Munkbroleden (
Swedish
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: "Monk's Bridge Route") is a busy street passing along the western waterfront of
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 stan ...
, the old town in central
Stockholm
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,
Sweden
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. Stretching north from
Slussen to
Riddarhustorget Riddarhustorget (, "Square of the House of Knights") is a public square in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden, named after its location in front of the House of Knights (''Riddarhuset'').
The present square, largely occupied b ...
, Munkbroleden passes by three squares –
Kornhamnstorg
Kornhamnstorg (Swedish: "Grain Harbour Square") is a public square in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Known as ''Kornhaffn'' (1427), ''Jernboen'' (1586), ''Åkaretorget'' (1644), and ''Kornhampns torget'' (1651), it is connec ...
,
Mälartorget, and
Munkbron
Munkbron (Swedish: "Monk's Bridge") is a public square on the western waterfront of Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Connected to the square are Stora Gråmunkegränd, Gåsgränd, Lilla Nygatan, Yxsmedsgränd, and Munk ...
– while several streets and alleys from within the narrow conglomeration of the old town connects to it –
Triewaldsgränd,
Funckens Gränd
Funckens Gränd is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Leading south from the street Västerlånggatan to the square Kornhamnstorg, it forms a parallel street to Torgdragargränd and Triewaldsgränd.
Origin of the ...
,
Lejonstedts Gränd
Lejonstedts Gränd is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central stockholm, Sweden. Stretching from Stora Nygatan to Mälartorget and crossed by Lilla Nygatan, it forms a parallel street to Tyska Brinken and Kornhamnstorg. It is named after ...
,
Tyska Brinken
Tyska Brinken ( sv, The German Slope) is a street in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Extending Kindstugatan past the German Church down to the square Mälartorget, it is crossed by Skomakargatan, Prästgatan, Västerl ...
,
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
Stora Gråmunkegränd
Stora Gråmunkegränd () is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching west from Västerlånggatan down to Munkbron and Munkbroleden, it is crossed by Stora Nygatan, and forms a parallel street to Storkyrkobrink ...
.
History
The name 'Munkbroleden' was officially given to the traffic route which was completed in 1930 as a temporary solution to the increasing traffic loads. It was called ''Slingerbultsleden'' ("Dodge Route") by its users, and was replaced by the more permanent
Centralbron
Centralbron (, "The Central Bridge") is a major bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden, connecting the northern district Norrmalm to the southern Södermalm.
It is 1,200 metres long and consists of two viaducts passing over Söderström ("Southern ...
in the late-1950s. The first element of the name, ''Munkbro-'', refers to the
Greyfriars abbey which was once found on the islet
Riddarholmen
Riddarholmen (, "The Knights' Islet") is a small islet in central Stockholm, Sweden. The island forms part of Gamla Stan, the old town, and houses a number of private palaces dating back to the 17th century. The main landmark is the church Riddarho ...
and the bridge passing over to the latter. Notwithstanding the motorway's official name, Stockholmers often refer to it simply as ''Munkbron'', a name officially given to the square
Munkbron
Munkbron (Swedish: "Monk's Bridge") is a public square on the western waterfront of Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Connected to the square are Stora Gråmunkegränd, Gåsgränd, Lilla Nygatan, Yxsmedsgränd, and Munk ...
, while historically referring to the western quay of the old town.
Near the centre of the traffic route, where the metro station is today, there was a large building which was constructed in 1782 for the
Stenborg Theatre, also known as the ''Munkbroteatern'' which was active until 1799 at the address. The building was demolished in 1899 to make room for a meat market (''Köttorget'').
See also
*
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.
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Gallery
Image:Munkbron februari 2007.JPG, Munkbron.
Image:Stora Gråmunkegränd februari 2007.JPG, Gråmunkegränd.
References
External links
hitta.se - Location map
Streets in Stockholm
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