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Spektens Gränd (Swedish: Alley of Spekten) is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. With its location just west of church Storkyrkan, it connects the streets Trångsund and Prästgatan. It is a parallel street to Storkyrkobrinken, Ankargränd, Solgränd and Kåkbrinken.
Map of Spektens gr%C3%A4nd, 111 29 Stockholm, Sweden
The alley was created when the block between Ankargränd and Kåkbrinken was split in two in 1675. One of the houses built at the occasion was sold to the merchant Gert Specht in 1685, from whom the alley got its unintelligible name. A Gert Specht said to be a resident on Norrmalm is also mentioned in the records in 1594, probably the father or grandfather of the former.
In the alley are two indeed small courtyards. One featuring cast iron decorations, including a lion head, a fence decorated with the star of David, and a small gate flanked by two lampposts The other has a portal carrying the inscription ISSH MDP 1667.