Lilla Hoparegränd

Lilla Hoparegränd (Swedish: "Smaller Hopare Alley") is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Passing between Skeppsbron and Österlånggatan, it forms a parallel street to Ferkens Gränd, Gaffelgränd, Pelikansgränd, and Johannesgränd.

The street appears in historical records as "Wargzfrenden" in 1550, "Warge Grenden" in 1646, "Vargsgränden" during the 16th-17th centuries, and finally as "Lilla Hopare gr." in 1771. Why the alley was originally called "Varggränd" ("Wolf Alley") is not known, "Varg" is however a still common proper name in Sweden, so it might refer to an individual associated with the alley. The present name refers to a "Michel Hoper" or "Hopare", Hoper being of Dutch or Frisian origin, meaning hooper (e.g. maker of barrels).cite book
title = Stockholms gatunamn
edition = 2nd ed. | year = 1992
publisher = Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning
location = Stockholm | id = ISBN 91-7031-042-4
pages = 60 | chapter = Innerstaden: Gamla stan]

References

See also

* List of streets and squares in Gamla stan
* Stora Hoparegränd
* Pelikansgränd
* Gaffelgränd

External links

* [http://www.hitta.se/SearchCombi.aspx?SearchType=4&UCSB%3aWflWhite=1a1b&UCSB%3aWflPink=4a&UCSB%3aTextBoxWho=&UCSB%3aTextBoxWhere=Lilla+Hoparegr%e4nd hitta.se - Location map and virtual walk]