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Fisktorget or Fisktorg ( en, Fish market) is a former public square in
Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal pop ...
, Sweden. The square was built in 1894 at Bastion Älvsborg immediately west of Hjälmarbron. Fish was sold and transported by railway. In 1969, the square was removed and the name expired, but the statue "Fiskegumma" ("Fish granny") from 1949 by the sculptor Clarence Blum is reminiscent of the fishing trading spot. {{coord, 55.607294, 12.996986, type:landmark_region:SE-M, display=title Buildings and structures in Malmö Fish markets