Solgränd

Solgränd (Swedish: "Sun Alley") is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. It connects the Stortorget square to the street Prästgatan. It is a parallel street to Storkyrkobrinken, Ankargränd, Spektens gränd, and Kåkbrinken.

"Solen" ("The Sun") was the name of several taverns in Gamla stan, and in a list dated 1671 three taverns and inns are said to bear the name, one of which is called "Solen vid Prästgatan" ("The Sun at Prästgatan"). A tavern probably located in the corner of Prästgatan gave the alley its name. The popular troubadour Carl Michael Bellman (1740-1795) mentions the alley in his lyrics. The tavern mentioned in his epistle n:o 79 however, dedicated to a "mor Maja Myra i Solgränden vid Stortorget, anno 1785" ("mother Maja Myra in the Solgränd by Stortorget, in the year 1785"), is referring to a tavern next door to "Solen", in epistle n.o 56 called "Förgyllda Bägaren" ("The Gilt Cup").cite book
title = Stockholms gatunamn
edition = 2nd ed. | year = 1992
publisher = Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning
location = Stockholm | id = ISBN 91-7031-042-4
pages = 71 | chapter = Innerstaden: Gamla stan] cite book | language = Swedish
title = Gamla stan med Slottet och Riddarholmen | pages = 56
author = Béatrice Glase, Gösta Glase | chapter = Inre Stadsholmen
edition = 3rd ed. | year = 1988 | id = ISBN 91 7160 823 0
publisher = Bokförlaget Trevi | location = Stockholm]

References

See also

* List of streets and squares in Gamla stan

External links

* [http://www.stockholmskallan.se/index.php?sokning=1&action=sok&fritext=Solgr%E4nd Stockholmskällan - Historical photos]