Staffan Sasses Gränd is a

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, the old town in central

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. Stretching north from

Köpmangatan Köpmangatan (Swedish: "The Merchant Street") is a street in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. A parallel street to Trädgårdsgatan, it stretches from the central square Stortorget to Köpmantorget, intercepted by Trädgårdstv ...

, it forms a parallel street to

Bollhusgränd Bollhusgränd (Swedish: "Ball House Alley") is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Named after Bollhuset, a historical theatre, it connects Slottsbacken to Köpmantorget, and as Baggensgatan extends the alley furth ...

and

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History

The alley is named after Staffan Sasse, a man originating from

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, who bought a house ''belæget paa køpmana gatwne'' ("situated on Köpmangatan" (Merchant's Street)) in 1524, and the alley was associated with his name from 1569. He served, first under

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(1493–1520), and then under King

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(1496–1560) during the ousting of the Danish forces. Staffan Sasse was raised to

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in 1524 and appointed court

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in 1531. The alley was called gamble'' ("old") ''Staffan Saxsses grändh''' in 1615, but is referred to as the alley of Blasius Dundie in 1609. Dundie was a merchant from

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who is said to have owned a garden in the alley, at the time facing his building on the opposite side of Köpmangatan. His presence in Stockholm is first documented in 1576, and his business was apparently successful, since he owned a great number of properties in and around the city and is one of the renowned ''Blasius'' potentially having given his name to

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, today a peninsula in central Stockholm but at the time an islet east of the city. By the end of the 17th century, the alley was referred to as ''Jgnatij grendh'' after the printer Ignatius Meurer (1589–1672), a German who settled in Stockholm in 1610, arguably because his famous printing workshop was located in the alley (see also

Ignatiigränd Ignatiigränd is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching from Västerlånggatan to Stora Nygatan, it forms a parallel street to Göran Hälsinges Gränd and Gåsgränd. History The alley is called ''Mårten ...

). In 1925, the alley reverted to its old name.

Gallery

Image:Staffan Sasses Gränd cyklar och valv mars 2007.JPG, Interior of the blind alley facing Köpmangatan. Image:Staffan Sasses Gränd 2 portikdetalj mars 2007.JPG, Detail of the portico at Number 2. Image:Rosenporten Staffan Sasses Grand mars 2007.JPG, The so-called ''Rosenporten'' ("The Rosen Portal"), arguably the oldest in the old town.

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