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20: 320: 32: 132:. The crossing street VÀsterlÄnggatan was the street passing outside the city wall on the city's western side, and there was a city gate which permitted Storkyrkobrinken to enter the city. In 1422 Storkyrkobrinken is referred to as 186:, attempts were made to rename various structures in the present old town to give them names more to the taste of the ambitions of the era. Storkyrkobrinken thus appears as 156:
in the 1670s explains both the church, the street, and city were named after the saint until the 1570s, notwithstanding the statue was destroyed earlier that century.
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Since the Middle Ages, the street and various sections of it appears under different names referring to various activities and prominent buildings.
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of merchants and seamen, had a statue in the street to which people would offer before shipping expeditions, and a
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In medieval times, Storkyrkobrinken was the main slope leading up to the village church on the top of
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literally translates into "School cottage") built in the street in 1431. In 1520 it is thus called
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The street's present name stems from the vicinity to the cathedral
171:("School Cottage Alley"). During the 16th century it appears as 68: 56: 217:("Swedish Church Slope") in order to distinguish it from 194:
to the western waterfront), while other names, such as
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View from the eastern end of Storkyrkobrinken with the
232:("School Cottage Alley") in 1733, before being named 213:("Big Church Slope") and the following year even as 359: 190:("Palace Street") in 1637 (it also connects the 159:A century later it was named after the school ( 221:("German Slope") which still leads up to the 274: 272: 270: 268: 266: 39:discernible in the background. March 2007. 246:List of streets and squares in Gamla stan 321:hitta.se - location map and virtual walk 30: 18: 263: 16:Street in Gamla stan, Stockholm, Sweden 360: 50: 13: 14: 389: 314: 209:In 1650, however, it appears as 182:During the so-called era of the 175:("Church Slope") in 1596 and as 78:("Main Guard Terrace") near the 373:Odonyms referring to a building 179:("St Nicholas Slope") in 1597. 236:("Big Church Slope") in 1771. 90:it forms a parallel street to 52:[ˈstûːrɕʏrkʊˌbrÉȘƋːkɛn] 1: 378:Odonyms referring to religion 288: 7: 295:"Innerstaden: Gamla stan". 239: 10: 394: 120: 63:, the old town in central 344:59.3256944°N 18.0680556°E 37:Swedish House of Nobility 256: 198:("Knight's Street") and 349:59.3256944; 18.0680556 134:sancte nicolauese port 40: 28: 23:Storkyrkobrinken with 228:Lastly it appears as 34: 22: 368:Streets in Stockholm 251:History of Stockholm 215:Svenska Kyrkobrinken 211:Store kyrke brincken 340: /  297:Stockholms gatunamn 169:skolstuffue grenden 142:S:t Laurentii grĂ€nd 96:Stora GrĂ„munkegrĂ€nd 98:and is crossed by 41: 29: 234:Storkyrko Brinken 177:S. Niclaes Brinck 76:Högvaktsterrassen 385: 355: 354: 352: 351: 350: 345: 341: 338: 337: 336: 333: 310: 282: 276: 165:Scolestue backen 54: 49: 44:Storkyrkobrinken 393: 392: 388: 387: 386: 384: 383: 382: 358: 357: 348: 346: 342: 339: 334: 331: 329: 327: 326: 317: 307: 294: 291: 286: 285: 277: 264: 259: 242: 123: 108:VĂ€sterlĂ„nggatan 88:Riddarhustorget 47: 17: 12: 11: 5: 391: 381: 380: 375: 370: 324: 323: 316: 315:External links 313: 312: 311: 305: 290: 287: 284: 283: 261: 260: 258: 255: 254: 253: 248: 241: 238: 200:Riddarhusgatan 184:Swedish Empire 146:Saint Lawrence 138:Saint Nicholas 122: 119: 27:in August 2019 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 390: 379: 376: 374: 371: 369: 366: 365: 363: 356: 353: 335:18°04â€Č05.00″E 332:59°19â€Č32.50″N 322: 319: 318: 308: 306:91-7031-042-4 302: 298: 293: 292: 280: 275: 273: 271: 269: 267: 262: 252: 249: 247: 244: 243: 237: 235: 231: 230:Scholstugu gr 226: 224: 223:German Church 220: 219:Tyska Brinken 216: 212: 207: 205: 201: 197: 193: 189: 185: 180: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 157: 155: 151: 147: 143: 139: 135: 131: 126: 118: 116: 111: 109: 105: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 74:Leading from 72: 70: 66: 62: 58: 53: 45: 38: 33: 26: 21: 325: 296: 278: 233: 229: 227: 214: 210: 208: 199: 195: 192:Royal Palace 187: 181: 176: 173:Kyrkobrinken 172: 168: 164: 160: 158: 150:patron saint 141: 133: 127: 124: 112: 80:Royal Palace 73: 43: 42: 347: / 204:Riddarhuset 196:Riddargatan 188:Slottsgatan 144:("Alley of 130:Stadsholmen 92:SalviigrĂ€nd 362:Categories 289:References 136:("Gate of 115:Storkyrkan 104:PrĂ€stgatan 61:Gamla stan 25:Storkyrkan 281:, p 73-74 161:skolstuga 100:TrĂ„ngsund 84:Myntgatan 65:Stockholm 279:Gatunamn 240:See also 154:chaplain 82:down to 48:Swedish: 121:History 55:) is a 303:  106:, and 69:Sweden 57:street 257:Notes 301:ISBN 94:and 86:and 59:in 364:: 265:^ 225:. 206:. 117:. 110:. 102:, 71:. 67:, 309:. 46:(

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Storkyrkan

Swedish House of Nobility
[ˈstûːrɕʏrkʊˌbrÉȘƋːkɛn]
street
Gamla stan
Stockholm
Sweden
Högvaktsterrassen
Royal Palace
Myntgatan
Riddarhustorget
SalviigrÀnd
Stora GrÄmunkegrÀnd
TrÄngsund
PrÀstgatan
VÀsterlÄnggatan
Storkyrkan
Stadsholmen
Saint Nicholas
Saint Lawrence
patron saint
chaplain
Swedish Empire
Royal Palace
Riddarhuset
Tyska Brinken
German Church
List of streets and squares in Gamla stan

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