Johannesgränd

	Johannesgränd Johannesgränd (Swedish: "Alley of aintJohn") is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden, connecting Skeppsbron to Österlånggatan. History First appearing in historical records as ''sancte johannis grendt'' in 1503, the alley forms a parallel street to Pelikansgränd, Lilla Hoparegränd, Gaffelgränd, and Packhusgränd. It derives its name from the church of the Order of Saint John, in the early 16th century found north of the eastern part of the alley. Records mentions the knightly order, with a presence in the city dating back to the 1330s, as owner of the site in 1499, and tells the church was inaugurated by a bishop from Strängnäs in 1514. Following the Reformation, the church was demolished a few years after 1530 and the site became royal property. Excavations in the 1960s exposed parts of the church, including traces of a portal, the south-eastern corner of the foundation, and a limestone column. A small graveyard east of the church, in which ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fru Gunillas Gränd Fru Gunillas Gränd ( sv, Alley of Mrs. Gunilla) is a historical alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden, once connecting Skeppsbron to Österlånggatan between Johannesgränd and Packhusgränd. In the old town, minor passages between properties, especially those located just outside the old city wall, were often shut off by adjacent proprietors to be used as back-yards and filled with heaps of rubbish, and were frequently the subject for lengthy legal proceedings between proprietors and the city during the 17th century. While some of these alleys, such as Mårten Trotzigs Gränd, today the narrowest alley in the old town, was reopened in 1945, Fru Gunillas Gränd remains closed. During the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, it was open in both ends, thereafter closed off towards Skeppsbron, and, judging from its absence on a map dated 1733, then sealed off in both ends. The alley was known as ''Doktor Belows gränd'' during the end of the 17th century, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Österlånggatan Österlånggatan () is a street in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching southward from Slottsbacken to Järntorget, it forms a parallel street to Baggensgatan and Skeppsbron. Major sights include the statue of Saint George and the Dragon on Köpmanbrinken and the restaurant Den Gyldene Freden on number 51, established in 1722 and mentioned in Guinness Book of Records as one of the oldest with an unaltered interior. History Like Västerlånggatan, Österlånggatan used to pass outside of the city walls and was for many centuries one of the city's major streets. (See Västerlånggatan for more details.) When Skeppsbron, the broad street and quay running to the east of Österlånggatan, was created during the 17th century, Österlånggatan lost much of the importance it used to have. Compared to Västerlånggatan, Österlånggatan is today a relatively quiet street notwithstanding the many restaurants and shops, in sharp contrast to the neighbourhood whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Streets And Squares In Gamla Stan This is an alphabetical list of streets, alley, squares, and other structures in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, including the islands Stadsholmen, Helgeandsholmen, Strömsborg, and Riddarholmen. {{DEFAULTSORT:Streets And Squares In Gamla Stan Gamla stan, List of streets and squares in Gamla stan, List of streets and squares in Sweden geography-related lists Street and squares Gamla stan Gamla stan (, "The Old Town"), until 1980 officially Staden mellan broarna ("The Town between the Bridges"), is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla stan consists primarily of the island Stadsholmen. Officially, but not colloquially, Gamla st ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gaffelgränd Gaffelgränd is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden, connecting Skeppsbron to Lilla Hoparegränd and Pelikansgränd, both of which are leading to Österlånggatan. It is a parallel street to Ferkens Gränd, Lilla Hoparegränd, Pelikansgränd, and Johannesgränd. History The alley appears in historical records as ''Hopare Gränden'' in 1700, ''Gaffelgränden'' in 1720, and ''gafwel gränden'' in 1720. It came to being as the old city wall was demolished and Skeppsbron projected in the 1630s. The alleys leading east from Österlånggatan were then extended down to the new quay, of unknown reason with the exception of Lilla Hoparegränd and Pelikangränd. The two corner houses flanking Gaffelgränd were built instead, probably before 1647, and the alley created as a result. Etymology The origin of the name is not entirely clear. In its old form (1720), ''Gavelgränd'' ("Gable Alley"), it might refer to the gable in the western end of the street viewable f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lilla Hoparegränd Lilla Hoparegränd is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Passing between Skeppsbron and Österlånggatan it forms a parallel street to Ferkens Gränd, Gaffelgränd, Pelikansgränd and Johannesgränd. The street appears in historical records as ''Wargzfrenden'' in 1550, ''Warge Grenden'' in 1646, ''Vargsgränden'' during the 16th-17th centuries and finally as ''Lilla Hopare gr.'' in 1771. Why the alley was originally called ''Varggränd'' ("Wolf Alley") is not known, however, ''Varg'' is still a common proper name in Sweden and might refer to an individual associated with the alley. The present name refers to a ''Michel Hoper'' or ''Hopare''. Hoper is of Dutch or Frisian origin and means hooper (e.g. maker of barrels). See also * List of streets and squares in Gamla stan * Stora Hoparegränd * Pelikansgränd * Gaffelgränd Gaffelgränd is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden, connecting Skeppsbron to Lilla Hoparegränd and P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pelikansgränd Pelikansgränd is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden, connecting Gaffelgränd to Österlånggatan. It forms a parallel street to Ferkens Gränd, Lilla Hoparegränd, Gaffelgränd, and Johannesgränd. The alley appears in historical records as ''Lilla S:t Johannes gränd'' in 1664, ''Pilicans Gränden'' around 1700, and ''Pelekans gr''[''änd''] in 1733. In the basement of the building still present on 39, Österlånggatan, constructed by a man named Hans Georg Cron who bought the site in 1664, was an inn called ''Pelikan'' ("Pelican"), an establishment which gave its name to both the building and the street. A noteworthy portal of historical interest is found on number 3. Like most of the structures along the eastern waterfront, the buildings in the alley were built on garbage and landfills, and, as unveiled in connection with excavations in the 1940s and 1950s, 5–6 metres long poles pushed vertically through the layers during the 15th century, are today ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google]