Torgdragargränd: Difference between revisions
m Dating maintenance tags: {{Context}} |
Undid revision 1219565132 by Zial oeo (talk). "the old town" != "an old town". Other changes seem unnecessary. |
||
| (5 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|Alley in Gamla stan, Stockholm, Sweden}} |
|||
{{context|date=December 2015}} |
|||
[[File:Torgdragargrand March 2007.JPG|thumb|Wooden gates in the western end of Torgdragargränd which were kept closed until 1981.]] |
[[File:Torgdragargrand March 2007.JPG|thumb|Wooden gates in the western end of Torgdragargränd which were kept closed until 1981.]] |
||
'''Torgdragargränd''' ([[Swedish language|Swedish]]: "Market Draughter's Alley") is an [[alley]] in [[Gamla stan]], the old town in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]. Stretching from the street [[Västerlånggatan]] to the square [[Kornhamnstorg]], it forms a parallel street to [[Tyska Brinken]] and [[Funckens Gränd]]. Prior to 1981, Torgdragargränd was closed with a gate at Kornhamstorg and a low building at the other end. The present name commemorates the people working at the market next to the alley.<ref name="Glase-krakgrand">{{cite book | language = Swedish |
|||
| title = Gamla stan med Slottet och Riddarholmen | pages = 84 |
| title = Gamla stan med Slottet och Riddarholmen | pages = 84 |
||
| author = Béatrice Glase, Gösta Glase | chapter = Västra Stadsholmen |
| author = Béatrice Glase, Gösta Glase | chapter = Västra Stadsholmen |
||
| Line 10: | Line 9: | ||
== Naming contest == |
== Naming contest == |
||
The daily paper [[Dagens Nyheter]] arranged a naming contest in 1981, and the winning proposal |
The daily paper [[Dagens Nyheter]] arranged a naming contest in 1981, and the winning proposal was produced by Gunnar Rönn, a man who worked in the alley. Rönn's proposal referred to the people working at the market on Kornhamnstorg who used to literally 'draught' their goods and market stalls from the alley to the square every morning (called ''Torgdragare'', literally: "Square draughters"). He also told the paper how these people used to seek the darker corners of the alley whenever they needed something stronger to drink than water, occasionally ending up sharing a dinner, including [[herring]], [[loaf]] and [[schnaps]], on a shutter placed upon the dustbins standing in the alley.<ref name="Gatunamn">{{cite book |
||
| title = Stockholms gatunamn |
| title = Stockholms gatunamn |
||
| edition = 2nd | year = 1992 |
| edition = 2nd | year = 1992 |
||
| Line 21: | Line 20: | ||
<gallery> |
<gallery> |
||
Image:Torgdragargränd sun 070404.JPG|The sun reaches the alley for a short moment daily. |
Image:Torgdragargränd sun 070404.JPG|The sun reaches the alley for a short moment daily. |
||
'''Torgdragargränd''' ([[Swedish language|Swedish]]: "Market Draughter's Alley") is an [[alley]] in [[Gamla stan]], the old town in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]. Stretching from the street [[Västerlånggatan]] to the square [[Kornhamnstorg]], it forms a parallel street to [[Tyska Brinken]] and [[Funckens Gränd]] |
|||
Image:Torgdragargränd sigill 070404.JPG|Seal of the Stockholm Masonry Master's Guild (Murmestare Embetet i Stockholm) |
Image:Torgdragargränd sigill 070404.JPG|Seal of the Stockholm Masonry Master's Guild (Murmestare Embetet i Stockholm) |
||
</gallery> |
</gallery> |
||
Latest revision as of 15:16, 18 April 2024
Torgdragargränd (Swedish: "Market Draughter's Alley") is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town in Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching from the street Västerlånggatan to the square Kornhamnstorg, it forms a parallel street to Tyska Brinken and Funckens Gränd. Prior to 1981, Torgdragargränd was closed with a gate at Kornhamstorg and a low building at the other end. The present name commemorates the people working at the market next to the alley.[1]
Naming contest
[edit]The daily paper Dagens Nyheter arranged a naming contest in 1981, and the winning proposal was produced by Gunnar Rönn, a man who worked in the alley. Rönn's proposal referred to the people working at the market on Kornhamnstorg who used to literally 'draught' their goods and market stalls from the alley to the square every morning (called Torgdragare, literally: "Square draughters"). He also told the paper how these people used to seek the darker corners of the alley whenever they needed something stronger to drink than water, occasionally ending up sharing a dinner, including herring, loaf and schnaps, on a shutter placed upon the dustbins standing in the alley.[2]
Gallery
[edit]-
The sun reaches the alley for a short moment daily. -
Seal of the Stockholm Masonry Master's Guild (Murmestare Embetet i Stockholm)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Béatrice Glase, Gösta Glase (1988). "Västra Stadsholmen". Gamla stan med Slottet och Riddarholmen (in Swedish) (3rd ed.). Stockholm: Bokförlaget Trevi. p. 84. ISBN 91-7160-823-0.
- ^ "Innerstaden: Gamla stan". Stockholms gatunamn (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning. 1992. p. 77. ISBN 91-7031-042-4.
External links
[edit]59°19′23″N 18°04′18″E / 59.32306°N 18.07167°E
 | This Stockholm road or road transport-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |