Torstenssonsgatan,

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, stretches between

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and Storgatan. The street is crossed by

Riddargatan Riddargatan is a street in central Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. The Artillery and Engineering College was located at Riddargatan 13 from 1885 to 1926 and the Swedish Army Museum is now based in the same building. References Streets ...

. Torstenssonsgatan is a wide and short avenue (about 200 meter) with linden trees. In the extension of the street is The Museum of National Antiquities (Historiska Museet). The street is a not a through street to Strandvägen.

History

The street is named after

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 ...

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of Ortala,

Baron Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...

of Virestad (17 August 1603 – 7 April 1651), was a

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and

military engineer Military engineering is loosely defined as the art, science, and practice of designing and building military works and maintaining lines of military transport and military communications. Military engineers are also responsible for logistics b ...

. Image:Torstenssonsgatan 1958.jpg, Torstenssonsgatan from Storgatan 1958 Image:Torstenssonsgatan 2010.JPG, Torstenssonsgatan from Storgatan 2010 Streets in Stockholm {{Stockholm-road-stub