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Tysta Mari
Tysta Mari was a famous coffee shop and restaurant in Stockholm, Sweden, known to be popular with artists, intellectuals and journalists. It was established in 1834 by Maria Christina Lindström (1806–1895) on the intersection of Jakobsgatan and Drottninggatan. The original Tysta Mari was closed in 1954, but a new coffee shop and restaurant with the same names was opened in 1974 on Östermalm. Overview It got its name ''Tysta Mari'' (literary: "Silent Mary") as a description the founder Maria Christina Lindström's unobtrusive and discreet way of doing business and serving, and after this name became common, she made the nickname the cafe's official name. In 1934, Tysta Mari moved to a location on Tegelbacken. Maria Christina Lindström retired in 1857 and the business was continued by first her cousin Elise Granberg and in 1879 by the sisters Amalia and Mina Damberg. The Tysta Mari finally closed its doors in 1954, when the locale Tegelbacken Tegelbacken is a juncti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coffeehouse
A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café is an establishment that primarily serves coffee of various types, notably espresso, latte, and cappuccino. Some coffeehouses may serve cold drinks, such as iced coffee and iced tea, as well as other non-caffeinated beverages. In continental Europe, cafés serve alcoholic drinks. A coffeehouse may also serve food, such as light snacks, sandwiches, muffins, fruit, or pastries. Coffeehouses range from owner-operated small businesses to large multinational corporations. Some coffeehouse chains operate on a franchise business model, with numerous branches across various countries around the world. While ''café'' may refer to a coffeehouse, the term "café" generally refers to a diner, British café (colloquially called a "caff"), "greasy spoon" (a small and inexpensive restaurant), transport café, teahouse or tea room, or other casual eating and drinking place. A coffeehouse may share some of the same characteristics of a bar or restaurant, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people live in the Stockholm Municipality, municipality, with 1.6 million in the Stockholm urban area, urban area, and 2.4 million in the Metropolitan Stockholm, metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Mälaren, Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. It is also the county seat of Stockholm County. For several hundred years, Stockholm was the capital of Finland as well (), which then was a part of Sweden. The population of the municipality of Stockholm is expected to reach o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Christina Lindström
Maria "Mari" Christina Lindström (2 July 1806 – 28 March 1895 in Stockholm),Westlund, B. (1992). Stockholms gatunamn. Sverige: Kommittén för stockholmsforskning. was a Swedish Coffeehouse, coffee shop owner. She is known as the founder of the famous Tysta Mari café in Stockholm. She was known by her soubriquet ''Tysta Mari'' ("Silent Marie"), which became the name for her famous café. Life Mari Lindström was born in the Lindesberg Municipality. She settled in the capital as a girl, where she was employed as a serving girl at the Bianchini restaurant at Storkyrkobrinken in Gamla stan. She came up with the idea of founding a café focused on a female clientele. In 1834 she founded the first café for women in Stockholm, named ''Tysta Mari'', at the crossroads of Drottninggatan and Jakobsgatan. Her "ladies' café" became a success and was seen as an innovation and "The Ladies were delighted in the place from the start".Stugart, Martin (25 July 2005). "Vem var Tysta Mari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
