Schönfeldts Gränd (
Swedish
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: "Alley of Schönfeldt") is an
alley
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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 in central
Stockholm
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,
Sweden
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. Stretching south-west from
Stora Nygatan
Stora Nygatan is a street in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. The troubadour Carl Michael Bellman lived at number 1 in 1785-1787 and at number 20 (still present) in 1787–88.
Description
*Old names: ''nyegatun'' (1636), '' ...
to
Mälartorget it is crossed by
Lilla Nygatan and
Munkbrogatan, and forms a parallel street to
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
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 ...
.
Before the street names of the old town were revised in 1885, the part east of Lilla Nygatan was known as ''Schönfeldts gränd'', while the western part was called ''Prechtens gränd'' ("Alley of
hePrecht").
History
The name ''Prechtens gränd'' is composed of the German surname Precht with a
definite article
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suffix added to it, and refers to the German-born court sculptor Buchardt Precht (1651–1738) whose workshop was located on the corner to Lilla Nygatan. A map dated 1733, probably erroneously, labels the street ''Prechtris gr''
'änd'' the same section in 1737 referred to as ''Badstugugårds eller Prechtens gränd'' ("Bathhouse Homestead or..."); and a guide in 1820 names it ''Prectens gr''
'änd''
''Schönfeldts gränd'' refers to Greger von Schönfeldt (1625-1675),
judge
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at the
board of trade
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, who bought the palace built by
Lennart Torstensson
Lennart Torstensson, Count of Ortala, Baron of Virestad (17 August 16037 April 1651), was a Swedish Field Marshal and military engineer.
Early career
He was born at Forstena manor in Västergötland. His parents were Märta Nilsdotter Posse a ...
(1603–1651) north of the alley between Lilla and Stora Nygatan in 1674. He died before the palace was completed, but his wife and family could finally move in during 1680. Later proprietors include, the president of the
Privy Council
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Arvid Bernhard Horn (1664–1742), who took possession of the palace through his wife Inga Törnflycht; the
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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who bought the property in 1778;
Jernkontoret, trade association of the Swedish steel industry;
Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB moved in 1820; and from the 1960s it is the HQ of
Moderata Samlingspartiet, the Swedish
liberal conservative
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party.
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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References
External links
hitta.se - Location map and virtual walk
Streets in Stockholm
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