.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Béatrice Glase, Gösta Glase (1988). "Östra Stadsholmen" (in Swedish). Gamla stan med Slottet och Riddarholmen (3rd ed. ed.). Stockholm: Bokförlaget Trevi. pp. 113. ISBN 91 7160 823 0. 
  2. ^ "Innerstaden: Gamla stan". Stockholms gatunamn (2nd ed. ed.). Stockholm: Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning. 1992. pp. 57. ISBN 91-7031-042-4. 

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