The Great Stockholm Fire of 1625 was among the first known large scale fires in Stockholm prior to the city plan changes of the 17th-century. The fire began in the evening of September 1, 1625 in

Kåkbrinken Kåkbrinken is a street in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching from the western waterfront Munkbroleden, to the central square Stortorget, it forms a parallel street to Yxsmedsgränd, Solgränd, and Bedoirsgränd, while ...

, and devastated the southwestern parts of

Stadsholmen Stadsholmen is the historical name of an island in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden. Stadsholmen is connected to the mainland via several bridges. Together with the small islands of Riddarholmen and Helgeandsholmen it forms Gamla stan, the old t ...

. It lasted three days and reportedly destroyed a fifth of the

infrastructure Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and priv ...

of Stockholm at the time. The fire resulted in the building of a new city over the burnt areas, and a new tightened organisation of inspection of the fire prevention measures in the city.

Sources

* Linnea Forsberg (2001). ”Stora branden 1625”. Stormaktstidens Stockholm tar gestalt: gaturegleringen i Stockholm 1625-1650. Monografier utgivna av Stockholms stad, 0282-5899 ; 157. Stockholm: Stockholmia förlag. Libris 8369526. 1625 disasters 17th-century fires Urban fires in Europe 17th century in Stockholm 1625 in Sweden Fires in Stockholm {{Sweden-stub