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'''Triewaldsgränd''' ([[Swedish language|Swedish]]: "Alley of Triewalds") is an [[alley]] in [[Gamla stan]], the [[old town]] in central [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]. Stretching south from the square [[Järntorget (Stockholm)| |
'''Triewaldsgränd''' ([[Swedish language|Swedish]]: "Alley of Triewalds") is an [[alley]] in [[Gamla stan]], the [[old town]] in central [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]. Stretching south from the square [[Järntorget (Stockholm)|Järntorget]] to [[Kornhamnstorg]] and [[Munkbroleden]], it forms a parallel street to [[Funckens Gränd]] and [[Järntorgsgatan]]. |
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The name is derived from the German [[farrier]] and anchor smith Mårten Triewald the Elder who bought a building on number 5 in 1694. He is mostly known through is sons, the captain and mechanic Mårten Triewald the Younger, co-founder of the [[Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]], and the diplomat and poet Samuel von Triewald. The street is labelled ''Triwalds gr''[''änd''] on a map dated 1733, but is humourously referred to as ''Trivialsgränd'' ("The Trivial Alley"), either a paraphrasing of the original name or referring to the block north of Järntorget named ''Trivia''.<ref name="gatunamn">{{cite book |
The name is derived from the German [[farrier]] and anchor smith Mårten Triewald the Elder who bought a building on number 5 in 1694. He is mostly known through is sons, the captain and mechanic Mårten Triewald the Younger, co-founder of the [[Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]], and the diplomat and poet Samuel von Triewald. The street is labelled ''Triwalds gr''[''änd''] on a map dated 1733, but is humourously referred to as ''Trivialsgränd'' ("The Trivial Alley"), either a paraphrasing of the original name or referring to the block north of Järntorget named ''Trivia''.<ref name="gatunamn">{{cite book |
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Revision as of 17:31, 26 February 2007
Triewaldsgränd (Swedish: "Alley of Triewalds") is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching south from the square Järntorget to Kornhamnstorg and Munkbroleden, it forms a parallel street to Funckens Gränd and Järntorgsgatan.
The name is derived from the German farrier and anchor smith Mårten Triewald the Elder who bought a building on number 5 in 1694. He is mostly known through is sons, the captain and mechanic Mårten Triewald the Younger, co-founder of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the diplomat and poet Samuel von Triewald. The street is labelled Triwalds gr[änd] on a map dated 1733, but is humourously referred to as Trivialsgränd ("The Trivial Alley"), either a paraphrasing of the original name or referring to the block north of Järntorget named Trivia.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Innerstaden: Gamla stan". Stockholms gatunamn (in Swedish) (2nd ed. ed.). Stockholm: Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning. 1992. p. 77. ISBN 91-7031-042-4.
{{cite book}}:|edition=has extra text (help) - ^ Fredrik Ulrik Wrangel (1912). "Stockholmiana I-IV" (in Swedish). Project Runeberg. p. 199. Retrieved 2007-02-26.
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