Triewaldsgränd (

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: "Alley of Triewalds") is an

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, the

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in central

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. Stretching south from the square Järntorget to

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and

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, it forms a parallel street to

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and Järntorgsgatan. The name is derived from the German

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and anchor smith Mårten Triewald the Elder who bought a building at number 5 in 1694. He is mostly known through his sons, the captain and mechanic Mårten Triewald the Younger, co-founder of the

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, and the diplomat and poet Samuel von Triewald. The street is labelled ''Triwalds gr'' 'änd''on a map dated 1733, but is humorously referred to as ''Trivialsgränd'' ("The Trivial Alley"), either a paraphrasing of the original name or referring to the block north of Järntorget named ''Trivia''.

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hitta.se - Location map and virtual walk
Streets in Stockholm {{Stockholm-geo-stub

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