Odenplan is a

plaza A town square (or square, plaza, public square, city square, urban square, or ''piazza'') is an open public space, commonly found in the heart of a traditional town but not necessarily a true geometric square, used for community gatherings. ...

located in the

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Vasastaden in central Stockholm, Sweden.

History

Odenplan was named after the old Norse god Odin.

Odenplan metro station Odenplan station is a station on both the Green Line of the Stockholm Metro and the City Line of the Pendeltåg commuter rail network. It is located at Odenplan in Vasastaden, in Stockholm city centre. The station was inaugurated on 26 Octobe ...

, opened in 1952, and Stockholm Odenplan commuter train station on the Stockholm commuter rail, opened in 2017, are located here. Odenplan was portrayed in the 1976 thriller film '' The Man on the Roof'', in which a helicopter crashes in the plaza. It also appears in the opening credits to the 1999 film '' Vuxna människor''. Stockholm Public Library and Gustaf Vasa Church (''Gustaf Vasa kyrka'') are located nearby.

References

Squares in Stockholm {{stockholm-geo-stub