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Engelbrektsplan is a town square in
Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
, Sweden. It is located at the southern end of Engelbrektsgatan in
Ă–stermalm Ă–stermalm (; "Eastern city-borough") is a 2.56 km2 large district in central Stockholm, Sweden. With 71,802 inhabitants, it is one of Sweden's most populous and exclusive districts. It is an extremely expensive area, having the highest ho ...
and is situated next to
Humlegården Humlegården is a major park in the district of Östermalm in Stockholm, Sweden. The park borders on Karlavägen in the north, Sturegatan in the east, Humlegårdsgatan in the south and Engelbrektsgatan in the west. It is the location of the Swed ...
.


History

Engelbrektsplan was first planned in 1884 when Landbyska, a former brewery, was demolished. The southern part of the site is dominated by the large corner house. It was built in 1914 for the private railway company
Stockholm–Roslagens Järnvägar Stockholm–Roslagens Järnvägar (SRJ) was a private railway company in Sweden 1885–1951, running a vast network of narrow gauge railways in Roslagen north of Stockholm. The company was taken over by Swedish State Railways in 1951, formally ...
after drawings by architect firm Hagström & Ekman. For most of the 20th Century, this was the terminal station for trains at the tramway
Djursholmsbanan Djursholmsbanan (DjB) was the original name of a network of narrow-gauge urban railways between Stockholm and Djursholm in Stockholm County, Sweden. This network is now a part of Roslagsbanan, but the oldest line was closed in 1976. History Dj ...
, a part of the
Roslagsbanan Roslagsbanan () is a Narrow-gauge railway, narrow-gauge commuter railway system in Roslagen, Stockholm County, Sweden. Its combined route length is and there are 38 stations. It is built to the Swedish three foot gauge railways, Swedish three fo ...
rail system. Between 1885 and 1960 Djursholmsbanan and Roslagsbanan had their terminus here. Squares in Stockholm {{Stockholm-stub