Stenbastugränd

Stenbastugränd ("Stenbadstugränd") (Swedish: "Stone Sauna Alley") is a small alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Connecting Västerlånggatan to the square Brantingtorget, it forms a parallel street to Kolmätargränd and Storkyrkobrinken.

The present name of the alley first appears in historical records in 1440 as "stenbadzstufwo grændinne", thus referring to the city's stone sauna located in the alley. As early as 1515, however, the alley is called "Wruaders gränd" in references to Nils Månsson Urväder who bought a brewery in the alley in 1485. The latter name was the one used until 1925, when the alley was given back its old name in order to avoid confusion with the street on Södermalm also called Urvädergränd. The alley used to stretch through the present block all the way to Myntgatan on the opposite side. In connection to the enlargement of Kanslihuset ("The Chancellery House") during World War II, which resulted in Kanslihusannexet ("The Chancellery Annex") and its circular courtyard (Brantingtorget), the alley was transformed into the short tunnel it is today. [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 = 56, 72 | chapter = Innerstaden: Gamla stan] [cite web
title = Stockholmiana I-IV: Personnamn i nuvar. gators etc. namn
author = Fredrik Ulrik Wrangel | publisher = Project Runeberg
date = 1912 | accessdate = 2007-02-24
url = http://runeberg.org/wrangsto/0222.html]

References

See also

* List of streets and squares in Gamla stan

External links

* [http://www.pbase.com/mark_elert/image/71932218&gcmd=add_comment A photo of Stenbastugränd]