Munkbroleden

Munkbroleden passing by Kornhamnstorg...

...Munkbron...

...and Gråmunkegränd.

Munkbroleden (Swedish: "Monk's Bridge Route") is a densely trafficked street passing along the western waterfront of Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching north from Slussen to Riddarhustorget, Munkbroleden passes by three squares - Kornhamnstorg, Mälartorget, and Munkbron - while several streets and alleys from within the narrow conglomeration of the old town connects to it - Triewaldsgränd, Funckens Gränd, Lejonstedts Gränd, Tyska Brinken, Kåkbrinken, and Stora Gråmunkegränd.

The name 'Munkbroleden' was officially given the traffic route as a temporary solution to the increasing traffic loads was completed in 1930, a solution named Slingerbultsleden ("Dodge Route") by its users, and substituted by the more permanent solution Centralbron in the late 1950s (See Centralbron for further details). The first element of the name, Munkbro-, refers to the Greyfriars abbey once found on the islet Riddarholmen and the bridge passing over to the latter. Notwithstanding the motorway's official name, Stockholmers often refers to it simply as Munkbron, a name officially given to the square Munkbron, while historically referring to the western quay of the old town.^[1]

Near the centre of the traffic route, where today is the metro station, was until 1899 a large building. It was constructed in 1782 for the Stenborg Theatre, also known as the Munkbroteatern which was active until 1799 on the address. The building was demolished in 1899 to make room to a meat market (Köttorget).^[2]

See also

• List of streets and squares in Gamla stan

References

1. ^ "Innerstaden: Gamla stan" (in Swedish). Stockholms gatunamn (2nd ed. ed.). Stockholm: Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning. 1992. pp. 60–61. ISBN 91-7031-042-4. 
2. ^ "En lång teaterkarriär" (in Swedish). Lindström Family Pages. 2005. http://www.lindstrom.web.surftown.se/sidor/aktris.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-13. 

External links

• hitta.se - Location map

Coordinates: 59°19′24.3″N 18°04′02.5″E / 59.323417°N 18.067361°E / 59.323417; 18.067361