Köpmantorget

Köpmantorget (Swedish: "Merchant's Square") is a small public square in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden, located between the street Köpmangatan and to slopes collectively named Köpmanbrinken, both of who leads down to the street Österlånggatan. Two streets are leading north and south; Bollhusgränd and Baggensgatan respectively.

This small square was, notwithstanding the name, never used as a market. Instead, when it first appears in historical records on a map dated 1733 as "Kiöpmanne T.", it was named after its location on the eastern end of Köpmangatan, the street leading to Stortorget, the square which used to be the main market place in Stockholm for centuries. Before 1685, the two blocks north and south of the square were united and on the location was a vault ("Köpmanvalvet") during the Middle Ages forming one of the city gates ("Köpmanporten"). The penultimate name referring to the square appears in historical records as late as 1728 in the form "Kiöpmans Hwalwet".cite book
title = Stockholms gatunamn | language = Swedish
edition = 2nd ed. | year = 1992
publisher = Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning
location = Stockholm | id = ISBN 91-7031-042-4
pages = 58-59 | chapter = Innerstaden: Gamla stan]

References

See also

* List of streets and squares in Gamla stan

External links

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