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Skeppar karls gr nd in stockholm in the morning 110606
Skeppar Karls Gränd (Swedish: "Skipper Karl's Alley") is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching from Skeppsbron to Österlånggatan, it forms a parallel street to Telegrafgränd and Bredgränd.
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- Skeppar karls gr nd in stockholm in the morning 110606
- Map of Skeppar Karls grC3A4nd 111 30 Stockholm Sweden
- History
- References
Map of Skeppar Karls gr%C3%A4nd, 111 30 Stockholm, Sweden
History
The alley is named after a skipper who bought a property here in 1564. A tower in the city wall was also named after him in 1581 (Skeppar Karls torn). The alley was mentioned in 1569 as Anders bottnekarls gränd (after a man named Anders from northern Sweden (either Västerbotten, Norrbotten, or Österbotten) whose economy made him face prosecution at several occasions. The alley was also temporarily known as Styrmansgränden ("First Mate Alley"), unknown why.
References
Skeppar Karls Gränd Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA