Before the street names of the old town were revised in 1885, the part east of Lilla Nygatan was known as Schönfeldts gränd, while the western part was called Prechtens gränd ("Alley of [the] Precht").[1]
The name Prechtens gränd is composed of the German surname Precht with a definite article suffix added to it, and refers to the German-born court sculptor Buchardt Precht (1651–1738) whose workshop was located on the corner to Lilla Nygatan. A map dated 1733, probably erroneously, labels the street Prechtris gr[änd]; the same section in 1737 referred to as Badstugugårds eller Prechtens gränd ("Bathhouse Homestead or..."); and a guide in 1820 names it Prectens gr[änd].[1]
Schönfeldts gränd refers to Greger von Schönfeldt (1625-1675), judge at the board of trade, who bought the palace built by Lennart Torstensson (1603–1651) north of the alley between Lilla and Stora Nygatan in 1674. He died before the palace was completed, but his wife and family could finally move in during 1680. Later proprietors include, the president of the Privy CouncilArvid Bernhard Horn (1664–1742), who took possession of the palace through his wife Inga Törnflycht; the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences who bought the property in 1778; Jernkontoret, trade association of the Swedish steel industry; Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB moved in 1820; and from the 1960s it is the HQ of Moderata Samlingspartiet, the Swedish liberal conservative party.[1]
^ abc"Innerstaden: Gamla stan". Stockholms gatunamn (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning. 1992. p. 67. ISBN91-7031-042-4.
schönfeldts, gränd, swedish, alley, schönfeldt, alley, gamla, stan, town, central, stockholm, sweden, stretching, south, west, from, stora, nygatan, mälartorget, crossed, lilla, nygatan, munkbrogatan, forms, parallel, street, kåkbrinken, lejonstedts, gränd, ma. Schonfeldts Grand Swedish Alley of Schonfeldt is an alley in Gamla stan the old town in central Stockholm Sweden Stretching south west from Stora Nygatan to Malartorget it is crossed by Lilla Nygatan and Munkbrogatan and forms a parallel street to Kakbrinken and Lejonstedts Grand Schonfeldts Grand in March 2007 Before the street names of the old town were revised in 1885 the part east of Lilla Nygatan was known as Schonfeldts grand while the western part was called Prechtens grand Alley of the Precht 1 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe name Prechtens grand is composed of the German surname Precht with a definite article suffix added to it and refers to the German born court sculptor Buchardt Precht 1651 1738 whose workshop was located on the corner to Lilla Nygatan A map dated 1733 probably erroneously labels the street Prechtris gr and the same section in 1737 referred to as Badstugugards eller Prechtens grand Bathhouse Homestead or and a guide in 1820 names it Prectens gr and 1 Schonfeldts grand refers to Greger von Schonfeldt 1625 1675 judge at the board of trade who bought the palace built by Lennart Torstensson 1603 1651 north of the alley between Lilla and Stora Nygatan in 1674 He died before the palace was completed but his wife and family could finally move in during 1680 Later proprietors include the president of the Privy Council Arvid Bernhard Horn 1664 1742 who took possession of the palace through his wife Inga Tornflycht the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences who bought the property in 1778 Jernkontoret trade association of the Swedish steel industry Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB moved in 1820 and from the 1960s it is the HQ of Moderata Samlingspartiet the Swedish liberal conservative party 1 See also EditList of streets and squares in Gamla stanReferences Edit a b c Innerstaden Gamla stan Stockholms gatunamn in Swedish 2nd ed Stockholm Kommitten for Stockholmsforskning 1992 p 67 ISBN 91 7031 042 4 External links Edithitta se Location map and virtual walkCoordinates 59 19 25 N 18 04 08 E 59 32361 N 18 06889 E 59 32361 18 06889 This Stockholm road or road transport related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Schonfeldts Grand amp oldid 851587164, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
