Mårten Trotzigs gränd (
Swedish
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: "Alley of MÃ¥rten Trotzig") is an
alley
An alley or alleyway is a narrow lane, path, or passageway, often reserved for pedestrians, which usually runs between, behind, or within buildings in the older parts of towns and cities. It is also a rear access or service road (back lane ...
in
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 of
Stockholm,
Sweden. Leading from
Västerlånggatan and
Järntorget up to
Prästgatan and
Tyska Stallplan, the width of its 37 steps tapers down to a mere , making the alley the narrowest street in Stockholm.
History
The alley is named after the
merchant and
burgher
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Mårten Trotzig (1559–1617), who, born in
Wittenberg
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, immigrated to Stockholm in 1581, and bought properties in the alley in 1597 and 1599, also opening a shop there. His original German name is said to have been ''Traubtzich'', but he is also mentioned under various other names, such as ''Trutzich'', ''Trutzigh'', ''Trusick'', ''Trotuitz'', ''Tråtzich'', ''Trotzigh'' and ''Tråsse''. According to sources from the late-16th century, he dealt in iron and later copper, by 1595 he had sworn his burgher oath, and was later to become one of the richest merchants in Stockholm. He was however beaten to death during a trip to
Kopparberg
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in 1617.
Possibly referred to as
Trångsund
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B ...
("Narrow strait") before MÃ¥rten Trotzig gave his name to the alley, it is mentioned in 1544 as ''Tronge trappe grenden'' ("Narrow Alley Stairs"). In 1573 a property is referred to as situated...
*
Old Swedish : ''...norden för Järntorgitt näst Lång gaten westen till vp med then trånge trappe grändh, som löper vp till Suarttmuncke clöster''.
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Modern Swedish
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: ''...norr om Järntorget intill Långa gatan i väster upp för den trånga trappans gränd, som löper upp till svartmunkeklostret''.
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: ...north of '
the iron square' next to '
the Long street to the west' up the narrow stairs alley, running up to the
Blackfriars abbey.
In 1608, it was referred to as ''Trappegrenden'' ("The Stairs Alley"), but a map dated 1733 calls it ''Trotz gr
¤nd', a name which, using various alternative spellings, was to remain the name used, save for an attempt in the late-18th century to inexplicably rename it ''Kungsgränden'' ("The Kings Alley"). The alley was closed off in the mid-19th century, not to be reopened until 1945. Its present name was officially sanctioned by the city in 1949.
See also
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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
Helgeandsholmen () is a small island in central Stockholm, Sweden. It ...
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L'Androuno
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It measures 29 centimeters (11.41 inches) at its narrowest point.Var Matin, 2015-06-07, Var Matin, 2015-07-25
The name derives from a Greek term for a pass ...
: A narrow street in France
*
Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche
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It is in the 5th arrondissement, on the Rive Gauche of the Seine, and runs from Quai Saint-Michel to Rue de la Huchette,
Hist ...
*
Fan Tan Alley
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: A narrow street in Canada
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Parliament Street, Exeter: A narrow street in the United Kingdom
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Spreuerhofstraße
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: A narrow street in Germany
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Strada sforii: A narrow street in Romania
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9 de Julio Avenue: The widest street in the world in Buenos Aires
References
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Streets in Stockholm