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Klockgjutargränd (Swedish: "Bell-Founder's Alley") is a small alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Passing under a low vault, it connects the street Västerlånggatan to the public square and courtyard Brantingtorget, forming a parallel street to Salviigränd and Kolmätargränd.
Map of Klockgjutargr%C3%A4nd, 111 29 Stockholm, Sweden
Mentioned as Klåchgiuatre gränden in 1687, the alley is named after a German bell-founder named Jurgen Putens, likely immigrated from Lübeck in 1620 and in Swedish sources referred to as Jöran Putenson, who is mentioned as having bought a house in an alley called Olof Köttmånglares gränd ("Alley of Meat Hawker Olof"). Known as a talented craftsman, he founded the bells of the Stockholm Cathedral and introduced the fire-extinguisher in 1621, badly needed during the great fire of 1625. He was among the first craftsmen to have relocated his foundry to Kungsholmen in 1647. The alley is mentioned as Hiortens gränd in 1720.